Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports, early this (Friday) morning, the Fremont County K9 Unit stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. During the course of the stop, 29-year old Marquis O’Neal, of Omaha, NE., was found to be in possession of a controlled substance.

Marquis O’Neal

A subsequent search of the vehicle was conducted that produced a loaded .40 cal handgun in the center console. O’Neal was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center, where he was being held on $1,000 bond, for possession of a controlled substance.