Three Arrested by KIND drug team
(IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)–Three men face felony drug charges in Dickinson County following recent arrests by the KIND Drug Enforcement Team. According to Dickinson County Prosecuting Attorney, Lisa Richards, Kevin L. Johnson, 29, of Iron Mountain, and Mark A. Corey, 39, of Ingalls were arrested Nov. 8 following a traffic stop. Johnson is charged with delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine, carrying a concealed weapon and assaulting/resisting/obstructing police. He is being held at the county jail on a $35,000 cash surety bond. Corey is charged with delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine and habitual offender, second notice. He is being held at the county jail on a $15,000 cash/surety bond. Johnson is represented by attorney Michael Scholke and Corey by attorney Daniel Jaspen. Both are to appear in district court Nov. 22 for probable cause conferences, with preliminary examinations scheduled for Nov. 29 at 8:30 a.m. In an unrelated investigation, Louis C. Jones, 27, of Frankfort, Ill., was arrested Sunday and charged with two counts of delivery/manufacture of heroin less than 50 grams; one count of delivery/manufacture of cocaine less than 50 grams; possession of cocaine; possession of marijuana; and habitual offender, fourth notice. The KIND team, with the assistance of an informant, was able to make multiple controlled buys from the suspect, Richards said. Jones is being held on a $75,000 cash/surety bond. He is represented by attorney Michael Scholke and faces a probable cause conference in district court on Nov. 22 and a preliminary examination at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 29. The KIND Drug Enforcement Team is comprised of officers from the Kingsford, Iron Mountain and Norway police departments and the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department.
(Aaron Harper,WJNR,WOBE,WHTO)_
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