Sheriff's Dept. arrests four for drugs

CHARLESTON - Four Mississippi County residents will be arraigned today on drug charges, following a narcotics investigation by the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department.

Sierra Lashae Owens, 24, Timothy Lee Wasson, 31, and B.J. Knight Latamondeer, 39, all of East Prairie, and Shawna Marie Vinson, 37, of Charleston, are scheduled to be arraigned before Judge T. Lynn Brown on charges of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, a class B felony punishable upon conviction by up to 15 years in the Department of Corrections. All four also face two counts each of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, a class D felony punishable upon conviction by up to four years imprisonment, and a misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana.

According to Mississippi County Sheriff Keith Moore, the investigation began last week when Deputy Marc Tragesser learned of illegal drug activity taking place in the Whiting area of Mississippi County.

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