OAK GROVE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW)– Several drug trafficking charges result from a suspicious encounter by the Christian County Sheriff’s Office at the Circle K on Segler Drive in Oak Grove. A drug and firearm investigation led to the arrest of three individuals from Tennessee.
On June 11, deputies observed suspicious behavior from 47-year-old William Howse of Nashville, who attempted to flee and was found to have discarded a firearm, according to a news release from CCSO. Howse, a convicted felon, was in possession of various drugs including marijuana, crack cocaine, THC, ecstasy (MDMA), and psilocybin mushrooms. A large quantity of drugs and cash were also recovered from a backpack linked to him.
CCSO says the driver of the vehicle, 48-year-old Edward Brauns of Nashville, was also arrested after discarding suspected fentanyl and cocaine on scene. A third individual, 38-year-old Charity Seymour of Clarksville, was also arrested.
Howse is facing eight charges including MDMA trafficking, and trafficking in marijuana. Brauns is also facing two trafficking charges for fentanyl and cocaine.