Shuquan Chen
(PCSD file photo)
By Patti Weaver
(Stillwater, Okla.) — A 46-year-old man arrested in Ripley has been jailed on $25,000 bail pending his arraignment this week on a felony charge of illegally possessing marijuana with intent to distribute — that he allegedly admitted came from the grow farm where he resides at 18621 E. 6th in Yale.
The defendant, Shuquan Chen, was interviewed in jail by Payne County Sheriff’s Investigator Brandon Myers with the help of a DEA agent, who spoke Mandarin, an affidavit alleged.
After a traffic stop on a truck that Chen was driving in Ripley, authorities confiscated 16 bags of suspected marijuana with a total weight of 21.25 pounds, as well as $1,926.27 on Chen’s person, an affidavit alleged.
“During the interview Chen said the cash that was on his person in the jail was a loan to pay an overdraft on his credit card. Chen would not disclose where he was taking the marijuana to, after initially saying he was taking it to Oklahoma City to be tested.
“Chen did admit the marijuana came from the grow farm where he resides at 18621 E. 6th in Yale. Chen was not forthcoming with information about the operation or his involvement in today’s activities.
“The interview was concluded with the DEA agent and Investigator Myers tried to continue speaking with Chen. Chen requested a lawyer, and the interview was concluded,” the affidavit said.
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