Posted July 26, 2024 09:45am
(KNZA)--A Hiawatha man is facing multiple drug charges.
According to a release from Brown County Sheriff John Merchant, 24-year-old Connor Barnes was arrested the evening of July 23rd after the Sheriff's Office Drug Task Force initiated a search warrant at 310 South 6th Street in Hiawatha. The Hiawatha Police Department assisted.
Barnes arrested on charges of felony distribution of marijuana, no drug tax stamp, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Following his arrest, Barnes as booked into the Brown County Jail where he remains held on a $50,000 bond.
A preliminary hearing in the case has been set for August 7th.