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Relative of missing family faces drug and firearm charge
By: Jack Elliott, Jr. — The ASSOCIATED PRESS
Issue date: 3/1/04 Section: News
TAYLORSVILLE, Miss. - A relative of a family of three who disappeared on Valentine's Day was charged Sunday with a drug and firearms violation, and authorities said other charges were expected.
Authorities have not said whether they believe Michael and Rebecca Hargon and their 4-year-old son, James Patrick, are still alive. Blood and spent bullet casings were discovered at the family's home in Yazoo County.
''At this time, the whereabouts of the Hargon family are still unknown,'' said State Highway Patrol spokesman Warren Strain.
Earnest Lee Hargon, an adopted cousin of Michael Hargon, was named in a single charge of possession of methamphetamines while also in possession of a firearm. The firearm is an AR-15 assault rifle, which Strain said could be converted into an automatic weapon.
''As a result of recent developments, that's all that we are going to charge him with today. We fully anticipate filing additional charges,'' Strain said at a news conference.
Hargon was expected to appear in court Monday, he said.
The drug and firearm charge was filed in southern Mississippi's Smith County, where Earnest Hargon and his wife live on 160 acres. He also was being held for questioning by Yazoo County authorities.
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