Britton Hemingway Kent, 20, Jamesport was arrested March 9 after the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office received report of a silver sedan observed at the Jamesport school with two males who were looking inside students’ vehicles. According to the probable cause statement, the vehicle was observed near student parking at the school and then it was parked down the block.
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Sergeant Larry Adams conducted an investigative traffic stop of Kent’s vehicle, a silver 2008 Hyundai Sonata, near the intersection of West Edmond and South Myrtle Streets in Jamesport at approximately 9:30 a.m. Kent stated that he was looking at a pickup in the student parking because he thought it was owned by another person who was selling the same type of vehicle.
Sergeant Robert Mazur then arrived and spoke with the passenger in the car, who told Sergeant Mazur that Kent was a methamphetamine user and that there might be contraband in the vehicle. The passenger also stated that he had observed Kent with multiple driver’s licenses belonging to other people. Sergeant Adams then seized two licenses which Kent had in his billfold and placed him under arrest for identity theft.
Kent was transported to the regional jail by Sergeant Adams. As Sergeant Mazur observed the impoundment of the vehicle, he observed in plain view a glass methamphetamine smoking pipe and butane torch next to the center console. An inventory of the vehicle revealed methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, a plastic bag containing unknown yellow pills and a plastic bag containing marijuana seeds.
Kent has been charged with the B felony of manufacture of controlled substance within 2,000 feet of school, D felony of possession of controlled substance, misdemeanor identity theft and drug paraphernalia. Bond is set at $85,000.