Messer Receives Drug Charges
Detective Adam Burnette with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged William Ray Messer, 57, of Marion with felony Possession of Methamphetamine and misdemeanors Possession of Marijuana (up to ½ oz) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was given a secured bond of $10,000.
On Friday, September 5, detectives initiated a traffic stop on Messer for a traffic violation. He was found to be driving without a license.
A subsequent search of the vehicle by detectives and officers with Marion PD turned up a suspected amount of methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
