Two Arrested In Jackson County

Two Arrested In Jackson County

David Hall, Reporter

david@southerntorch.com

After being found in a Bryant home with methamphetamine, marijuana, and an 11-month-old, a man and woman have been arrested.

According to Rocky Harnen with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies searched the Bryant home on Jackson County Road 92 after receiving a request for a welfare check. During the search, the deputies found evidence that drugs were being used and sold in the home with the 11-month-old infant present.

Easton Drake Hamilton, 22, and Kaleigh Starr Cantrell, 23, have both been arrested and charged with the following: chemical endangerment of a child, possession of methamphetamine, second-degree possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Bond for Hamilton and Cantrell was set for $13,500 each. Cantrell was released on bond on June 8, while Hamilton remains behind bars as of June 13.