(Stillwater, Okla.) — A Cushing man who was arrested as he was loading his belongings into a U-haul truck pleaded guilty Friday to two separate charges of possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia on Dec. 3 and Nov. 5.
Andrew John Wayne Burr, 30, who had told a Cushing police officer that he “needs help and is trying to quit meth,” remains in the Payne County Jail on $15,000 bail pending his sentencing on April 18.
Burr’s latest arrest came at 11:37 p.m. on Dec. 3 outside his residence when Cushing Police Chief Tully Folden observed Burr loading his belongings into a U-haul truck parked in the driveway, an affidavit said.
The Cushing police chief knew that Burr had an outstanding warrant for his arrest from his first methamphetamine charge, as well as bench warrants on two misdemeanor charges, records show.
“Once handcuffed, I asked Burr if he had anything on his person that would poke or stick me during the custodial search,” the Cushing police chief wrote in his affidavit.
“Burr hung his head and said that he had meth and a syringe in his pocket,” the affidavit said. In Burr’s pants pockets, the chief found baggies containing methamphetamine along with drug paraphernalia, the affidavit said.
A month before that, Burr was charged with methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia possession after two officers were sent on Nov. 5 on a domestic abuse investigation to his residence, located a block from Cushing Memorial Park, court records show.
A woman living there “told me that prior to our arrival Burr put meth and syringes in his pockets,” Cushing Police Officer Adam Harp wrote in an affidavit.
“I asked Burr if he had any illegal narcotics or syringes on his person and he said no. I asked Burr if I could search his person (pockets) and he had no response.
“Burr then put his hands in his pockets and retrieved five syringes and a total of seven different sizes of plastic baggies that contained a white powdery substance residue,” Harp wrote in his affidavit.
Burr said that before the officers arrived, he found the syringes and baggies in a cabinet in the couple’s bedroom, the affidavit said.
Burr said he took them and put the items in his pocket because he did not want the woman’s six-month-old infant finding the items, the affidavit said.
“Burr also said that prior to our arrival that he flushed some drugs believed to be meth down the toilet because he knew that the police were going to respond due to the domestic abuse incident,” the affidavit said.
“I asked Burr when the last time that he used meth and he said about two days ago. Burr said that he needs help and is trying to quit using meth,” Harp wrote in his affidavit.
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