A tip from a concerned citizen helped land a man in jail for possession of methamphetamine Tuesday morning.

Robert Hugh Campbell, 153 Pearson Road, Belton, was arrested by deputies with the Union County Sheriff’s Office acting on a tip that a suspicious vehicle was at the end of Eagle Court in Union. The responding deputy spotted the vehicle, a white Plymouth with three men in it.

The deputy asked for and received permission to search the vehicle. He then searched the men and found in Campbell’s front pants pocket a small amount of what he said Campbell told him was “crank” or methamphetamine.

Campbell was arrested and transported to the Union County Jail where he remained until being released on bond Thursday evening.

Sex Offender

A Union man’s repeated failure to obey the law and register as a sex offender landed him in jail.

Leon Lamorris Glenn, 203 Wilburn St., Union, is charged by the sheriff’s office with failure to register as a sex offender. Glenn was arrested Tuesday and transported to the jail where he remained until being released on bond Wednesday afternoon.

The incident report filed at the time of Glenn’s arrest states he “did not comply with the registration requirements as outlined by State Statutes and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division for his 2009 registration by” Nov. 30, 2009. It further states “despite numerous discussions with the sheriff’s office personnel about his registration responsibilities and his attempts to register without completing all the requirements, Mr. Glenn presented himself for registration without being able to fulfill the requirements of the statute.” This, the report states, was Glenn’s “third offense of failure to register in violation of Section 23-3-430 of the South Carolina code of laws.”

Arrested Two Months Later

How long is the long arm of the law? Long enough to reach out and catch a Union teen two months after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Jarvis Andrew Jeter, 19, 441 Whitlock Lake Road, Jonesville, is charged by the sheriff’s office with petit larceny and minor in possession of beer. Jeter was arrested Tuesday but the crime he is accused of committing occurred in October.

The offense report states shortly after 2 p.m. on Oct. 8 a deputy patrolling on Union Boulevard spotted a black male he identified as Jeter running across the parking lot of a store with a case of Bud Light beer under his arm. At the time the deputy spotted Jeter, a Bud Light truck was being unloaded in the store parking lot. The deputy reported he approached Jeter and asked him where he’d gotten the beer. He said Jeter said he’d bought it.

The deputy, however, reports he knew Jeter was underage and could not legally purchase alcohol. He said he told Jeter to come with him to the Bud Light truck in the parking lot. The deputy said Jeter turned as if to comply but then set down the beer and ran away down West Henrietta Street through Chambertown.

Jeter could not be located but the deputy recovered the case of beer which was valued at $15. It was returned to the Budweiser employee who had been unloading the truck. The employee was listed as the complainant in the case.

Though he eluded them for nearly two months, deputies arrested Jeter on Tillman Street on Tuesday afternoon and transported him to jail where he remained as of Thursday afternoon.

Jeter is also charged by the public safety department with financial transaction card fraud for allegedly using a woman’s EBT card to purchase $175 worth of goods for a local grocery store without the owner’s permission.

Investigations

The following incidents are being investigated by the sheriff’s office:

Deputies are searching for the person or persons who stole a $3,800 ATV Wednesday afternoon.

The victim told the responding deputy sometime between just before 3 p.m. and just before 6 p.m. someone stole her 2008 Eton Victor ATV. The vehicle, which was parked at 104 Webber Lake Road, Union, is black with black rims but the victim said the original color is blue which can be seen if the seat is removed. She said the ATV had recently been wrecked and was missing the front fender around the headlight which was also missing. The ignition was zip tied to the handlebars.

The ATV’s serial number is RKILRA0E871001630.

Chainsaw Stolen

A chainsaw stolen from an outbuilding at 131 Oak Hill Road, Union, is also the subject of an investigation by the sheriff’s office.

The victim told deputies he’d left his chainsaw in the outbuilding on Oct. 15 and sometime between then and noon Tuesday someone stole it. The chainsaw, which is valued at $350, is an orange and white Stihl Model 025. It has either a 16-inch or 20-inch bar and three extra holes drilled into the exhaust and the rope is extremely frayed.

In addition, the victim said a chainsaw owned by a relative and stored in the outbuilding was also missing.

Counterfeit Money

A deputy was dispatched to a convenience store Wednesday afternoon in response to a report of counterfeit money. The clerk told the deputy a woman had handed her a $10 bill for some purchases and when she used her marking pen she discovered the bill was a fake. She told the woman the bill was fake and the woman said she’d received it at another convenience store earlier in the day. The bill was taken into evidence and the investigation is continuing.

The following incidents are being investigated by the public safety department:

Hit And Run

An officer was dispatched Wednesday morning to a restaurant parking lot in response to a report of a hit and run. The victim told the officer a 2001 Chevy had just been hit by another car. He told the officer an older model Crown Victory had backed into his driver’s side door and then drove away.

Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $200.

Vandalism Of An Automobile

An act of vandalism that cause $1,000 to an automobile is also under investigation.

The vicim told the responding officer she had parked her 1992 Honda in front of her apartment at 304 West Henrietta St. She said sometime between 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday scratched the paint all around her car.

Arrests

The following persons were arrested by the sheriff’s office:

Laura Lynn Cooke, 32, 310 Lakeview Heights, Union, charged Wednesday with four counts of fradulent checks.

Norris Randell Gregory, 46, 269 Old Pump Station Road, Union, charged Tuesday with violation of restraining order.

Crystal Joann Harris, 26, 869 Duckett Avenue, Whitmire, charged Tuesday with petit larceny

Michael Blake Knox, 28, 587 Happy Valley Road, Union, charged Tuesday with fraudulent check.

The following persons were arrested by the publiic safety department:

James Ernest Stafford, 42, 351 Rockbottom Circle, Clifton, charged Tuesday with shoplifting.

Montravius Antonio Johnson, 17, 206 North Evans St., Union, charged Wednesday with petit larceny.

Deloria Savage, 49, 114 Carson St., Union, charged Thursday with driving under the influence.

A 16-year-old juvenile charged Thursday with trespassing after notice.

Manderion Lamar Smith, 24, 103 Blassingame St., Union, charged Thursday with trespassing after notice.