On April 12 at 2:30 a.m., Edna officers who were patrolling Northbound on N. Wells and Main Street observed a white 2026 Chevy Silverado traveling Southbound on Wells, toward Main. They observed the vehicle swerve over the double yellow line causing them to prevent making contact with the vehicle. Officers made a turn and then caught up to the vehicle for observation. They observed the vehicle turn left onto East Gayle. They initiated a traffic stop and made contact with the driver Dardric Deon Franklin, 36, of Edna.
The driver was arrested after failing the field sobriety test. There was an open alcohol container in the vehicle.
On March 23, officers responded to Cottonwood Apartments in response to a disturbance. When they arrived, they made contact with a mother who stated her father and grandfather were harassing her daughter.
During the commotion, officers located marijuana belonging to John Anthony Truitt. He was arrested for Possession of Marijuana, and an open warrant he also had.
On March 31 officers were dispatched to America’s Best Value Inn in reference to an intoxicated male subject who refused to leave the property. Upon arrival, officers made contact with Tony Snyder, 45, of Austin, who was asleep and unresponsive on the bed inside room 109.
Officers made several attempts to wake Snyder.
After waking him, they informed him he stayed past his check-out time and informed him he needed to leave the property. Snyder stated he was not leaving. Based on his refusal to comply, he was arrested for Public Intoxication.
On March 29, at approximately 2:05 a.m., officers observed a 2016 white Dodge Challenger traveling Northbound on North Wells. They caught up to the vehicle for better observation.
The vehicle turned right, onto Houston Highway, turning too far into the dirt shoulder before returning to the road.
Officers initiated a traffic stop and identified the driver as Devin Cole Johnson, 22
