Cape man arrested after traffic stop in Morley

A Cape Girardeau man was arrested by Scott County sheriff's deputies near Morley, Missouri, on drug and traffic charges.

James McCard, 27, 1816 N. Main St., was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor driving while revoked, according to a news release Sunday from the Scott County Sheriff's Department.

At 12:08 a.m. Sunday, a deputy made a traffic stop on a black Ford Mustang on U.S. 61 near Morley. McCard, who acted nervous, told the deputy he did not have a valid driver's license. Scott County dispatchers verified McCard's Missouri driver's license was revoked.

A sheriff's K-9 dog, which arrived to assist, gave a positive alert on McCard's vehicle for narcotics, and deputies searched it.

According to the release, deputies found on the passenger floorboard pieces of broken glass with a round shape that appeared to be from a glass smoking pipe used to smoke methamphetamine. The deputy also found a broken glass pipe stem with white residue and black burn marks. The deputy found other drug paraphernalia in the vehicle used with the consumption of narcotics.

The glass pipe field-tested positive for methamphetamine.

McCard was arrested and taken to the Scott County Jail. He remained in custody there Sunday on $10,000 bond.