Ruth Sumner
A KINGSPORT WOMAN IS FACING DRUG-RELATED CHARGES AFTER CITY POLICE RECEIVED INFORMATION IMPLICATING HER. KINGSPORT POLICE VICE DETECTIVES WENT TO THE MULL STREET RESIDENCE OF 46 YEAR OLD RUTH SUMNER. THE LYNN GARDEN RESIDENT IS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF OVER ONE-HALF OUNCE OF MARIJUANA FOR RESALE, MAINTAINING A DWELLING WHERE ILLEGAL NARCOTICS ARE SOLD, STORE, OR USED, AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. UPON SEARCHING SUMNER’S HOME, DEPUTIES FOUND APPROXIMATELY FOUR OUNCES OF MARIJUANA, ALONG WITH BAGGIES FOR PACKAGING, SCALES, AND CASH. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.