On Thursday Christopher R Bowden age 32 of Old Mill Road McMinnville was a passenger in a vehicle that was being questioned for suspicion of reckless driving.
The driver gave the consent to Manchester Officer Jamie Norris to search and Bowden allegedly got out of the car with a blue case in his hand and threw it on the seat of the vehicle. A search of the case yielded 4 individually wrapped bags of methamphetamine with an approximate weight of .72 grams. 18 amphetamine tablets, 10 generic Xanax pills and 14 hydrocodone tablets. Also found in a bag was a set of digital scales.
Bowden was charged with manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance, 2 counts of schedule II drug violation, 2 counts of schedule IV drug violation and unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities. His bond was set at $16,500 and he has a court date of April 26, 2016.