Equipment recovered, drugs seized


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Equipment recovered, drugs seized

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photo by Sue Watson

Successful investigation

Marshall County Sheriff’s Department personnel pictured with recovered equipment are (from left) Falando Marion, Gary Byrd, Kelly McMillen, Sheriff Kenny Dickerson, Tammy Thompson and Eddie Thompson.

Investigators recovered approximately a quarter million dollars worth of large equipment and seized about 16 pounds of marijuana at a residence near Waterford last week, sheriff Kenny Dickerson said.

The investigation was led by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Tennessee and Mississippi Auto/Cargo Task Force, and the Tri-County Narcotics Task Force.

One subject was arrested and charged with possession of stolen property and that subject and a second man with a Potts Camp address were charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, he said.

The stolen items, including a backhoe, a skid steer, numerous ATVs, a tractor, a heavy duty truck, a bushhog, disk, generator, and trailers, were recovered. They belonged to Hardeman, Tippah and Tate counties and to several private individuals from Hardeman County, Tenn., and Ripley, Dickerson said.

Fredrick J. Johnson, 37, of 3487 Old Highway 4 South, was arrested and charged with several counts of possession and receiving stolen property and with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, Dickerson said. Johnson remained in the Marshall County jail Tuesday.

Stephen Roanelle Simon, 23, of 653 Jeffries Road, Potts Camp, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell and has since been released on $20,000 bond.

The marijuana was seized at the residence and from a vehicle at the residence on Highway 7 South.

Photos by Sue Watson

Guns, marijuana, more

Marshall County Sheriff Kenny Dickerson is pictured with guns and drugs seized during an investigation last week that led authorities to a residence on Highway 7 South.

Stolen four-wheeler which was recovered. Two arrests were made, and the case remains under investigation.

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