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CRIME & SAFETY
JCSO: Offutt man refused search, K9 brought in to discover drugs
An Offutt man now faces additional drug trafficking charges after a May 15 K9 search of his vehicle during a public intoxication arrest, according to court documents. The citation said the man, Southie Fannin,44, of Banjo Branch, Offutt, refused to allow Paintsville Police Department officers to search his vehicle while being arrested for public intoxication and possession of marijuana, leading PPD Chief Danny Smith to call in the Johnson County Sheriff’s office for a K9 deployment.
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