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| Jeremy Bergen |
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| Matthew Cox |
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| Dustin Newell |
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| Darrell Thornton |
According to Sheriff
Kent Oberkrom, three persons were arrested on 24-hour investigation
for drug-related charges and one was arrested for an active arrest
warrant, in connection with two search warrants which were served on
Friday morning, October 3, 2014, shortly after 11:00 a.m. The search
warrants were executed in the 700 block of South Main and the 100
block of West Henry, both in Clinton.
The search warrants authorized deputies to search the residences for methamphetamine, as well as items associated with its ingestion and distribution. During the search warrants’ executions, a small quantity of methamphetamine, marijuana and bath salts, as well as paraphernalia items were discovered and seized.
Arrested was Dustin Newell, age 25, for distribution of controlled substances, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Also arrested was Jeremy Bergen, age 38, for possession of controlled substances and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and Matthew Cox, age 30, for possession of synthetic narcotics. Darrell Thornton, age 31, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of Benton County. All arrestees were from Clinton.
“This investigation encompasses several months of information gathering, and although it was labor-intensive, it was a great example of a teamwork effort by all the officers involved, which lead to the issuance of both search warrants”, Sheriff Oberkrom stated.
Deputies which participated in the execution of the search warrant along with Sheriff Oberkrom were Major Rob Hills, Sgt. Mike Nelson, Sgt. Aaron Brown, Sgt. Brian Bigler, Cpl. Tim Eaton and Deputies Aaron Richardson, Derek Foreman and Sheri Dody. Assisting from the Clinton Police Department was Sgt. Chad Nepple, Patrolmen Keith Keller, Doug James and Joel Parney.
The search warrants authorized deputies to search the residences for methamphetamine, as well as items associated with its ingestion and distribution. During the search warrants’ executions, a small quantity of methamphetamine, marijuana and bath salts, as well as paraphernalia items were discovered and seized.
Arrested was Dustin Newell, age 25, for distribution of controlled substances, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Also arrested was Jeremy Bergen, age 38, for possession of controlled substances and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and Matthew Cox, age 30, for possession of synthetic narcotics. Darrell Thornton, age 31, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of Benton County. All arrestees were from Clinton.
“This investigation encompasses several months of information gathering, and although it was labor-intensive, it was a great example of a teamwork effort by all the officers involved, which lead to the issuance of both search warrants”, Sheriff Oberkrom stated.
Deputies which participated in the execution of the search warrant along with Sheriff Oberkrom were Major Rob Hills, Sgt. Mike Nelson, Sgt. Aaron Brown, Sgt. Brian Bigler, Cpl. Tim Eaton and Deputies Aaron Richardson, Derek Foreman and Sheri Dody. Assisting from the Clinton Police Department was Sgt. Chad Nepple, Patrolmen Keith Keller, Doug James and Joel Parney.
