From the desk of Sheriff Scott Bradley

On June 26th, 2017, Deputies from the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office while on routine patrol noticed a vehicle parked in a church parking lot in the Sardis community of Van Buren County, during late evening hours.  Deputies found the vehicle to be occupied by a women that had been arrested on the 24th, of June, for trespassing.  After a brief investigation, deputies searched the vehicle and found the occupant 35 year old Honor Rae Higdon of Damascus to be in possession of illegal drug paraphernalia.   Higdon is being charged with misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  Higdon later bonded on $500.00 bond.