A Roanoke Rapids man was charged with throwing a trafficking amount of cocaine to the ground this morning following a stop for a violation.

Jermaine Lamont Hale, who has a September 3 district court date for resisting an officer, was jailed without the opportunity for bond.

Major Anzell Harris of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said Corporal J. Valez conducted the stop around 1 this morning at Franklin Street Extension and Hinson Street.

Hale, 38, gave Velez consent to search the vehicle where several items of drug paraphernalia and marijuana were found. 

Velez identified Hale was in possession of what appeared to be narcotics and while being detained, the man resisted and threw cocaine from inside his pants to the ground.

Approximately 60 grams of cocaine and 6 grams of crack cocaine was seized.

Hale was arrested and charged with trafficking in cocaine, possession with the intent to sell and deliver cocaine, felony maintaining a vehicle/dwelling for a controlled substance, altering/destroying criminal evidence, resisting a public officer, and failing to maintain lane control.

He has an April 22 district court date.