Released by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office …
(WASHINGTON COUNTY, FL; October 24, 2019) – Unrelated drug and weapon possession cases landed three men behind bars Sunday night.
On October 20th, just before 8 p.m., a WCSO K9 unit stopped a vehicle at the Dollar General store in Vernon.
Following the stop, 34-year-old Timothy Young was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine after K9 Titan alerted to the odor of narcotics.
Young is currently on state probation for cruelty towards a child stemming from a 2016 case.
At approximately 9:30 p.m., an SUV speeding on Pioneer Road was stopped near Grantham Road. The driver, 49-year-old Jerry Harrison was arrested on the charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Around midnight a WCSO deputy stopped a vehicle for speeding on S.R. 79 near Pate Pond Road. K9 Titan was deployed and alerted to the odor of narcotics coming from inside the vehicle. The driver, 53-year-old Terry Hutchinson, was taken into custody after following a search and charged with possession of methamphetamine and carrying a concealed weapon.
All three men were booked into the Washington County Jail.