Jefferson City man faces federal drug charges
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Cole County man was charged in federal court Tuesday on suspicion of possessing heroin with the intent to distribute.
Tremaine Davol Bell, 41, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Jefferson City with one count of possessing heroin to distribute. Bell is in federal custody at the Cole County Jail, pending a detention hearing scheduled for Thursday.
Bell was seen leaving a U-Haul storage facility at 311 Ellis Boulevard in Jefferson City at 10:32 a.m. Monday, where investigators believed he was storing the heroin, according to a press release.
A Jefferson City police officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop as Bell allegedly drove away from the facility, but Bell immediately pulled into a gas station parking lot and ran away. The officer chased Bell and was able to take him into custody on Christy Drive.
The officer searched Bell and found $1,210 in cash in his pocket. A K-9 alerted to the driver’s side door of Bell’s car. Officers searched the vehicle and found marijuana and a Glock 9mm handgun.
Officers also searched Bell’s storage unit and found approximately 582 grams of heroin, three additional handguns – two of which were reported stolen – and $29,988 in cash.
