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Melrose bust leads to drug charges

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5 years ago

July 4, 2019

A drug bust leads to trafficking charges against a Jackson County man.

Victor Williams of the Melrose area has been jailed, after a Tuesday search of a rural house turned up drugs, $4300 in cash, and a handgun.

Williams is accused of dealing drugs in Jackson and Monroe Counties.

Police arrested the 40-year-old Williams away from the house, and found him hiding cocaine and fentanyl on his body.

He faces nine separate criminal charges, mostly for drug possession.

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A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.