Bell City man arrested on drug-related charges

BENTON -- A Scott County man is in custody on drug-related charges.

Travis Johnson, 19, of Bell City is charged with the class C felony of possession of a controlled substance and the class A misdemeanor of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.

Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said on Wednesday Sgt. Justin Wooten and Deputy Chelsea Gilmer conducted an investigation after receiving information about activity at the residence concerning illegal narcotics.

The deputies went the residence, located near Vanduser in Scott County, and spoke with Johnson and another resident. The deputies received permission to search the residence from both.

That search led to the discovery of five smoking pipes with residue, an empty plastic bag with residue and two metal spoons that had burnt bottoms with residue. All of the items field tested positive for cocaine.

Johnson was arrested, handcuffed and advised of his Miranda rights. He admitted that all of the items belonged to him and that he smoked crack cocaine. He was transported to the Scott County Jail where he provided a urine sample that also tested positive for cocaine.

Johnson remained in custody at the Scott County Jail. Bond was set by the court at $1,000 cash only.

Walter commended Wooten and Gilmer for their work on this investigation.