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Jury Finds Netawaka Man Guilty on Drug Charges

By Greg Bebermeyer

03/16/2016

(KNZA)--A Jackson County jury has found a rural Netawaka man guilty on several drug charges, but aquitted him on a felony distribution charge.

Jackson County Attorney Shawna Miller tells MSC news the jury found Johnny Lee Williams guilty Tuesday afternoon of possession of marijuana, failure to possess a Kansas tax stamp and possession of drug paraphernalia following about three hours of deliberation.

Despite possessing almost 4 pounds of marijuana, Miller says the jury declined to find Williams guilty of possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, finding him only guilty of the lessor included offense of possession of marijuana.

The verdict followed a two-day trial. Sentencing was scheduled for April 29th.

Williams was arrested last May by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department after picking up a package at the Whiting Post Office allegedly containing a large quanity of marijuana. Authorities alleged Williams had been distributing marijuana from such shipments received from California.

Williams bond was modified Tuesday to $600 cash or surety, which he posted. He had been held on $250,000 bond since his arrest May 5th.

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