Pearl River County Sheriff’s Office makes multiple drug-related arrests in October

PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Office is sharing details on drug arrests made near the end of October.

On October 20th, investigators conducted a traffic stop on South Beech Street.

The driver was identified as Amanda Burkett of Picayune; she was found to be in possession of crack cocaine.

On October 29th, investigators conducted another traffic stop on Highway 26 near Water Park Road in Poplarville.

The driver in this case was identified as Todd Kalland and the passenger identified as Harley Robinson.

Kalland was found in possession of meth while a search of the car resulted in deputies finding drug paraphernalia.

Both were taken into custody for drug related charges.

The final case comes from October 29th. Investigators performed a traffic stop near Rock Ranch Road in Carriere and the driver was identified as Sean Bennett.

Deputies found a meth pipe on Bennett. When they tried to take him into custody, Bennett resisted arrest and got physical.

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