Two Men Arrested On Drug Charges In Baxter County

Two Baxter County men have been arrested on drug charges. Authorities say that 27 year old Joshua Callaway of Mountain Home and 28 year old Clayton Hatchet of Cotter are both charged with multiple drug offenses as well as theft of property charges involving a stolen weapon. The two were arrested after a traffic stop in Marion 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.