THREE TAKEN IN FOR DRUG POSSESSION OVER THE WEEKEND IN FAYETTE CO.
Fayette County Sheriff’s Deputies made a trio of drug arrests over the span of a few hours this weekend.
Just before 8:15 p.m. Saturday night, Deputy Ryan Meagher stopped and had a casual encounter with a man walking on State Highway 159, near the “DIG It” Preschool and Childcare Center.
While talking, the man admitted he had a meth pipe in his pocket, and was found to have a clear baggie holding a crystal-like substance in his backpack. The suspect, 20-year-old Daimon Robinson of La Grange, was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Drug Free Zone.
Then around 10:30 p.m., Deputy Meagher stopped a 2002 white Volvo on South Kirtley Road for expired registration. The two occupants were said to be extremely nervous.
After Deputy Meagher interviewed the two, a baggie with a crystal-like substance fell from the clothing of the female passenger, who then tried to destroy the baggie with her foot. The passenger, 48-year-old Shelly Renee Collins of Smithville, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Tampering with Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair.
Sunday morning, around 2:30 a.m., Deputy Adam Mack stopped a 2015 Nissan on State Highway 71 westbound, near Plum Church Road, for a traffic violation.
Mack received consent to search the vehicle, and found a marijuana pipe and two cartridges containing a dark substance identified as THC oil. The driver, 33-year-old Eddie Foley IV of Smithville, was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance.
All three suspects were taken to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center.
Great job Fayette County. we can always count on you to show extreme dedication in drug interdiction enforcement efforts , If we could just get other agencies to follow your lead..