April 26, 2019
SUBJECT: Brett Raymond Poston, age 46, of 4550 Mill House Road, Johnsonville, SC 29555, was arrested by Narcotics Investigators with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office on April 26, 2019 and charged with one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine (S.C. Code Ann. 44-53-375 (B)(1)). See FCSO Booking Website for additional details.
NARRATIVE: Specially trained Narcotics Investigators with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant earlier today on a residence at 4550 Mill House Road, Johnsonville, SC. Investigators located a quantity of methamphetamine during the search of the premises. Investigators also seized a firearm. Brett Raymond Poston was arrested at the residence and charged with Distribution of Methamphetamine. FCSO SWAT assisted in the execution of the search warrant.
Poston will be held at the Florence County Detention Center pending a bond hearing before a Florence County Magistrate. The investigation leading to this arrest is ongoing and in the Johnsonville and Lake City area and additional arrests are possible.
“We are committed to aggressive enforcement of the narcotics laws in an effort to rid our neighborhoods and communities of this scourge,” Sheriff Billy Barnes stated. “The Johnsonville area has been particularly hard hit with this problem and we are determined to stop it.”
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Major Michael M. Nunn
General Counsel/P.I.O.
