A 39-year-old Quitman resident was arrested in Rains County over the weekend on two Hopkins County warrants, according to arrest reports.
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Rains County Sheriff’s Office notified Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office that they had Russell James Whited in custody. Deputy Nick Marney met with a Rains County deputy at the Rains/Hopkins County line and took custody of Whited just before 9 p.m. April 17, 2021.Whited was transported to Hopkins County jail, where he remained Monday morning, April 19, 2021, for bond forfeiture on two possession of Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charges, according to arrest and jail reports.
Whited’s new bonds were set at $20,000 on the 1-4 gram charge and $10,000 on the charge for having less than 1 gram, according to jail reports.
He was originally jailed Aug. 20, 2020, on the possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance charge, and released the next day on a $5,000 bond. He was arrested again on Sept. 25, 2020, on a possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, then released on a $10,000 bond, according to jail records. Whited, who is also known by Rusty James Whited Jr., was also indicted on the less than 1 grams charge during the March 2021 grand jury session, according to court records.