LAUREL — Jones County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Wednesday afternoon after a ground search in the Anderson Street area.

Deputies took Zhivago Bell, 44, into custody on Palmer Road after receiving a tip that he was at an abandoned house east of the Magnolia Center, according to the Jones County Sheriff’s Department. Bell was wanted on a bench warrant stemming from a possession of cocaine charge and a separate warrant for theft of rental property.

Deputies Davy Keith and Zachary Strickland arrived at the residence and learned from a nearby resident that Bell had fled behind the house. A wider search followed, involving Sgt. Brandon Gregory, Cpl. Jarone’ Walker, and Deputies Dalton Ainsworth and William Ladd.

Bell was found and arrested without incident. He was taken to the Jones Co

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