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| Sex, Drugs and Murder at Stoney Grove Investigations into the drugs uncovered in late April at Stoney Grove took an ironic twist, as John White, grandson of Shirley Johnson, turned himself in at the local station. Mrs. Johnson initially alerted police to the presence of cannabis and an unknown white substance, believed at the time to be cocaine, in the private rooms of Miss Emma Knytleigh, Stoney Grove historian. Subsequent to Miss Knytleigh's arrest, Mr. White admitted to co-habitating with her and leaving the cannabis on the premises. He denied all knowledge of the alleged cocaine. He was held briefly for questioning and then released pending a court date later this summer. Stoney Grove owner Miss Ann Simmons claimed responsibility for the white powder. She alleges that this substance was used by the first mistress of the estate to murder her husband, William Blake. It was sent to England as part of Miss Simmons' on-going research. Sergeant Archer, current leader of the investigation, remains dubious of the claim. "It's cocaine, I tell you. They're all in it together, and I'll get to the bottom of this before it's all over," he asserted. "First "friends" arrive from the Caribbean. Then the lot of them go down there together, and now illicit drugs are turning up all over the village. Murder, my foot." The unknown substance has been transported to a testing facility in London for identification. In the meantime, Miss Simmons has elected to remain at her residence on Nevis rather than face possible criminal charges in the U.K. She was unavailable for comment. Her on-again, off-again partner, Simon Tinsley, supports her plea of innocence. "Ann may be naïve, but she's no drug dealer," he asserts. "She wouldn't know a drug if it were growing in her own garden. Look at what happened last spring," said Tinsley. He declined to elaborate further, apparently feeling that he'd said enough. |
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