Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance and UUW Charges Dismissed

A St. Louis man was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, unlawful use of a weapon, tampering second degree and resisting arrest after allegedly fleeing from police in a stolen vehicle which was spike stripped. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed an automatic weapon and bag with numerous drugs inside. At the preliminary hearing, Attorney Brian Cooke forced the officer to admit that he hadn’t seen the defendant touch the drugs, that they were in a bag closest to another passenger, and that he couldn’t say for certain that the defendant knew the drugs were inside the vehicle. On the day of trial, the State agreed to dismiss the felony charges of Possession and UUW and allowed the defendant to plead to 4 days time served on the misdemeanor charges.