A Killeen man who has been indicted three times on marijuana possession charges this year, allegedly accounting for 21 pounds of marijuana, was being held in the Bell County Jail in lieu of bonds totaling $206,000.
On Wednesday, Dashun Arnez Cline, 23, was indicted on a third-degree felony charge of possession of marijuana 50 pounds or less but more than 5 pounds. Police said that Cline was storing approximately 10 pounds of marijuana in an empty apartment in Killeen.
The indictment this week was the third this year for Cline, whose first name also is spelled Da’Shun. He was indicted on Jan. 18, on another charge of possession of marijuana 50 pounds or less but more than 5 pounds and a state jail felony charge of possession of marijuana 5 pounds or less but more than 4 ounces.
Following the arrest in June, the bonds on the two previous charges were forfeited on July 12, according to Bell County court records. A pretrial hearing is set in those cases for Sept. 20.
On June 28, Cline was stopped by Killeen police “for failing to properly signal proper distance before turning from Bryce Avenue onto Trimmier Avenue,” according to an arrest affidavit. “Upon contact with the driver, Cline, the officer smelled the odor of marijuana and performed a probable cause search of the vehicle.”
Inside the vehicle, police said they found a small quantity…
