10/05/2015 Two Men Arrested For Drugs After Being Caught By Landowner |
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On 10/2/15 at approximately 2:41 pm, Barry County Sheriff's Deputy Dave Ruark responded to Farm Road 2150 east of State Highway Y. Dispatch advised Deputy Ruark that a landowner was holding a suspect awaiting law enforcement officers. When Deputy Ruark arrived the landowner and several others had a male subject identified as 43 year old Rick Alan Johnson of Springfield, Mo detained. The landowner caught Rick Johnson and 33 year old Bart Jett of Clever Mo trespassing on his property. Both men tried to flee but Johnson was caught and detained until deputies arrived. Johnson smelled of marijuana and seemed to be under the influence. Deputy Ruark also noticed laying in plain sight in the subjects car was a burlap sack with what appeared to be marijuana sticking out of the opening. Deputy Ruark also observed several pipes and spoons laying in plain sight. Johnson had hypodermic needles in his clothing and more suspected marijuana was located wrapped in newspaper in the back seat of the car. Johnson was placed under arrest and transported to the Barry County Jail. A search was conducted for Bart Jett who had fled on foot. Deputy Watkins and Deputy Moore continued searcing for Jett and located a green camo backpack full of marijuana laying long a trail and a pistol. Bart Jett was located approximately an hour later along this same trail. Jett was arrested after he tried to run from deputies and transported to the Barry County Jail. Both Johnson and Jett are convicted felons and are prohibited from owning or possessing firearms. It is suspected that Jett and Johnson were growing marijuana near the area they were arrested and were interrupted by the landowner while they were processing the marijuana. Both men have been charged with -Possession of a Controlled Substance with intent to distribute/deliver/manufacture/produce, Armed Criminal Action, Possession of a Controlled substance except 35 grams or less of a cannabinoid, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Resisting or interfering with arrest for a felony, Unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Bond has been set at $40,000 cash only each. |