ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2008, OFFICERS FROM THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE NEWPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT THE RESIDENCE OF JAMALL D. BALENTINE ON BORDERS STREET IN NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. UPON EXECUTION OF THE SEARCH WARRANT, BALENTINE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. UPON A FURTHER SEARCH OF THE RESIDENCE, OFFICERS FOUND AND SEIZED A SMALL QUANTITY OF MARIJUANA, PILLS CONTAINING MDMA (ECSTASY) AND APPROXIMATELY $164.00 IN MONEY.
ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2008, MR. BALENTINE APPEARED IN NEWPORT DISTRICT COURT FOR AN ARRAIGNMENT ON THE CHARGES OF POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA (2ND OFFENSE) AND POSSESSION OF MDMA (ECSTASY). HIS BOND WAS SET AT $50,000.00 AND HE WAS ORDERED TO APPEAR IN JACKSON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ON JANUARY 17, 2007.