On February 21at 3:15pm, Deputy Steven Oakley stopped a vehicle on Village Road for weaving on the roadway. Further investigation resulted in the arrest of the driver, David M. Freeman of Benton on the following charges:
Possession of Controlled Substance 2nd Degree
Possession of Controlled Substance 1st Degree Methamphetamine
Drug Paraphernalia Buy / Possess
Prescription or Controlled Substance Not in Proper Container
Operating On Suspended or Revoked OL
License to be in Possession
No Registration Receipt
No Registration Plates
Tampering With Physical Evidence
On February 20th at 2:30pm, Captain Brett Edwards served an Indictment Warrant on Donald Moore of Marion, KY. He was charged with Possession of Controlled Substance 1st Degree and Drug Paraphernalia
On February 20th at 8:35pm, Sergeant Jason Lane served a Parole Violation Warrant arresting Paul Jason Fleet of Benton.
On February 20th at 6:55pm, Deputies from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and responders from Fairdealing Olive Fire Department, Air Evac, and Marshall County EMS responded to US 68 east in reference to an injury crash of a motor cycle. The reports indicated that the motorcycle was on fire and the rider was unconscious. The crash was investigated by Sergeant Tim Reynolds. As a result of the investigation, the rider, Kelvin L. Ham of Benton was arrested and charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle U/Influence ALC/Drugs/Etc .08 Aggravating Circumstances 1st Offense, Failure of Owner to Maintain Insurance, Failure to Register Transfer of Motor Vehicle, Falsely Reporting an Incident, and No Registration Plates.
We have received several calls this morning from concerned tax payers because they escrow their taxes and have now received a delinquent notice from the Sheriff’s Office that their taxes are unpaid. There has been an issue where some lending institutions have not paid the taxes. If you receive a notice from us that your taxes are delinquent and you have been placing funds in escrow for this, please contact your lending institution.