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SIX MONTHS ON DRUG CHARGES

Nicholas A. Furnell, 31, Clarkston, was sentenced to six months in jail Aug. 3 after he pleaded guilty to two drug possession charges.

Furnell was arrested June 12 after Pullman Police responded to the Walmart parking lot in south Pullman. They originally responded to a report that Furnell had been following another driver, but that couldn't be verified.

Officers said the driver in the Infiniti G-35 at the scene appeared to be sleeping and he decided to check the man's welfare. The report said the man, who was later identified as Furnell, appeared to be under the inf...