Clayton Hatchet
Two Baxter County men, 27-year-old Joshua Callaway of Mountain Home and 28-year-old Clayton Hatchet of Cotter, have been arrested and charged with multiple drug offenses, as well as theft of property charges involving a stolen weapon, following a traffic stop in Marion County.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed Wednesday, Hatchet was the driver of a vehicle stopped on June 4th. The vehicle was observed pulling into a business on State Highway 202 near State Highway 14 in Summit.
After the trooper was advised Hatchet’s driver’s license was suspended, he initiated a traffic stop when the vehicle left the business.
When the officer entered the name and date of birth Callaway provided into his computer, he noticed the photo matching the information was significantly different than the man in the front passenger seat of the vehicle.
Upon returning to the vehicle, Hatchet refused to identify the passenger. He was also asked if there were any weapons in the vehicle, and Hatchet hesitated to respond.
With backup from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the two men were asked to exit their vehicle and placed under arrest. Officers learned Callaway had an outstanding warrant out of Baxter County.
A search of the vehicle revealed a syringe between the driver’s seat and console, two bags of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana, a white pill imprinted “GG249” and a .410 shotgun. Also located were various items of drug paraphernalia, eight credit\debit and EBT cards with various names, a checkbook, a pouch containing 27 .9mm bullets, and a semi-automatic .9mm pistol, reported stolen out of Baxter County.
Callaway has been charged with felony counts of possession of firearms by certain persons, meaning he is a convicted felon, and theft of property, as well as six misdemeanor counts. His bond was set at $10,000.
Online jail records at the Marion County Detention Center indicate Hatchet faces one felony count of theft of property and four counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, with bond set at $5,000.
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