4 Fulton residents arrested, 3 for drug-related charges

Fulton man hides in closet when deputies search home

Springdale High sophomore Tony Dennis, right, shoots around Shilloh Christian sophomore Taylor Thompson in the third quarter Thursday in Springdale.
Springdale High sophomore Tony Dennis, right, shoots around Shilloh Christian sophomore Taylor Thompson in the third quarter Thursday in Springdale.

Deputies found a Fulton man, who had six Callaway County warrants for failure to appear, hiding in a closet when they searched a Fulton home Monday.

At about 3:27 a.m. on Nov. 10, Callaway County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived at a home on the 400 block of Christopher Lane in Fulton to arrest Quentin Johnson, 20, of Fulton on six warrants for failure to appear on original charges of driving while revoked and marijuana possession.

Deputies were told Johnson was not at the home. However, when they conducted a consent search of the residence, deputies found Johnson hiding in a closet, according to a Sheriff's Office press release. While deputies were inside the home, they found marijuana. The MUSTANG Drug Task Force assisted in obtaining a search warrant for the home. More than 70 grams of marijuana, packaging supplies and drug paraphernalia were found during the search.

Deputies arrested Kendra Flax, 20, of Fulton for hindering prosecution. Johnson was arrested for six warrants and marijuana possession. D'Metreous Austin,17, of Fulton and Deion Austin, 18, of Fulton were also arrested for marijuana possession.