Search Warrant Leads To Drug Bust

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at a residence on the 1100 block of B Street in Fairbury Thursday morning, February 10, 2022, and one suspect was arrested.The Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Beatrice Police Department about an incident that occurred in Beatrice the prior evening involving Devon R. Kagy, 28, of Fairbury. On the morning of February 10, the Beatrice Police Department obtained an arrest warrant for Kagy for two counts of protection order violation and terroristic threats.Due to the potential threat to law enforcement and a possibility of a weapon involved, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office obtained a search warrant for the residence to apprehend Kagy and search for the weapon. While law enforcement was preparing to serve the warrant, deputies watching the house advised Kagy was leaving the residence in his vehicle. A traffic stop was conducted at 13th and C Streets and Kagy was taken into custody without incident.The search warrant was then served on the residence where Kagy resided. According to a press release from the Sheriff's Office, “Numerous controlled substances were found within the residence to include: Methamphetamine, Marijuana, THC edibles, THC wax, a large amount of Psilocybin Mushrooms, and numerous paraphernalia and distribution items.”THC is tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis.Kagy was transported to the Gage County Jail for the warrant. An arrest warrant in Jefferson County will now be sought for Kagy relating to the controlled substances found inside the residence.This is not Kagy's first run in with the law. In 2019, he pleaded No Contest in Gage County Court to violating a protection order, a class 1 misdemeanor; receipt of stolen property with a value of less than $500 and failure to appear for court while out on bail, both class 2 misdemeanors. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail.On January 6, 2018, was arrested in Gage county for flight to avoid arrest. He pleaded No Contest and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and his driver's license was revoked for one year.In 2016, Kagy pleaded No Contest to shoplifting, a class 2 misdemeanor; contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a class 1 misdemeanor; and failure to appear for court, a class 3 misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail.

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