Law enforcement officers from the area continue to battle the local war on drugs, and criminal activity in general, which resulted in the following arrests last week:
John Harlan Brown, 43, of Albany, Kentucky, was arrested Wednesday, August 30, 2023, by Wayne County Deputy Sheriff Dereck Dennis in Wayne County.
Brown was charged with trafficking in a controlled substance-1st degree (greater than or equal to two grams of methamphetamine).
Brown was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center.
Jamie W. Herald, 45, of Albany, Kentucky, was arrested Thursday, August 31, 2023, on a Clinton County Indictment Warrant by Clinton County Sheriff Ricky Marcum.
Herald was charged with possession of a controlled substance 1st degree, 1st offense (methamphetamine); possession of drug paraphernalia, trafficking n a controlled substance 1st degree, 1st offense (methamphetamine); being a persistent felony offender.
Herald was lodged in the Clinton County Jail.
James Cody Smith, 31, of Albany, Kentucky, was arrested Saturday, September 2, 2023, on a Wayne County District Court complaint warrant of arrest for assault by Wayne County Deputy Sheriff Coffey.
Smith was charged with assault-4th degree; wanton endangerment-1st degree; terroristic threatening-3rd degree.
Smith was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center.
Readers are reminded that all suspects charged and arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

James Cody Smith

John Harlan Brown

Jamie W. Herald