JCPD NEWS RELEASE
SUBJECT: | Drug Arrest | DATE: | 8/15/18 | TIME: | 5:30 p.m. |
PREPARED BY: | Inv. Jeff Legault | APPROVED BY: | Sgt. Thomas Garrison | ||
On 8/15/18, officers of the Johnson City Police Department arrest Bobby “B.J.” Hairston (36 years old, 404 Hamilton Street, Johnson City, Tennessee) and charged him with three counts of selling crack cocaine, possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, two counts of simple possession, and maintaining a dwelling where narcotics are kept or sold.
The arrest stems from an investigation into the distribution of crack cocaine that began in July 2018. During that investigation, Hairston sold quantities of crack cocaine to an individual working on behalf of law enforcement on three different occasions. On 8/15/18, investigators executed a search warrant at Hairston’s residence. During the execution of the search warrant, Hairston was taken into custody and additional crack cocaine was located.
Hairston was transported to the Washington County Detention Center where he was being held in lieu of an $8,500 bond. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Washington County General Sessions Court on 8/16/18 at 9:00 a.m.