The story indicates that the 5th Judicial Drug Task Force and the Clarksville police arrested Thompson on Oct. 5 in Clarksville. Clarksville is in neighboring Johnson County, which has a population of about 25,000. Thompson is charged with "intent to deliver a controlled substance, pills." Officials have not specified the "type of controlled prescription narcotics" at stake. A Clarksville police official states:
Thompson was not part of a long-term investigation, only about a week or so. "He just popped up all at once. We were watching him. He wanted to buy pills."
Thompson posted $2500 bail two days after his arrest. He will appear in court on November 14.
I will be interested to see how the Deer-Mt. Judea School Board handles this matter given that basketball season--very important in these parts--is in full swing. Will they replace Thompson mid-year and, if so, how? I will also be interested to see if further investigation reveals any efforts by Thompson to sell drugs to the Deer students.
In other news:
- The county judge (chief administrative officer of the county) was injured in a logging accident in the community of Ben Hur. He is being treated at Cox hospital in Springfield, Missouri. The story is a reminder of the fact that many people in Newton County still make their living from timber.
- The Jasper Volunteer Fire Department is loaning flue brushes to all interested residents as part of National Fire Prevention Week.
- Community meetings with U.S. Postal Service officials regarding proposed closure of the post offices at Vendor and Ponca have been set.
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