London, Ky. - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff’s Deputy Allen Turner along with Sgt. Greg Poynter, Deputy Jake Miller and his K-9 “Gotcha”, Deputy Travis Napier, and Deputy Hunter Disney arrested three individuals on Thursday evening February 21, 2019 at approximately 5:36 PM.
The arrests occurred on Jerry’s Road in London near Hal Rogers Parkway after deputies conducted a traffic stop on a blue colored Toyota Camry occupied by three individuals.
Deputies found Suboxone, needles apparently used to inject Methamphetamine, pipes with suspected drug residue, and a fugitive wanted by the state of California who was found in possession of a firearm.
The three arrested individuals were identified as:
The driver – Ronald D. Johnson age 51 of Friendship Lane, Hazard, KY charged with:
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
- Driving on DUI suspended license – first offense
- Prescription controlled substances not in proper container – first offense
- A Laurel District Court bench warrant of arrest charging failure to appear for arraignment regarding a charge of operating on suspended or revoked operator’s license
A passenger identified as: Regina Renee Fox age 36 of Abutment Road, London, KY charged with:
- Public intoxication – controlled substances
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
A passenger identified as: Roy Charles Jonas age 30 of Indian Cove Road, Twenty Nine Palms, California charged with:
- Being a fugitive wanted by the state of California as a parole violator – California will extradite him back there
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
- Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
- Giving officer false identifying information
This subject misidentified himself during the traffic stop – investigation later determined his true identity.
All three individuals were lodged in the Laurel County Detention Center.
Inset photos of the accused attached are courtesy of the Laurel County Detention Center.
Scene photo —Left to Right: Deputy Allen Turner, fugitive from California-Roy Charles Jonas, and Deputy Jake Miller
