Deputies arrest Starkville man for cocaine at casino
A Starkville man was arrested with cocaine while being kicked out of the Golden Moon Casino.
The man, Shane Nowell Russell, 33, 3422 New Light Road, Starkville, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, public drunk, and disorderly conduct, according to Neshoba County Sheriff Eric Clark.
According to Clark, deputies first encountered Russell at 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7, on a bench in the parking lot of the Golden Moon. Clark said they were called there after casino security removed Russell from the building for being drunk and disorderly.
“He was very intoxicated,” Clark said.
When deputies searched Russell back at the Neshoba County Detention Center, they found a clear plastic bag containing a felony amount of a white powder-like substance believed to be cocaine.
Russell told deputies the last thing he remembered was playing blackjack, and then he was in the parking lot talking to the deputies, Clark said.
Russell bonded out of the jail on Friday, Aug. 9, on a $11,200 in bond.