Ritchie Davis

Sedona AZ (November 4, 2013) – On October 29, 2013, just before 9:00 in the morning, 56-year-old Ritchie Davis and 50-year-old James Hodge, both from Arkansas, were arrested for Possession of Marijuana for Sale and Transportation of Marijuana for Sale.

YCSO K9 deputies stopped a tan 1998 Lincoln Town Car for several moving violations on east Arizona Interstate 40 in Yavapai County. Davis was the driver of the car and Hodge his passenger. While speaking with the two men, the deputy detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle.

Spare tires hid 11 pounds of marijuana

The pair indicated they were heading east from Oregon, and denied any knowledge of marijuana inside the vehicle.

Checking for the source of the odor, the deputies opened the trunk and found the marijuana smell intensified. Deputies found two spare tires, both flat and abnormally heavy. Further inspection revealed several packages of marijuana hidden inside the tires that weighed nearly 11 pounds.

James Hodge

Hodge admitted he was in the process of transporting the marijuana from Oregon to Arkansas for sales. $1600 dollars in cash was also seized.

Both Hodge and Davis were booked at the Camp Verde Detention Center on the indicated charges.

Davis has been released on a $10,000 bond and Hodge remains in-custody on the same bond amount.