ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2007, A SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED BY OFFICERS FROM THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION AND LT. DONNIE SCHULZ OF THE NEWPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION AT A RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 1813 HINES STREET IN NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.
UPON EXECUTION OF THE SEARCH WARRANT, OLLIE WALKER, 4TH AND KRISTINA SAUSEDA OF NEWPORT ALONG WITH ROBERT A. WORTHINGTON OF TUCKERMAN WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. UPON OFFICERS CONDUCTING A SEARCH OF THE SUSPECTS, WORTHINGTON WAS FOUND TO BE IN POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, PILLS CONTAINING HYDROCODONE AND A TABLET OF MDMA (ECSTASY). WALKER WAS FOUND TO BE IN POSSESSION OF A BAGGIE THAT CONTAINED PILLS CONTAINING HYDROCODONE. OFFICERS ALSO FOUND, DURING A SEARCH OF THE RESIDENCE, MARIJUANA IN THE KITCHEN AREA WHERE ALL THREE SUSPECTS WERE LOCATED WHEN OFFICERS ENTERED THE RESIDENCE. ALSO FOUND IN THE KITCHEN AREA OF THE RESIDENCE WERE SOME "BARS" THAT WERE BELIEVED TO BE XANAX ALONG WITH OTHER ITEMS OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. ALSO SEIZED DURING THE SEARCH WARRANT WERE CELLPHONES AND APPROXIMATELY $214.57 IN MONEY.
ALL THREE (3) WILL APPEAR IN NEWPORT DISTRICT COURT ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2007 FOR AN ARRAIGNMENT ON THE FOLLOWING CHARGES:

1. ROBERT A. WORTHINGTON - POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE