Fourteen arrested on Bourbon County drug warrants

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Herald-Tribune

Fourteen people were arrested Friday morning on drug charges in a warrant service operation organized by the Southeast Kansas Drug Task Force, according to a news release issued by the Fort Scott Police Department.

The joint investigation, involving the Fort Scott Police Department, Bourbon County Sheriff's Office, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, and Kansas Highway Patrol, resulted in the arrests on warrants for violation of drug laws of the state of Kansas. The suspects are currently in the Southeast Kansas Regional Correctional Facility.

The 14 arrested include Fort Scott residents Daniel Robinson, 53; Avious Steadman, 28; Dashonna Johnson, 32; Tiffany Clark, 29; Lacey Bealer, 45; Jeremy Santmyer, 38; Billy Nuzum, 22; Charles Trimble Jr., 30; and John More, 47, the release said.

Also taken into custody were Bourbon County residents Jaramie Winningham, 34; Lisa Hendrix, 46; Bryan Hendrix, 25; and Michael Hendrix, 23. Additionally, 29-year-old Bambi Lewis, Tonganoxie, Kan., was arrested, the release said.

The investigation is ongoing and more arrests are expected. All the listed subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, the release said.

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no the biggest problem in our society is jailing people over something that is a social problem, and should be treated as such and not a judicial problem, that would leave more room for the real criminals, like thieves, rapists, murders and pedophiles. Also they did not say what they were arrested over if it was for pot what a waste of time and money. As for man of wisdom your wisdom really shows. more people die every year due to the legal drugs peddled by the pharmaceuticals, the tobacco industry and alcohol industry then any of the illegal drugs. that is one of the biggest problems in our society. amongst others

-- Posted by endersgame on Mon, Aug 29, 2011, at 3:45 PM
Can't say anything better than endersgame, other than use correct punctuation.

-- Posted by vcbill on Mon, Aug 29, 2011, at 11:53 PM
JC gots the spirit, You gots the spirit, I gots the spirit, Amen!

-- Posted by vcbill on Sat, Sep 3, 2011, at 12:00 AM
I can't believe you fall for this garbage. This is just a show for the public. "Look what we did" LEA will never solve the drug problem because they would lose the money they get to fight the problem. The only solution if you want to stop crime, any crime is to just shoot the perp. If they can't go along with the law of the land what is the use of keeping them around. America the land of the free has more people locked up than any other country in the world. Why? Money, that why. Prisons are money makers. I won't even get into the whole JC myth. Lets just say its stolen from others. What will it take for people to wake up and see you are being lied to.

-- Posted by thoth2011 on Sun, Sep 4, 2011, at 8:48 AM

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