Bee County Deputy Cecil Daniels stopped 28-year-old Robert Washington and 17-year-old Marissa Martinez at 11:09 that morning and when he conducted a routine search of the vehicle he came across 1.5 grams of what appeared to be crack cocaine.
Daniels then discovered that Washington, who had been convicted of a felony in 2003 in Bee County, had a large knife and a Ruger, .45-caliber pistol in the vehicle.
Both occupants were taken into custody and charged with the cocaine possession offense, a third degree felony punishable by a 10-year prison term and a $10,000 fine.
Washington also was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, also a third degree felony, and unlawfully carrying a weapon, a Class A misdemeanor.
The misdemeanor charge is punishable by a one-year jail term and a $4,000 fine.
According to a criminal background check on Washington, he had been convicted in 2003 of unlawfully carrying a weapon in a premises licensed to sell alcohol and had served a four-year probation term.
Justice of the Peace Raul Casarez set three bonds on Washington totaling $5,500.
He was released on bond on Feb. 22.
Martinez’s bond was set at $3,000 and she was transferred to the Juvenile Detention Center in Sinton.
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