Henry County Sheriffs Office: Drug Search Warrant Executed Tuesday Evening

George Howard

According to Sheriff Kent Oberkrom, two persons were arrested on 24-hour investigation for drug-related charges, as well as active arrest warrants, in connection with a search warrant which was served on Tuesday evening, March 3, 2015, shortly after 7:30 p.m. The search warrant was executed in the 500 block of NW 4th Street, in the Garland area, northwest of Clinton.

The search warrant authorized law enforcement officers to search the residence for methamphetamine, as well as items associated with its distribution and consumption. During the search warrant execution, a small quantity of methamphetamine and marijuana, as well as numerous paraphernalia items were discovered and seized by officers.

Arrested was George Howard, age 37, for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and 2 counts of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Also arrested was Ruby Howard, age 37, for possession of methamphetamine and 2 counts of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. George Howard was also arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of Cass County for driving while revoked and Ruby Howard was also arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of Deepwater Municipal Court for a nuisance violation. Both arrestees were from the Garland area. 

Ruby Howard

“There was a lot of time and effort put into this most recent drug investigation by our office, as well as C-NET Drug Task Force, which allowed us sufficient evidence to be able to apply for this search warrant”, Sheriff Oberkrom stated. “As my office continues to see the harmful effects that these drugs create on a daily basis, it clearly resonates with our increased and on-going efforts to aggressively combat methamphetamine and other drugs within our communities”, Sheriff Oberkrom concluded.
Deputies which participated in the execution of the search warrant were Major Rob Hills, Sgt. Aaron Brown, Cpl. Chase Jackson, Deputies Danny Drerup, Tommy Connell and Mike Bilbruck. Assisting from the Missouri State Highway Patrol were Troopers Scott Baughman, Brandon Parker and Tyler Wright.