Corne Charged With Four Felonies

Calvin Mayo Corne Jr. is facing four felony charges including criminal possession with intent to distribute meth, criminal possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and two counts of use or possession of property subject to criminal forfeiture.

According to court documents, a deputy stopped a black Yukon SUV operated by Corne on Feb. 10, for driving while his license is suspended. The vehicle contained passengers Jauron Cox and Cody Corne.

Because Calvin Corne’s name was recognized by law enforcement as someone connected with drug trafficking in the past, a deputy asked him for permission to search the vehicle. Corne declined the request for a search.

Law enforcement then requested a K9 handler from the U.S. Border Patrol and was informed that one would take more than an hour to arrive. A request was then made for a K9 from the Sidney Police Department.

K9 Ringo performed a free air sniff around the vehicle. The dog alerted in the license plate area at the rear of the vehicle. Ringo detected the presence of drugs inside the vehicle.

A deputy decided to seize the vehicle and have it towed to the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office while he applied for a search warrant.

While waiting for the tow truck to arrive, a deputy watched footage from her vehicle’s backseat camera. The deputy observed Cox talking on the phone and telling the male that he was going to “drop pin bro and come back later on,” and also that Cox talked about “retrieving it.”

A deputy searched the area and came across a large water bottle a few feet off of the paved edge of the roadway. The deputy saw a large amount of meth inside the bottle. He also saw a baggie that contained blue pills that were similar in size and appearance to fentanyl pills.

The suspected meth weighed closed to a pound. A deputy counted out 150 blue pills.