W’burg Police searching for fugitive find marijuana plants

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A tip led Williamsburg Police to apprehend two suspects Wednesday evening pertaining to alleged drug activity and a possible fugitive on Sally Branch Road.

According to information released, officers discovered six Marijuana plants growing in buckets inside the residence of 192 Sally Branch Road after performing a consensual search.

48-year-old Johnny Lawson was arrested at the scene and charged with cultivating marijuana over 5 plants.

Officers remained in the area and responded to another residence in the 200 block where a fugitive was believed to be located. Upon searching the residence, officers found 25-year-old Tabitha A. Harmon.

Harmon was wanted on a Whitley County warrant for first-degree trafficking a controlled substance (second offense) and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Both Lawson and Harmon were lodged in the Whitley County Detention Center without incident.

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