SOCIAL MEDIA WARNING: Facebook Marketplace ad leads to arrest of Stone County, Mo. man

REEDS SPRING, Mo. (KY3) - A man from Reeds Spring is charged with trafficking drugs and unlawful possession of a firearm. Authorities caught him from a picture he posted on the Facebook Marketplace page.

James Kertz was arrested on Wednesday.

Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader says Kertz was selling new catalytic converters on Facebook Marketplace, but he didn’t realize his drugs were in the back of the photo.

“In the background was a bag containing a white crystal substance and a needle and a spoon laying next to it,” Sheriff Rader said.

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Someone sent the sheriff the pictures shortly after the ad was posted. Narcotic detectives verified the information to get a warrant to search Kertz’s home in Reeds Spring. After questioning him, deputies say he was unaware the drugs were even in the photo.

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Investigators say Kertz is a convicted felon. A check of his criminal history shows convictions for resisting arrest, third-degree domestic assault, possession of a controlled substance, and endangering the welfare of a child among others.

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