There is no intelligence currently available that links 22-year-old Omar Daqan Ponton to the local heroin trade, Roanoke Rapids Police Chief Chuck Hasty said this morning.
Captain A.M. Harris of the City County Drug Task Force said he was familiar with Ponton, of Weldon, but there was no intelligence that linked him to heroin, only marijuana and crack.
It was unclear how long Ponton had been in the area, Hasty said.
Hasty said in a statement Roanoke Rapids received information on Ponton around 5:45 p.m.
Sergeant Daniel Jenkins and officers Jamie Hardy and Scott Blythe responded to Church Street to investigate the information.
When Hardy pulled into Church Street, several people fled. Hardy spotted Ponton hiding behind a residence.
Ponton ran away after being told to stop.
Lieutenant Charles Burnette and Hardy located Ponton hiding inside a residence.
He was served a Maryland fugitive warrant for the sale of heroin and charged with resist, delay and obstruct.
He was given a $25,000 bond and May 22 court date pending extradition to Maryland.
