Columbus man arrested for not paying court-ordered fines
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Pierre Beard faces a new drug charge.
Lowndes County Sheriff Eddie Hawkins said there were two warrants for Beard’s arrest.
The Ward 4 councilman previously pleaded guilty to a possession of a controlled substance charge and a fishing without a license charge.
He reportedly had not paid two court-ordered fines, totaling nearly $800.
When Beard was arrested this morning at his Waterworks Road home deputies smelled marijuana.
After a new search warrant was issued, deputies seized marijuana.
