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Alcorn County woman arrested on felony drug charges

An alcorn county woman was arrested last Thursday on felony drug charges.

From the Tishomingo County Sheriffs Office

On May 31, 2019, Tishomingo County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop and during the traffic stop due to the passenger throwing an object out the window.  During the traffic stop, deputies spoke with the passenger of the vehicle and other officers retrieved the item thrown, and determined the item to be a methamphetamine pipe.  At this time, the passenger was placed under arrest, a deputy then found some alleged METHAMPHETAMINE on the passenger.  The passenger was then transported to the Tishomingo County Jail.

JANET HARDY JOHNSON, 50-year-old, white female of 59 Front Street, Rienzi, Mississippi was officially charged with FELONY POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (METHAMPHETAMINE).  JOHNSON remains in the custody of the Tishomingo County Jail awaiting bond to be set by the Tishomingo County Justice Court.

Jon R Myers

Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.

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