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Traffic stop turned arrest in Hurst, IL
HURST, IL (KBSI) – Williamson County deputies noticed a vehicle commit a traffic violation. Deputies pulled over the car in the parking lot of Casey’s Gas Station in Hurst, IL. Officers discovered the man’s driver’s license had been expired since 2005 and smelled strong odors of cannabis. When asked about the smell, the suspect gave police officers a glass pipe used for smoking cannabis. The man also provided officers with a bag of marijuana. Police conducted a search of the car where they discovered methamphetamine located in a backpack.
Days-old infant, toddlers found near narcotics during traffic stop
HERRIN, Ill. (WJPF) – Police say three children, including a 13-day-old infant, were passengers in the same car in which narcotics were found. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says Kortrell Johnson, 26, was initially pulled over June 20 for a traffic violation. Three kids, ages 3 years, 2 years, and 13 days were found in the backseat. One of the children, police say, was sitting just inches away from two hypodermic syringes, concealed inside of a diaper. Unsealsed bags of cannabis, a single bag of 5 alprazolam (Xanax) pills, and a white powder that tested positive for meth were also found in the same car as the kids and police say a strong smell of cannabis was coming from the car.
Man arrested after deputies find young children in car with drugs, syringes
HERRIN, Ill. (KBSI) – A man faces multiple drug and endangering the life/health of a child charges after a traffic stop. Kortrell D. Johnson Jr. faces charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, endangering the life or health of a child, improper lane usage and improper turn signal.
Man Cited for Meth, Putting Children in Danger Following Herrin Traffic Stop
HERRIN – A man was recently cited for having meth and other drug paraphernalia and for putting the lives of three children in danger after Williamson County Sheriff’s deputies saw a vehicle commit multiple traffic violations while traveling north on Illinois 148 in Herrin. According to the Williamson...
Man facing drug charges after traffic stop with young children in car
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - A man is facing drug charges after he was pulled over with young children in his vehicle and deputies smelled marijuana. Kortrell D. Johnson, Jr. was arrested on charges of methamphetamine possession, controlled substance possession, drug paraphernalia possession, endangering the life or health of a child, improper lane usage and improper turn signal.
Woman arrested at a drug house incarcerated for possession of meth 1 week later
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – A woman arrested on June 12 after hiding in a drug house was arrested one week later for possession of methamphetamine. Jerri L. Strizel was a passenger in a car during a traffic stop on Noah Avenue near 15th Street in Johnson City, Ill.
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