Man charged after drugs found during search

According to an affidavit for warrant of arrest for 53-year-old John Joseph Nye, on Nov. 11, Agent Willie Baker with the Third Judicial Drug Task Force was assigned to investigate a case stemming from the Ash Flat Police Department.

The day prior, at around 4:30 p.m., Ash Flat Officer Tressie Powell was dispatched to Tractor Supply to assist a Cherokee Village Police Officer with a male subject who needed to be questioned in reference to breaking an order of protection.

While in route, Powell was informed Nye had run from police the two nights prior.

Sharp County Deputies were also dispatched to the location.

When Powell arrived on scene, she observed two vehicles, one of which Nye was in.

Nye was ordered to exit the vehicle and was detained for questioning and placed in the rear of a patrol car.

Once Nye was detained, Powell spoke with the victim who stated Nye had come to her house and also blocked her in at Tractor Supply to prevent her from leaving.

She told officers she believed Nye was drunk or high and gave consent for the vehicle she owned which Nye was driving to be searched.

A search of the vehicle yielded a bottle filed with a green leafy substance, bag containing a white powered substance, a set of scales and glass smoking pipe.

When asked if there was anything else, Nye stated there was LSD in an Advil bottle. The bottle was located in his pocket.

The drugs and paraphernalia were taken as evidence and Nye was transported to the Sharp County Detention Center.

As a result, Nye has been charged with possession with purpose to deliver methamphetamine, cocaine or heroine, a class C felony; possession with purpose to deliver controlled substance schedule I or II excluding methamphetamine, a class C felony and possession of drug paraphernalia, meth, cocaine, heroine or fentanyl, a class D felony.