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A Calhoun man who was arrested on drug charges resulting from the investigation of the murders of Mike and Julie Flanagan on Easter weekend remains in Central Regional Jail.
State Trooper F. L. Hammack of the Spencer Detachment arrested 38-year-old John Franklin Cash of Burning Springs, formerly of Grantsville, on seven charges of delivering a controlled substance.
Judge David Nibert declined a request to reduce Cash's bond from $105,000 during a hearing Tuesday.
No charges have been filed against Cash related to the Flanagan murders.
State Police have yet to release information regarding a motive for the double murders, nor have they given an update to state media on the investigation.
Trooper Hammack, who is a lead investigator, said in the criminal complaint against Cash, he was arrested on the drug charges as a result of a statement made (about the murders) by an unidentified person during the police's murder investigation.
That person, says Hammack, claims Cash made statements that suggested he (Cash) may have been involved in the murders, according to the complaint.
Hammack said the investigation led him to Laurel, Mississippi, where he and Sgt. T. C. Bledsoe interviewed several subjects.
Hammack said, "One such subject was Tauren Ray, also known as "T", who stated that he, John Cash, and Michael Pierce traveled to Calhoun County to sell marijuana that John had to get rid of."
"Mr. (Tauren) Ray stated that Mr. Cash left he (Ray) and Mr. (Michael) Pierce at the Grandview Motel in Spencer for several days," Hammack continued.
At this juncture in the complaint, Trooper Hammack describes drug buying incidents and names a number of Calhoun residents who gave statements to the State Police, saying they purchased marijuana and meth from John Cash.
The complaint suggests State Police went to individuals who had done business with Cash. They apparently agreed to be witnesses against Cash regarding his drug activities.
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