Man receives drug charges after pursuit

Grand jury indictments

By Kyle Meddles

A man from out of town is facing drug charges after fleeing in a police pursuit.

The Union County Grand Jury is charging Dustin Scott Harris, 45, of Forest, with two counts of aggravated possession of drugs and one count of possession of a fentanyl-related compound.

According to court documents, at 11...

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