The following information was released Wednesday afternoon by Brownwood Police Department concerning drug arrests on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at approximately 1:45 pm, Officer Roberto Rodriguez and other officers arrived at a residence in the 1600 block of Avenue G at Coggin in an attempt to locate a wanted subject.

Officer Rodriguez knocked on the front door and met with 21 year-old Chad Ray Walston.  As Walston stepped onto the front porch, Ofc. Rodriguez smelled the odor of marijuana permeating from the home.  Ofc. Rodriguez was given permission to enter the residence to ensure the wanted subject was not in the home.  While inside, he also observed Ziploc baggies of suspected marijuana lying on the kitchen counter.

Due to the observations of illegal substances, all subjects inside the home were identified.  Officer Rodriguez received consent to search the home further for illegal substances and at the conclusion of the search, Walston and his roommate, 21 year-old Daniel Wayne Coers, were arrested for various drug charges.  Both men admitted to residing in the home and possessing illegal narcotics.  Walston explained that he would travel to Colorado and purchase various quantities of marijuana, marijuana wax, and THC cartridges to sell in Brownwood.

Approximately 14 ounces of marijuana, 108 THC cartridges and 19 grams of THC wax were recovered.

Based on the findings, Walston was charged with Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance PG2 (4-400 grams), Possession of a Controlled Substance PG2 (2-4 grams), and Possession of Marijuana (4 ounces to 5 pounds).  Coers was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance PG2 (4-400 grams) and Possession of Marijuana (under 2 ounces).