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Local teen charged with drug trafficking |
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February 23, 2012 |
A Bonners Ferry teenager is facing felony drug
trafficking charges after a routine police stop
at the Boundary County Fairgrounds February 2.
Dennis Dewayne Neuman, 18, 6916 Bauman Street,
was approached in his car by a Bonners Ferry
Police officer, who noticed the smell of
marijuana and asked if he'd been smoking.
Neuman admitted that he had. Because Neuman is
the stepson of a fellow police officer,
a deputy sheriff was brought in to conduct the investigation.
According to court documents, Neuman admitted
not only to using marijuana, but to have been
selling small quantities over a period of three
months, and that he was at the fairgrounds to
make a sale. He admitted to having used
marijuana since the eighth grade, and he showed
the deputy where three containers containing 16
grams of marijuana were stored in his car.
In addition to the felony charge, he was also
charged with possession of paraphernalia, a
misdemeanor.
A preliminary hearing in the case has been set
for March 9, and Neuman is free on $6,000 bond.
Because his step-father is a local peace
officer, the case will be handled by a
prosecutor from outside Boundary County.
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