PRESS RELEASE
On 9-20-12 John Ferguson, age 34, of Lakeview was arrested and charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Class D Felony and Possession of Marijuana, a Class A Misdemeanor. Ferguson is also wanted for a felony parole violation warrant from the State of California.
The arrest comes after the Flippin Police Department received a tip that Ferguson was involved in suspicious activity at a business in Flippin. Officers conducted surveillance and located and identified Ferguson. Officers learned of the outstanding warrant and conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle Ferguson was traveling in. During the course of that the stop the Flippin Police Department K-9 was called to sniff the vehicle. The K-9 alerted on the vehicle indicating the presence of narcotics. During a search of the vehicle officers located methamphetamine related drug paraphernalia and a small amount of marijuana.
Ferguson was arrested without incident and transported to the Marion County Jail. Ferguson remains incarcerated awaiting extradition to California on the outstanding warrant.
Flippin Police Chief Dusty Smith