Warren County Sheriff’s Office arrests two on separate drug charges

Published 11:08 am Tuesday, August 2, 2022

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office made two separate controlled substance arrests this past Thursday and Saturday.

 

Arrest for cocaine and Oxycodone possession

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Tavon Tiey Carson, 26 of Vicksburg, was arrested on Thursday just after 3:30 p.m.

Sheriff’s Detective Jeff Merrit stopped a vehicle Carson was driving on Letitia Street in Vicksburg. Cocaine and Oxycodone pills were found in the vehicle. Carson was charged with possession of a controlled substance.

He had his initial appearance in court on Friday where his bond was set to $20,000, returnable to the next term of the grand jury.

 

Man out on bond arrested for possession with intent 

Jacob Earl Cummins, 21 of Vicksburg, was arrested on Saturday just before 9 p.m.

Deputy Dustin Keyes pulled over a 2019 Chevrolet pickup Cummins was driving on Highway 80 near Newman Road.

A little under one ounce of methamphetamine, ecstasy tablets, pharmaceutical amphetamine tablets and digital scales were found in the vehicle, according to sheriff’s reports.

Cummins has been charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. At the time of the arrest, he was already out on bond for a charge of possession of a controlled substance from June 20.

He had an initial appearance in court on Monday afternoon.