Two Vicksburg residents appear in court for drug possession

Two Vicksburg residents appeared in court on unrelated drug charges, announced the Vicksburg Police Department.

Jonathan Phelps, 34, of Vicksburg was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 14, after a search warrant was served at an address on China Street.

He was found to be in possession of several dosage units of Ecstasy and a handgun.

Phelps appeared in Vicksburg Municipal Court on Thursday, Dec. 15, facing a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance, with an enhanced penalty for firearm possession. Judge Angela Carpenter set his bond at $35,000 and bound him over to the Warren County Grand Jury.

In an unrelated matter, Michael Scott Partridge, 35, of Vicksburg was arrested Thursday, Dec. 15, at Walmart, 2150 Iowa Boulevard, after officers were dispatched there for a possible shoplifting call.

Partridge was found to be in possession of fentanyl.

Appearing in Vicksburg Municipal Court on Friday, Dec. 16. Partridge received a $10,000 bond from Judge Penny Lawson and wss bound over to the Warren County Grand Jury.