Two arrested after overdose
Two suspects were arrested and charged with drug trafficking after auhtorities were called to the scene of an apparent overdose, authorities said.
The man, Billy Thomas Pike, 66, of 10250 Road 402, was arrested and charged with Aggravated Trafficking Schedule II Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm by Felon.
Also arrested was, Edith Marie Welch, 62, of 4348 Patann Street, Jackson, was arrested and charged with Aggravated Trafficking Schedule II Controlled Substance.
Both Pike and Welch are currently being held at the Neshoba County Detention Center. Both have had their bond denied, Administrative Deputy Amanda Wilkerson with the Neshoba County Sheriff’s Office said.
On Monday, June 3, at approximately 9:49 p.m. a call for service was requested at Pike’s residence on Road 402 for a possible overdose, according to Wilkerson.
Upon arrival, deputies were met by Welch who stated that Pike had overdosed and a neighbor had rushed over and administered two doses of Narcan, Wilkerson said. EMS checked Pike out and transported him to Neshoba General Hospital.
While deputies were inside the home, Wilkerson said they noticed several items in plain view including a blue metal container, a silver metal grinder, a silver metal pipe, one white package containing a green leafy substance that appeared to be marijuana, one clear baggie that contained a green leafy substance that appeared to be marijuana, one clear baggie containing approximately 7 dosage units of what appeared to be Ecstasy and 3 dosage units of what appeared to be Xanax, and one black Rossi RS22 .22 Long Rifle and Scope.
After being read her Miranda Rights, Welch cooperated with deputies and stated the items observed in plain view belong to Pike, Wilkerson said.
When asked if she had anything inside the room or on her person she disclosed she had a pipe on her side of the bed, methamphetamine inside the mirror drawer, and she had been given a large baggie by Pike prior to the deputies’ arrival, Wilkerson said.
“Ms. Welch pulled out a large clear baggie of a white crystal like substance that appeared to be methamphetamine with a total package weight of 14.98 grams from her back left pocket,” Wilkerson said.
On, Tuesday, June 4, a local Justice Court Judge reviewed and signed the search warrant for Pike’s residence. Neshoba County deputies along with Union Police Department K9 officer searched the residence and found the following: one black bag containing zip lock bags with a white crystal like substance that appeared to be methamphetamine weighing approximately 286.00 grams, one female wallet containing one clear zip lock bag with a white crystal like substance that appeared to be methamphetamine weighing approximately 0.7 grams, $9,000.00 in U.S. Currency, and one black bag containing a yellow bag, zip lock bag, and 6 clear baggies of a white crystal like substance that appeared to be methamphetamine weighing approximately 180.00 grams.