Burnet, Georgetown men arrested for drug possession in church parking lot
BURNET — Two men found little refuge from the long arm of the law in a church parking lot Nov. 15 after authorities found methamphetamines in the Ford Focus they were traveling in.
Burnet County deputies charged Paul Quinton Neely, 32, of Burnet and a 29-year-old Georgetown man with possession of a controlled substance of more than one gram but less than four grams in a drug-free zone.
PHOTO: Paul Quinton Neely, 32, of Burnet
According to a Burnet County Sheriff’s Office release, deputies identified the passenger as Neely, who was wanted on a felony warrant out of Llano County. Officials said a marked BCSO patrol car stopped the Focus in a church parking lot in the 200 block of Houston Clinton Drive after identifying the man.
Upon further investigation, deputies learned the second man had a warrant for his arrest from Burnet.
Both men were found in possession of methampthetamines at the time of their arrest, deputies said.
Neely was released Nov. 16 after posting a $25,000 bond.
If convicted, the men face up to 20 years in prison.