HARDIN - Two have been arrested after a traffic stop at 10:28 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, on Illinois Route 100 near Godar Diamond, Calhoun County.
Subsequent to an investigation, the driver, Carissa L Cawthon, age 39, of Kampsville, Illinois was arrested for the following offenses:
- Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine,
- Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia,
- Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle.
Cawthon was arrested without incident and lodged in the Jersey County Jail. On February 2nd, 2023, the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office followed-up with the criminal investigation and executed a court-authorized search warrant at an apartment in the 700 block of Illinois Route 96 in Kampsville, Illinois.
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Subsequent to the execution of said search warrant, law enforcement officials discovered methamphetamine, controlled substances (Fentanyl) and drug paraphernalia.
A second subject, Ricky D. Barnett, age 43, of Kampsville, Illinois, was arrested for the following offenses:
- Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine,
- Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance,
- Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Barnett was arrested without incident and lodged at the Jersey County Jail.
All suspect(s) are innocent until proven guilty.
