PETERSBURG – Garitt Johnston, 30, was indicted by a Grand Jury on Nov. 21 for his involvement with Eric Jennings, who had received a package with heroin, methamphetamine and gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in it on Nov. 9.
Johnston was indicted on one count of aiding or abetting the manufacturing or delivery
of a schedule IA controlled substance with intent to manufacture or deliver and one count of aiding or abetting the possession with intent to manufacture or deliver any amount of a schedule IIA or IIIA controlled substance, according to the complaint.
A United States postal inspector identified three controlled substances in a parcel addressed to Jennings on Nov. 7. The package was outfitted with a tracking device that led authorities to Jennings on Nov. 9 who had the package on his boat. Johnston was with Jennings on his boat when authorities arrived, according to Police Chief Jim Kerr. Johnston and another individual who was on the boat were interviewed and said they knew the parcel had drugs in it and that they were expecting to receive some from Jennings, according to the complaint. Johnston was arrested on charges of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the second degree and misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree on Nov. 21.
Kerr said he was not sure if the third individual who was on the boat would be prosecuted.
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