Dateline: August 25, 2005

Clarendon man jailed after delivering crack

By Roger  Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

A Clarendon man landed himself in jail after he reportedly sold narcotics in a sting operation set up by the Donley County Sheriff’s Department last week.

Patrick Childs, age 20, was charged Friday with Delivery of Crack Cocaine, a second-degree felony.

Sheriff Butch Blackburn said the sting was set up after an investigation of another case. The suspect delivered the drugs to a residence at 309 W. Third, where the sheriff and Chief Deputy Randy Bond waited inside out of sight.

Childs was arrested after he sat down to cut off $50 worth of crack from a larger rock worth an estimated $300.

Donley County Judge Jack Hall arraigned Childs on Sunday and set bond at $20,000. He remained in custody Monday morning.

Blackburn said, as a result of the arrest, some merchandise stolen in Donley County has been recovered.