Belligerent behavior at a fast food drive thru in Kingman that prompted his drug-related arrest sends a Peach Springs man to the Arizona Department of Corrections. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle ordered a 2.5-year prison term during an April 16 sentencing hearing for Danny Powsey, 48.
Police reports indicated that Powsey drew attention to himself when he spoke rudely while interacting with staff at the drive thru at Taco Bell on Andy Devine Avenue last November.
Deputy county attorney Kellen Marlow said an employee spotted an open container of beer in the interior of Powsey’s vehicle. He said the food order was held up to provide time for police to respond to the eatery.
Officers arrested Powsey after seizing ten grams of methamphetamine that was packaged for sale. Powsey pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of attempted possession of dangerous drugs for sale.
Powsey told Judge Carlisle he possessed the drugs for personal use with no intent of sale.
“I want to apologize for my crime,” Powsey said. “I know I need to change my ways and go back to serving the lord like I used to.”
