Arkansas congressman's son arrested for alleged possession of meth

The son of U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., was arrested for possession of methamphetamine on Wednesday, according to studies. 

The suspected nine grams of meth was uncovered inside of a zippered eyeglass situation that James Womack, 34, allegedly tried using to cover by sitting down on it when officers arrived as portion of a probation house pay a visit to linked to a past felony demand, FOX 16 Minor Rock claimed. 

James Womack was billed with felony possession of managed compound-methamphetamine and felony possession of drug paraphernalia on Wednesday.  (Benton County Jail )

Police also allegedly discovered quite a few syringes and a metal spoon inside the case. 

Substances discovered inside a glass vial and a baggie in the circumstance both tested good for meth, an affidavit claimed. 

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Womack was billed with felony possession of managed material-methamphetamine and felony possession of drug paraphernalia. He was booked into the Benton County Jail on a $20,000 bond, FOX 16 noted. He remained in jail on Thursday. 

Representative Steve Womack, a Republican from Arkansas and ranking member of the House Appropriation Subcommittee on Money Products and services and Normal Government, speaks through a hearing in Washington, D.C., US, on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.  (Al Drago by way of Getty Illustrations or photos)

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In 2019, Womack was sentenced to nine many years in prison just after pleading responsible to gun and drug rates but was offered early release owing to the coronavirus pandemic. 

FILE photograph demonstrating medicines. James Womack was charged with felony possession of managed material-methamphetamine and felony possession of drug paraphernalia. (iStock)

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He has had authorized trouble and a number of run-ins with police in the earlier. 

In 2010, he was sentenced to 10 years on a drug-connected cost but entered a point out prison program boot camp with the assure that his legal file would be expunged if he correctly completed the system. In 2012, he was arrested for a parole violation. 

"This youthful male, like a whole lot of people today, has struggled with drug habit on and off for yrs," his lawyer, Shane Wilkinson stated in a assertion. "He has an addiction that has affected him, his relatives, and other men and women that appreciate him. His family has struggled with his habit for yrs, and this is no exception."

Steve Womack, 65, has represented Arkansas' 3rd congressional district since 2011. 

The G3 Box News contributed to this report.