A drug search initiated by the Southwest Mississippi Narcotics Task Force yielded more arrests than anticipated Sunday night, said Lincoln County Sheriff Steve Rushing.

     Law enforcement officers went to 1075 Highway 550 looking for Ricky Parker, the subject of a search warrant obtained by the narcotics task force. Lincoln County deputies and Brookhaven Police Department officers aided the task force in securing and searching the house, beginning about 6 p.m. Sunday evening, Rushing said.

     The search discovered powder cocaine, crack cocaine, various pills and $4,700 in cash in Parker’s possession, Rushing said.

     Parker, 44, was eventually charged with five felony counts of drug possession with intent to distribute. He remains in jail as of Tuesday morning.

     Over the course of approximately two hours in which Parker’s house was searched, Rushing said about seven cars pulled up to the house at various times.

     “When they wound up pulling to the house, we checked them out,” Rushing said.

     Three of Parker’s evening callers wound up being charged by law enforcement.

     Joshua Cook, 21, of 335 Branch Lane, was charged with felony possession of prescription drugs with intent to distribute. Cook has been released on bond.

     Cynthia Heidemeyer, 47, of 104 East Monticello St. Apartment 25, was charged with possession of prescriptions drugs – adderall.

     Wendy Scruggs, 34, of Vidalia, La., was charged with possession of marijuana.

     Scruggs and Heidemeyer remained in jail as of Tuesday morning.