23.81 grams of suspected meth seized during traffic stop

PALESTINE – Our colleagues at KETK report the Palestine Police Department says a traffic stop led to the arrest of two people charged with manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. On Oct. 11 at around 8:50 a.m., a Palestine officer conducted a traffic stop in the 700 block of West Palestine Avenue. The driver was identified as William Charles Waller, 35, and the passenger as Debra Leann Alton, 33. During a search of the vehicle, the officer allegedly found:

a clear plastic bag containing 23.81 grams of suspected methamphetamine
a small amount of marijuana
$3,027
numerous small plastic bags
a digital scale
a glass pipe

Reportedly, both suspects were transported to the Anderson County Jail and booked for “manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance penalty group between four grams and 200 grams, a first degree felony and possession of marijuana less than two ounces and a B misdemeanor.”

Officials say the car was also taken as it was used to transport illegal controlled substances.