Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON— Two Reno County residents remain in jail after a Wednesday court appearance and a drug search warrant was served late Tuesday at a home in Careyville.

John Paul Zapata-Beltran, 29, and Amy Ann Fisher, 27, were both arrested for possession of methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription drugs, all with intent to sell within a 1,000 feet of a school.

Zapata-Beltran is also charged with criminal possession of a firearm.

The Reno County Drug Unit reported that during their investigation they found green residue wrapped in tin foil and an empty digital scale box in the home’s master bedroom.

On top of a dryer, officers reported finding two burnt marijuana cigarettes. Inside a bathroom, officers found a small baggie of suspected methamphetamine.

In the trunk of a 2003 Jaguar sitting on a trailer, officers found two backpacks that contained a small lock box with some prescription drugs, new packaging materials, $10,000 in cash and a Taurus 9mm handgun with a loaded magazine, two holsters, two digital scales and more drugs.

In court on Wednesday, Zapata Beltran told the judge that they should let Fisher go, saying she had nothing to do with any of it.

The judge advised him to talk to his attorney over those issues.

His bond is set at $100,000 while the bond for Fisher is $50,000.
Both are expected back in court Friday for the formal reading of charges.