(Tulsa, OK) On Saturday, April 15, 2023, deputies pulled over Gary Parchem, 53, Tulsa, in the Oakhurst area. Parchem has previously been cited 13 times for driving under suspension/revoked/operating a vehicle without a license. In Parchems' shorts deputies found a Crown Royal bag containing a pipe, a pinch hitter, marijuana, and two clear baggies containing approximately 20 grams of a crystal substance. The crystal substance tested presumptive positive for methamphetamine. 

Parchem was arrested for violating the Trafficking in Illegal Drugs Act, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of paraphernalia, and driving under suspension. 

Parchem has previous felony drug convictions out of Tulsa County.

This is an arrest, not a conviction.