Sunday, January 31, 2010
Two Drug Arrests In Mingo County
WEST VIRGINIA...
The arrest of 33-year old Billy Ray Horn of Williamson and 26-year old Jonathan Damon Hatfield of Delbarton has interrupted what authorities call the "Florida Pipeline" which funnels illegal drugs into Mingo and Pike Counties. Pills were sold by the two men to a confidential informant. The investigation of the activity was ongoing for several months according to officials. Confiscated were 100 OxyContin pills and 40 Xanax bars. In addition to the drugs, Williamson police said they also recovered $1,000 in cash and seized a 1997 Lincoln Continental which Horn purchased while in Florida after his vehicle broke down. Horn and Hatfield were arraigned by Mingo County Chief Magistrate Eugene Crum who set each of their bond’s at $140,000 cash only. They were remanded to the Southwestern Regional Jail at Holden.
The arrest of 33-year old Billy Ray Horn of Williamson and 26-year old Jonathan Damon Hatfield of Delbarton has interrupted what authorities call the "Florida Pipeline" which funnels illegal drugs into Mingo and Pike Counties. Pills were sold by the two men to a confidential informant. The investigation of the activity was ongoing for several months according to officials. Confiscated were 100 OxyContin pills and 40 Xanax bars. In addition to the drugs, Williamson police said they also recovered $1,000 in cash and seized a 1997 Lincoln Continental which Horn purchased while in Florida after his vehicle broke down. Horn and Hatfield were arraigned by Mingo County Chief Magistrate Eugene Crum who set each of their bond’s at $140,000 cash only. They were remanded to the Southwestern Regional Jail at Holden.
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