ON MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008, AT 11:23 P.M., DEPUTY MARK BENISH STOPPED A
VEHICLE ON STATE HIGHWAY 367 IN THE POSSUM GRAPE COMMUNITY OF JACKSON COUNTY
FOR SPEEDING. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER, WHO WAS IDENTIFIED AS
BEING TONY D. BOLDEN, JR. OF BATESVILLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOLDEN'S
DRIVERS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED AND THAT HE HAD AN ACTIVE WARRANT FOR HIS
ARREST. AT THAT TIME, MR. BOLDEN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
DURING A SEARCH OF HIS VEHICLE, NUMEROUS ITEMS THAT ARE USED IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF METHAMPHETAMINE WERE FOUND IN THE VEHICLE. THE ITEMS
INCLUDED A SOLVENT, PLASTIC TUBING, LITHIUM BATTERIES THAT HAD BEEN TAMPERED
WITH, ASSORTED JARS, COFFEE FILTERS AND FERTILIZER. ALSO FOUND IN THE
VEHICLE WERE OTHER ITEMS OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES THAT INCLUDED DIGITAL SCALES AND A GLASS SPOON.
ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008, TONY D. BOLDEN, JR. APPEARED IN NEWPORT
DISTRICT COURT ON CHARGES OF POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA WITH INTENT TO
MANUFACTURE METHAMPHETAMINE AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. HIS BOND
WAS SET AT $50,000.00 AND HE WAS ORDERED TO APPEAR IN JACKSON COUNTY CIRCUIT
COURT.