Brownsville Man Arrested For DUI and Meth Possession

Mark Renfro (56) of Brownsville.

Darren Doyle, story:
A Brownsville man was arrested for meth possession, driving under the influence, and faces several other charges after he was pulled over by the Sheriff's Office on Saturday night, according to a released report.

The Sheriff's Office reported that on March 26, 2022, at approximately 10:45 pm, an Edmonson County Sheriff’s deputy observed a Chevrolet Blazer traveling eastbound on Morgantown Road at a high rate of speed and crossing the center and white lines. The deputy initiated a traffic stop at the intersection of Oscar Raymer and Morgantown Road and identified the driver of the vehicle as Mark Renfro (56) of Brownsville.

Renfro was reportedly exhibiting signs of stimulant use, so law enforcement instructed Renfro to exit the vehicle in order to perform field sobriety tests, the Sheriff's Office said. Renfro was placed under arrest for DUI, and a search of Renfro’s vehicle found an open bottle of alcohol, a cup containing alcoholic beverage, suspected methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia containing suspected methamphetamine residue, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Renfro was arrested and charged with:

• Reckless Driving
• Failure to Produce Insurance Card
• Failure to Register/Transfer of Motor Vehicle
• Operating Motor Vehicle Under/Influence of Alcohol/Substance—1st
• Possession Controlled Substance, 1st Degree/2nd Offense (methamphetamine)
• Drug Paraphernalia—Buy/Possess
• Possession of Open Alcoholic Beverage Contained in Motor Vehicle Prohibited

Renfro was lodged in Hart County Jail.