Kerr County Sheriff’s office makes three drug arrests, captures fugitive

Kerr County Sheriff’s Office investigators made three drug-related arrests and captured a fugitive in separate incidents last week.

Eugene Washington Jr., 45, of Kerrville, was arrested Dec. 1 on a warrant from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Investigators from the sheriff’s office Special Operations Division tracked Washington to an apartment complex in the 500 block of Sunflower in Comfort, where Kendall County deputies took him into custody at a nearby gas station on U.S. 87.

Joseph Paul Turnage, 39, of Center Point, was arrested Dec. 3 after admitting to deputies he had methamphetamine hidden in a child’s toy during a traffic stop. Investigators found approximately 19 grams of methamphetamine in the toy. Turnage was charged with manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance and booked into Kerr County Jail on $75,000 bond.

In a third case, investigators executed a search warrant at a residence in the 500 block of Stoneleigh Road after receiving information about methamphetamine possession. Travis Dale Burlew, 37, and Noel Dean Pursley, 53, both of Center Point, were arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance. Both were also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Pursley was additionally booked on a failure-to-appear warrant. Burlew’s bond was set at $45,000; Pursley’s at $35,000.

Sheriff Larry Leitha said his investigative team works throughout Kerr County and collaborates with outside agencies.