JAILER FACES DRUG CHARGE

A Harrison County sheriff's deputy was fired after being arrested last
month on a charge of misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

Biloxi police arrested former Jailer Gregory Scott Bryant, 26, and
David Wayne Cannaday, 19, both of Gulfport, outside the Texaco gas
station at Brady Drive and U.S. 90 early on the morning of Oct. 25.

Arrest reports show that Biloxi police smelled marijuana outside the
store and then noticed Bryant hand to Cannaday what appeared to be a
marijuana cigarette.

After the arrest, police seized Bryant's badge and a Sheriff's
Department jacket and hat. Sheriff Joe Price said Bryant was a new
employee and on probation when the arrest occurred.

Checked-by: Patrick Henry