Paris Police responded to a welfare concern in the 3000 block of Clarksville St at 7:54 P.M. on February 1, 2023. The caller reported that there was a man passed out in a vehicle and had been there for over an hour. The officer woke the person up and could smell marijuana emitting from the vehicle. The officer saw a small baggie that contained what appeared to be methamphetamine and a marijuana cigarette in the console area. Christopher Stephen Martin, 40, of Cumby, Texas, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance. During an inventory of the vehicle, Officers located a handgun and a prescription pill bottle that contained Oxycocone. Martin was additionally charged with possession of a firearm by a felon and another possession of a controlled substance. Martin was booked and later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
NOTICE: Since it has been raining almost all night, and due to an accumulation of ice on anything above the ground, please be aware of low hanging utility lines and tree limbs. If you come across any utility lines that are low or laying on the ground, please, for your safety, do NOT attempt to move them yourself. Contact the Police Department so that the lines can be guarded. If you see low hanging tree limbs across a street, be aware of those and attempt to avoid them so that you do not damage your vehicle or have an accident.
Paris Police responded to 67 calls for service and arrested 2 persons on February 1, 2023.
