HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – A McHenry man is behind bars after the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office states surveillance confirmed drug activity.
The agency states on February 1, detectives conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that left the residence and said it had expired tags and further confirmed there were illegal narcotics inside the residence.
Officials say a search warrant was executed at about 2:30 p.m. on Allen Street by the OCSO and Kentucky State Police where Joanus Holbrook was arrested. The search reportedly turned up suspected methamphetamine, a firearm and drug paraphernalia.
Holbrook was taken to the Ohio County Detention Center and booked on the following charges:
- Trafficking in a Controlled Substance
- Possession of a Handgun by a Convicted Felon
- Possession of a Controlled Substance (enhanced)
- Buy/Possess Drug Paraphernalia (enhancement)
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