Formal charges have been filed in District Court for Carroll County against a Colorado man accused of drug trafficking. According to trial information filed Wednesday, Aug. 29, 67-year-old Charles Henry Eberle of Colorado Springs, faces one count of second-offense possession with the intent to deliver, a class D felony, and second-offense possession of a controlled substance, an aggravated misdemeanor. The charges stem from a traffic stop on Aug. 17 on Highway 30 in Carroll. During the stop, a Carroll County Sheriff’s Office deputy could see marijuana in plain sight in the center console. After obtaining a search warrant for the vehicle, the deputy located a 2.5-gallon baggie full of marijuana and a container with various pills inside. Eberle is scheduled to appear for an arraignment hearing on Sept. 13 at the Carroll County Courthouse. If found guilty of the charges, he faces up to seven years in prison and a maximum of $13,700 in fines.
