A Matthews man is facing new charges after deputies say he asked them to hold his backpack at the Union County Courthouse, a bag that was later found to contain meth, drug paraphernalia, a machete, and a hatchet.
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Deputies told Johnny Johnson, 30, of Matthews, to return his back to his vehicle or home, but he threw it in the bushes.
He then re-entered the building. Johnson was subsequently arrested on outstanding warrants for violating a domestic violence protection order. The abandoned backpack drew the attention of deputies, who conducted a follow-up investigation…