Deputies Arrest Three For Drugs
By David Howell
Editor
WATER VALLEY – Deputies made three arrests for drugs in two separate incidents Saturday. Jonathan McCammon of Oxford was arrested around 1 a.m. for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana in motor vehicle and possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance after deputies found him sitting in his vehicle parked in an entrance to a field on side of County Road 223, according to Sheriff Lance Humphreys.
Captain Jerimaine Gooch initially spotted the suspicious vehicle and pulled in to check and make sure it wasn’t connected to burglaries in the county or surrounding counties. A meth pipe fell to the ground and burst when McCammon opened his door to talk. Gooch then called Narcotics Investigator Thomas West to come to his location to assist. During the stop deputies discovered the illegal drugs on and in McCammon’s vehicle.
On Saturday night around 11 p.m. Max Brasher, III, and Wesley Harris, both of Bruce, were arrested for possession of methamphetamine with intent after Deputy Taylor Byford stopped Brasher for not having a tag on his vehicle, according to the sheriff.
During the stop, Byford was granted consent to search and, after checking the driver’s side of the vehicle, he went to the passenger’s side and found a case on the ground that contained drugs. Byford noted that prior to the stop it had rained and the area around the vehicle was wet but the case with drugs was dry.
Byford called West to come assist, and West requested Calhoun County K9 Deputy Kenneth White meet him there. West had the K9 check the vehicle for narcotics and the K9 alerted both outside the vehicle and inside the vehicle between the seats. The case contained nearly a quarter-ounce of crystal meth and several grams of marijuana.
In addition to the charges stemming from possession of methamphetamine, Brasher was also charged with possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle and Harris was charged with possession of marijuana.
West told the Herald that he couldn’t thank the surrounding counties enough for the support they’ve offered with K9 assistance, adding it would be a valuable asset for the sheriff’s department to have a K-9.
“With drugs like fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, flakka and countless abused prescription drugs being dispersed across the state, a K9 is a necessity,” West told the Herald.
