Fair worker caught smoking marijuana

While crime has dropped over the years at the Warren County A&L Fair, lawmen still made their share of arrests this year, ranging from thieves to drug users.

One arrest involved a Cumberland Valley Shows employee caught firing up a joint inside his girlfriend’s car during fair week.

The suspect, Ronald Don Kloosterman, 18, of McMinnville, faces charges of possession of drugs for resale for the discovery made by lawmen last Tuesday night. According to arrest warrants, Deputy Cory Knowles was on patrol at the fair when he saw the suspect sitting inside a vehicle with the dome light on. Knowles said he looked in a saw Kloosterman rolling up a marijuana cigarette. A subsequent search of the suspect revealed four bags of a substance believed to be marijuana. The total haul was 1.5 ounces.

While Kloosterman was arrested, his actions also led to the arrest of the owner of the vehicle, Kristy Diane Johnson, 25. She was arrested after lawmen found a pill bottle inside the Plymouth Neon with her name on it. However, instead of pills, the bottle contained marijuana. Rolling papers were also found in the car. She is charged with simple possession of marijuana.

Another unusual arrest happened the final night of the fair and was witnessed by an investigator with the District Attorney’s office. The witness, Jason Rowland, said he observed Juan Guitirez, 25, steal a trailer hitch off the back of a vehicle owned by Scott Cantrell. The suspect then loaded the hitch into his own vehicle and attempted to leave but was stopped by Rowland who was accompanied by District Attorney General Dale Potter.