Published: September 6, 2021

A WELFARE CHECK LED TO A DRUG ARREST LAST WEEK IN LAWRENCE COUNTY. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, A DEPUTY WITH THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS DISPATCHED TO SELF MARKET ON WAYNESBORO HIGHWAY TO A REPORT OF A SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN A RED CHEVY S10. UPON ARRIVAL, THE DEPUTY SPOKE WITH THE INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED AS JAY GROSS, 43, OF LAWRENCEBURG, WHO APPEARED TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A POSSIBLE NARCOTIC. A SMALL BAGGY WITH A WHITE CRYSTAL SUBSTANCE COULD BE SEEN IN PLAIN VIEW. CONSENT WAS GIVEN TO SEARCH THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN THE DISCOVERY OF APPROXIMATELY 1.1 GRAMS OF A WHITE CRYSTAL SUBSTANCE, THREE SCALES IN WHICH TWO HAD WHITE CRYSTAL SUBSTANCE, ONE NEED THAT APPEARED TO BE USED AND NUMEROUS BAGGIES. GROSS WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND POSSESSION OF SCHEDULE II.