A week after his previous arrest for drug trafficking-related charges, Fulton resident Antonio Jerome Beard is back in custody.
At 8:24 p.m. Wednesday, Fulton Police Department officers located Beard at 1503 Ewing Ave. - the location of his previous two arrests. Beard was arrested on a federal warrant for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
At the time of his arrest, Beard was in possession of a narcotic, according to the FPD arrest report. He was arrested for the warrant and possession of a controlled substance and taken to the Callaway County Jail.
Beard was also arrested Nov. 5 following a search of the Ewing Avenue property. At 6:07 a.m., the FPD, along with the Callaway County Sheriff's Office, assisted the Mustang Drug Task Force in executing a narcotics search warrant. During the search, officers located a large amount of a crystal-like substance (methamphetamine), numerous pills, drug paraphernalia and an undisclosed amount of money, the FPD reported.
Previously, Beard was arrested in mid-October following a similar search by law enforcement at the same location. During that search, officers located a large amount of crystal methamphetamine, numerous pills, numerous THC vape cartridges, an undisclosed amount of money and a firearm. Beard was arrested following that search for first-degree trafficking, three counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon.