We Are Improving!

We hope that you'll find our new look appealing and the site easier to navigate than before. Please pardon any 404's that you may see, we're trying to tidy those up!  Should you find yourself on a 404 page please use the search feature in the navigation bar.  

Friday, 13 April 2018 13:19

Halifax County drug roundup: Task force; Enfield PD

Written by
Rate this item
(3 votes)

Halifax County law enforcement reports the following drug arrests:

 

City County Drug Task Force

Agent D.W. McKeel observed suspicious activity today around 7 a.m. in the parking area of Windchase Apartments.  

A man identified as Jonathan Michael Medlin, 33, of East Tenth Street, was in the process of using heroin.

Other agents arrived to assist and during the search heroin, marijuana, three methadone pills, a spoon, syringe and two marijuana smoking pipes were seized.

McKeel arrested and charged Medlin for possession of heroin, simple possession of schedule II controlled substance, possession of marijuana up to one-half ounce, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana paraphernalia and maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance.

Medlin received a $4,000 bond with a May 16 court date.

 

On Monday Quincy Jay Vann Jr., 18, of Wyche Street in Roanoke Rapids was served by Roanoke Rapids Police Officer C. Hagbourne.  

Vann had outstanding warrants by task force agents for possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana, sell marijuana, deliver marijuana, and maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance.

Vann received a $10,000 bond with a May 16 court date.  

This investigation took place at a store near Roanoke Avenue and Julian R. Allsbrook Highway and was conducted by Agent D.J. Epperson.

On Wednesday Phillip and Cornelius Johnson, both of Hollister, surrendered to Sergeant R. Keeton at the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office.  

The father and son were wanted by agents for one count each of conspiracy.

Phillip received a $15,000 bond and Cornelius a $5,000 bond. Both have April 15 court dates.

This investigation took place in the Aurelian Springs community and was conducted by McKeel.

 

On April 6 Wilson Green, 22, of Weldon, surrendered to deputies at the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office.  

Green was served with warrants from a task force undercover campaign.

Green was charged with possession with intent to sell/deliver cocaine, sell cocaine, deliver cocaine and conspiracy.  

This investigation took place on Maria Avenue and was investigated by Agent C.A. Parker.

Green received a $2,500 bond with an April 16 court date.

Enfield Police Department

On March 25 around 12:30 a.m., Officer Chris Little conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for failure to maintain lane after it nearly struck his patrol car.  

After Little activated his blue lights and siren, he observed the passenger of the vehicle throw a large pill bottle from the window.  

Once the vehicle stopped, Little and Officer E. Johnson detained the driver and passenger.

Little recovered the pill bottle and found it contained 6.2 grams heroin, cocaine, and marijuana.  A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 40 generic Percocets, drug paraphernalia, marijuana, and a concealed weapon.

Little arrested the passenger, Deandre Lamont Miles of Garysburg, and seized $1,511 in cash from him.  

A warrant check of the driver, Shakina Lashante Broady of Rocky Mount, led to her arrest as well.

Little charged Miles with possession of heroin, possession with intent to manufacture sell and deliver heroin, trafficking heroin, felony possession of cocaine, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a vehicle for a controlled substance, felonious destruction of criminal evidence, carrying a concealed weapon, simple possession of schedule II substance, simple possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana paraphernalia.

He received a $20,000 bond.

Little also charged Broady with failure to maintain lane on citation and arrested her on an outstanding order for arrest out of Nash County for driving while license revoked.

Broady received a $500 bond with a May 14 court date in Nash County.

 

On March 23 at approximately 10:40 p.m., Little stopped a vehicle near North McDaniel and Cary streets for a motor vehicle violation.

Corporal Phillip Moyer responded to the traffic stop to assist.

Little and Moyer could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. They could also see several items of drug paraphernalia inside.

During a search of the vehicle officers located 25 grams of marijuana and a digital weight scale. Moyer arrested Kelvin Maurice Solomon and charged him with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a vehicle for controlled substances and possession of marijuana paraphernalia.

Little charged Solomon with displaying a revoked registration plate and no insurance.

Solomon has a pending court date of April 18.

Read 9586 times