LIBERTY, October 19, 2016 – On October 11, 2016 around 2:35 AM, Liberty Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at the Luxury Inn & Suites for a traffic violation.

The driver of the vehicle was making furtive movements in the vehicle and was attempting to conceal an item in between his seat and the console.

The driver, identified as Michael Craig Nelson, Jr., age 32, was taken out of the vehicle and a clear bag with a crystal rock like substance was observed to fall from the subjects hand into the seat.

The substance tested positive for Methamphetamine. Nelson was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and a warrant issued by the Harris County Sheriffs Office.

Bond was set on both charges at $14,000 dollars.