Sheriff Lance Bonds states that on February 1, 2017, Investigators with the Stone County Sheriff's Department and the Sixteenth Judicial Drug Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant at a residence on Blue Ridge Drive in Mountain View.

The warrant came after a two month long joint investigation between the two agencies. Information was received that JOSHUA LEE of Mountain View was directly involved in the distribution of narcotics throughout the area of Mountain View and Stone County.

During the search, Investigators located and seized numerous items of evidence relating to this case. Lee has been formally charged in this investigation by Prosecuting Attorney Holly Meyer. Lee's bond has been set $50,000.00, with a Stone County Circuit Court Date of February 7, 2017.