A Fort Dodge man accused of drug trafficking made his initial appearance Tuesday in Carroll County District Court. According to court records, 40-year-old Shawn Matthew Newman was taken into custody at the Webster County jail by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office on an outstanding warrant stemming from a March 7 traffic stop on Highway 30 near Glidden. Authorities say their K-9 unit alerted to the presence of narcotics in Newman’s vehicle during the stop. A probable cause search uncovered a large sum of cash, individually labeled baggies containing methamphetamine, marijuana, marijuana wax, cocaine, tizanidine, unused syringes and a scale. Newman is charged with controlled substance violations, a class B felony. His next court appearance is scheduled for Thursday, June 17. A class B felony in Iowa carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison.
