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Two charged after pot, meth found at Mississippi town official’s home

By David Royer Jun 27, 2024 | 3:28 PM

BYHALIA, Miss. — A Mississippi town alderwoman and another man have been charged after police say a search turned up marijuana plants, methamphetamine, guns and a large amount of ammunition at a home in Byhalia, Miss.

Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and Byhalia Police say they found the items after executing a search warrant Wednesday at a home on Katie Lane.

City Alderwoman Delainer Richmond was at the scene and told a WREG reporter she lived there.

Delainer Richmond, 50, was arrested and has been charged with conspiracy to commit a crime and manufacturing marijuana. Her bond has been set at $5,000, state officials said Thursday.

Curtis Richmond also was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, manufacturing marijuana, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. His bond has been set at $7,500, the state said.

Byhalia Alderwoman Delainer Richmond sits on the porch of a neighbor’s home on Katie Lane

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is working with MBN on the case, and may pursue federal charges. The state said additional arrests are expected.

Around 3 a.m., Byhalia officers say they responded to an alarm call on Katie Lane, “and discovered some illegal stuff,” the city’s police chief said.

Once they approached the back of the house, they found the door was reportedly left open. When they went inside, they say they found a shed full of growing narcotics.

The police chief told WREG that this is not the first time they have responded to a call at this home.