Kilgore Police Arrest 2 Daingerfield Men after Meth Found in Car

KILGORE — Two Daingerfield men who looked like they were trying to steal a motorcycle from a Kilgore home were later arrested after a K-9 officer found six grams of the methamphetamine in their car, police said. KETK and the Longview News-Journal report Hubert Dale Mercer, 50, and Randy William Sharp, 53, have been charged with possession of a controlled substance. Mercer was released on $50,000 bond Tuesday from the Gregg County Jail. Sharp was being held at last report on $50,000 bond.

Kilgore police were called before 2:30 p.m. Monday to Meadowgreen Court when a resident in the neighborhood reported suspicious behavior. Police said responding officers found that a vehicle registered to Mercer had been backed up so that a motorcycle could be loaded onto it. The motorcycle did not belong to Mercer, and Mercer does not live in the neighborhood, police said. A K-9 officer and his dog conducted an open-air sniff, leading officers to find several glass pipes and bags of methamphetamine, according to police.