STARKVILLE — The Oktibbeha County Sheriff”s Department Tuesday night arrested a Starkville man wanted for crimes ranging from drug dealing to contempt of court.
Sometime during the early evening hours, Sheriff”s Department deputies arrested 25-year-old Ferlando Sherrod Carpenter, of 1019 Mobley Road, on warrants for one count of sale of cocaine, two counts of sale of marijuana, one count of conspiracy to sell marijuana and three counts of contempt of court, OCSD Chief Deputy George Carrithers said this morning. The contempt charges were filed in Oktibbeha County Justice Court while the drug and conspiracy charges were filed in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court, Carrithers said.
Carpenter was arrested at 1015 Bevill Road, Carrithers said, which is about a block from his residence.
“We”ve been looking for him for a while and were kind of one step behind him, but we caught up with him last night,” Carrithers said.
Carpenter was being held in Oktibbeha County Jail this morning, Carrithers said. Bond has been set at a combined $1,695.50 for the three contempt charges, but no bond has been set yet for the drug or conspiracy charges.
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