MARIANNA — Officers have arrested a Marianna father and son for possession of controlled substances and attempting to manufacture methamphetamine, police reported Tuesday.
Officers with the Jackson County Drug Task Force Monday stopped a blue Nissan being driven by Ronald E. Grant Jr., 52, and his son, 27-year-old Ronald E Grant III, on a traffic infraction. During the traffic stop at the entrance to
A search of the vehicle produced 42 grams of pseudoephedrine pills, five lithium batteries and a bottle of lye. A number of these items were concealed in the vehicle. Also, the search produced 14 loose pills deputies identified as hydrocodone, JCSO reported.
The total amount of pseudoephedrine pills located in the vehicle was in excess of the trafficking threshold, officers said.
At the conclusion of the investigation, the father and son duo were arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail to await first appearance.