
COPIAH COUNTY, MS (WLBT) - A drug arrest has lead to the recovery of a Copiah County sheriff's deputy's service weapon.
MBN agents executed a search warrant to arrest 32-year-old Joshua Copeland of Crystal Springs.
Copeland was charged with resisting arrest, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of a stolen firearm.
Officers recovered a handgun, some cash and eight ounces of marijuana.
The .40 caliber Smith and Wesson pistol belonged to a Copiah County sheriff’s deputy.
Copeland is being held at the Copiah County Jail.
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