Butler man arrested in St. Clair County

On Dec. 19, Ricky McClure, 56, Butler, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging him with a class D felony possession of a controlled substance, class A misdemeanor possession of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid of 10 grams or less-prior drug offense, and a class A misdemeanor unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia-prior drug offense. Total bond is set at $15,000 cash or surety.

The arrest comes after a St. Clair County deputy pulled over a vehicle McClure was a passenger in for a traffic violation. A K9 unit was called to the scene to conduct an exterior sniff test of the vehicle. The K9 did alert to the odor of narcotics. 

A search of the vehicle revealed a baggie of a white crystal like substance, a baggie of marijuana plus a glass pipe. The white substance did field test positive for methamphetamine.

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