
Sallisaw police discovered nearly five pounds of alleged marijuana, chocolate covered mushrooms, two packages of dehydrated mushrooms, and chocolate marijuana brownies Thursday at Motel 6 in Sallisaw. Two Colorado men, who said they were on their way to a music festival at Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Ark., were arrested.
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Johnny Ray, 29, of Boulder and Omriel Cook, 32, of Lyons were arrested shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday after Sallisaw police officers responded to a domestic disturbance involving a gun at Motel 6.
Police Chief Shaloa Edwards said when officers arrived a resident of the room next door to the reported domestic disturbance was outside. He said officers where unaware if the man was involved in the disturbance at the time and began to question him.
“The man acted very nervous, which made officers grow suspicious,” Edwards said.
After officers confiscated the gun involved in the domestic disturbance and finished the call regarding the domestic disturbance, officers began questioning the man, later identified as Ray. Officers asked to search the room and their vehicle and allegedly discovered a variety of drugs.
Officers seized nearly five pounds of marijuana that was contained in four large plastic bags. Each bag was marked with a different name allegedly marking where the alleged marijuana came from. One bag was marked Maui and another bag was marked African. Officers also found what they believed to be marijuana brownies, chocolate covered mushrooms and two other plastic bags filled with dehydrated mushrooms.
Edwards said the two men said they stopped for the night at Motel 6 and they were on their way to Wakarusa, which is a three-day music festival at Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Ark. The music festival ran from Thursday to Sunday.
Ray was booked on possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and is being held on a $10,500 bond. Cook was booked on possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Cook is being held on a $5,500 bond. Their arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday.






