On 10.10.23 at 3p.m. a Wabash County Sheriff's deputy stopped a 2004 Mitsubishi Outlander at Main and Hackberry Streets in Bellmont for suspended registration. Upon making contact with the driver, 45-year-old John C. Davis of Sumner, Il the deputy advised him the reason for the stop. Davis advised he had gotten the registration plates from the person he purchased the vehicle from. Davis advised the deputy that his driver's license was suspended as well. Identification and insurance information was requested at this time. Davis could not produce insurance and was detained. Upon an inventory search of the vehicle the deputy found a black case containing a clear glass container containing a crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine. Once asked about the substance Davis advised there was more methamphetamine in the vehicle. (a field test later showed positive for methamphetamine)
Davis volunteered to the deputy that methamphetamine assisted him with working and coaching baseball for Jr. High. Davis was taken to the Wabash County Jail where he was processed and released with a notice to appear, due to the Pre-Trial Fairness Act. Davis' charges: possession of meth, less than 5 grams, suspended registration, driving suspended, and operating an uninsured vehicle. Davis is set to appear in court on Nov.7th, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
