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Booneville Traffic Stop Results in Meth Charge

A Rienzi man was arrested and taken into custody on meth charges as a result of a routine traffic stop by a Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department Deputy on Prentiss County Road 8301.

Prentiss County Deputy Ethan Hester arrested and took into custody Keith Stuart, age 46, a resident of Rienzi, MS, on August 27, 2024.

Stuart was charged with one count of Possession of Methamphetamine, along with various other misdemeanor charges.

Prentiss County Justice Court Judge Ray Hall set his bond at $5000, and the case will be presented to the next Grand Jury by North MS Narcotics Agent Grady Smith.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."

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