Local man faces drug and other charges

Martin

A Marion man is in jail charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, other drug offenses and unlawful transaction with a minor.

Michael P. Martin, 25, was arrested at a home on Franklin Mine Road yesterday after deputies found a large quantity of meth, marijuana and other narcotics.

A 17-year-old female was present with Martin. She was released to her grandparents, according to a sheriff's department news release.

Martin was lodged in the Crittenden County Detention Center.

Crittenden County deputies Chuck Hoover and Ray Agent were involved in the investigation.

For more on this investigation, see next week's Crittenden Press printed edition.