Men arrested for having hundreds of pounds of drugs at ‘Gathering of the Juggalos’ appear in court

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Two men who were charged with felonies for having hundreds of pounds of drugs while heading to the Gathering of the Juggalos in Macks Creek appeared in court on Friday.

Kevin “Bluntman” Jones, 45, of Easton, Pennsylvania, was charged earlier this week with first-degree drug trafficking and delivery of a controlled substance. He is being held at the Camden County Jail without bond.

A bond hearing for Jones was moved to 1 p.m. Tuesday at his request, court filings say. Jones allegedly advertised his business on the festival’s website and found with 128 pounds of weed and 2.5 pounds of mushrooms on Monday in Osage Beach, court documents in previous reporting say.

Dennis A. Pradhan, 49, of Silver Springs, Maryland, was charged with three counts of first-degree drug trafficking and two counts of delivery of a controlled substance. He is also being held at the Camden County Jail without bond.

Pradhan appeared in court on Friday and pleaded not guilty, according to court records. He is seeking private counsel and has a hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Court documents say Pradhan also had a business that advertised having drugs on the festival’s website. He was arrested while driving to the festival during a traffic stop on Route U and Whistle Road, the statement says.

Deputies reported finding roughly 90 pounds of marijuana, 124.5 pounds of psilocybin mushroom products, about a third-of-a-pound of ketamine, 27 vials of ecstasy and 40 vials containing ketamine and fentanyl, among other products, court documents indicate.

Robyn W. Weiford, 34, and Jesse A. Williams, 38, both of Bear, Delaware, arrested on suspicion of drug distribution and released on $50,000 bonds after deputies found 40 pounds of THC edibles, previous reporting indicates.