Two arrested on drug charges

By submitted, 08/30/18 12:51 PM

HOPE – On August 29, at approximately 12:30 p.m., Officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Kierra Ogden, 29, of Hope and William Hardin, 23, of Hope for possession of a controlled substance with purpose to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The arrest was the result of a vehicle stop for a traffic violation. The stop occurred in the 900 block of North Hervey Street in Hope. A probable cause search of the vehicle yielded approximately 9 ounces of a substance believed to be marijuana.

Both Ogden and Hardin were transported to the Hempstead County Detention Facility and held for a first appearance.