A 27-year-old Clarkston, Georgia, resident is facing a felony drug charge after a traffic stop on I-70 in Cooper County on February 3.
According to a probable-cause statement, a canine alerted a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper to a large cache of vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, weighing a total of 107 pounds in the trunk of the vehicle.
Tecori’ Duntae Elder-Scott has been charged with a Class C Felony for Trafficking Drugs in the Second Degree. Bond originally was set at $50,000 cash or surety, but it was reduced to $25,000 cash or surety- with 10-percent approved.
Elder-Scott waived his formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, February 26. His next hearing is scheduled to be held at 1 p.m. on March 24 at Cooper County Circuit Court.