Man Arrested for Drugs and Child Endangerment

LONGVIEW — Longview police have taken 38-year-old Stephen Cannada of Longview into custody on allegations involving drugs and child endangerment. Around 9:20 Thursday evening, officers observed a red Chevrolet truck leaving a motel located in the 1500 Block of East Marshall Avenue. Officers stopped the vehicle, and Cannada was identified as the driver. According to police, Cannada had two small children with him in the vehicle and one was holding an open can of beer.

Officers searched Cannada’s vehicle and located suspected crack cocaine under the seat of the truck. Officers claim that Cannada had left the two small children in the vehicle while he went into an undisclosed room at the motel and allegedly purchased crack cocaine. Cannada was arrested and charged with two counts of abandon/endangering a child and one count of possession of a controlled substance (penalty Group 1 less than 1 gram). Police say ee was transported to the Gregg County Jail without incident. The children were released to a family member.