A former Perry resident was arrested twice last week on multiple drug charges.
According to Perry Police Chief Eric Vaughn, officers came in contact with 50 year-old Richard Earl Bohner of Logan, Iowa when he was the passenger in a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation on Wednesday, February 4th. Officers smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and then searched Bohner, locating approximately eight ounces of marijuana.
Police then learned that Bohner came to Perry the same night in a separate vehicle and upon getting search warrant, officers found an additional eight ounces of marijuana in that vehicle.
Bohner is charged with two counts of failure to affix a drug tax stamp and possession with intent to deliver marijuana – both Class D felonies. He is also facing an aggravated misdemeanor charge for possession of marijuana, third offense.
Three days later, around midnight on Saturday, February 7th, Perry Police were called to the 600 block of Park Street after a resident reported an unknown person knocking on his door. Officers determined the person in question was Bohner and he was driving a vehicle that was found to have a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in it.
As a result, Bohner was again arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Chief Vaughn says Bohner was booked into the jail and has since been released.