Tenn. couple arrested on drug charges

Suspicious purchases were among the factors that assisted the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office in the arrest of a Tennessee man and woman on drug charges Thursday evening.
Deputies with the Alcorn County Narcotics Unit arrested Christopher Perry Hawkins, 40, and Angela Ann Marcum, 42, both of 3285 Muddy Ridge Road, in Pocahontas, Tenn. Both suspects were charged with conspiracy to manufacture a controlled substance. Hawkins was additionally charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, according to a report from the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office.
Events leading to the arrests began around 5:30 p.m. Thursday evening when the Alcorn County Narcotics Unit reportedly received information that the two aforementioned subjects where purchasing items known to be used in the manufacture of methamphetamine from a local business. Law enforcement arrived and observed the two suspects as they went into another store and purchased more items before they left. Officers followed the suspects as they traveled west on U.S. Highway 72, in a 1991 Volvo. The driver, who has been identified Hawkins, according to the report, was driving erratically — moving from one lane to the other and not signaling — and turned into a store, causing traffic to slam on brakes to keep from hitting the car.
The suspects were stopped by law enforcement and found that Hawkins had reportedly been drinking and also had a revoked license. After officers asked Hawkins to step out, Deputy Danny Holloway found a blue canister with two bags of meth inside. The items to be used for meth production were reportedly taken from the car, where they had been hidden in the glove box.
Both subjects were arrested and charged by Alcorn Narcotics Investigator Darrell Hopkins and taken to the Alcorn County Jail. Bond was set by Justice Court Judge Jimmy McGee. Hawkins’s bond was set at $30,000, reportedly due to the fact that he had a lengthy criminal history dealing with deadly weapons, drug possession and other felonies. Marcum’s Bond was set at $5,000.