(Spencer)– A routine traffic stop in Spencer in Spencer has landed a Buena Vista county man in jail on several charges.
Clay county deputy Casey Timmer pulled a car over late Saturday night near the El Nortino Restaurant in Spencer for a traffic violation. A search of the 1994 Pontiac turned up a loaded 45 caliber handgun, a rather large amount of cocaine and a large amount of cash.
The driver, 28-year-old Odilon Vasquez-Ramirez of Sioux Rapids was arrested on charges of carrying a concealed weapon…an aggravated misdemeanor; and possession of cocaine with the intent to deliver…a class “C” felony.
Vasquez-Ramirez was booked into the Clay county jail on bond of 71,500-dollars.
The Iowa State Patrol and the Spencer Police Department assisted in the search and arrest.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says an investigation continues and more arrests are possible.
(From Danielle Hitchings, KDWD Hot 100 in Spencer)
