06/01/15  Felony Charges in Jefferson County Circuit Court

 

Five felony charges and one misdemeanor charge has been filed against a 25 year old Pine Bluff man by Prosecutor Kyle Hunter in Jefferson County Circuit Court.  The charges were filed against Ryan Hunter Patterson after an incident that occurred on April 19 at PJ's nightclub. Detectives working the club over heard the owner of the club Perry Johnson ask Patterson if he had a gun. 

After a pat down the officers found a 45 caliber handgun in his waistband.  The officers also found a pill bottle containing 89 Xanax bars, a bottle containing hydrocodone pills and suspected marijuana, all in Patterson's pants pockets.  The handgun turned out to be stolen from Conway. Patterson was charged with simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a firearm by a felon, theft by receiving and possession with intent of delivering a controlled substance.  The charges were filed in court May 22.