November 24, 2016 – When a Hopkins County Deputy arrested Claston Wayne Bearden on two Justice of the Peace Court warrants, the deputy found several 22-caliber bullets in Bearden’s pants pockets. A quick records search at dispatch showed Bearden had been convicted of a felony. He and the Deputy went to Bearden’s residence where they found a .22-rifle.
Bearden is being held on a $10,000 bond for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and is also held on Violation of Promise to Appear and Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility.
