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Dated 3/19/2010

DRUG SUSPECTS ARRESTED

ON MARCH 6, 2010, LIEUTENANT GREG IVEY OF THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT STOPPED A VEHICLE FOR DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD IN NEWPORT.

UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER, WHO WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING PRESTON EUGENE FOSTER, FOSTER STATED THAT HE WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION AND THAT HE WAS REACHING FOR THE STEREO. DURING THIS TIME LT. IVEY OBSERVED THE PASSENGER, WHO WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING KYLE WAYNE MILLER, MOVING AROUND IN THE VEHICLE.

A SHORT TIME LATER, MILLER WAS ASKED TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND A BAGGIE CONTAINING "ICE" METHAMPHETAMINE WAS FOUND AND HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. MILLER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SEARCHED AND ITEMS OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA WERE FOUND.

FOSTER WAS THEN ASKED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. UPON FOSTER BEING SEARCHED MARIJUANA AND OTHER PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS WERE FOUND ON HIS PERSON. ALSO FOUND IN THE VEHICLE WERE ITEMS OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. UPON CHECKING FOSTER'S WALLET, A BAGGIE CONTAINING "ICE" METHAMPHETAMINE WAS FOUND.

BOTH FOSTER AND MILLER WERE ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER - METHAMPHETAMINE, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA.

   
     


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