A Roanoke Rapids man arrested Thursday on possession of child sexual abuse material was arrested again Friday for trafficking methamphetamine.

Jeffrey Brent Hoots was the subject of an investigation that began on October 7 that child sexual abuse material had been uploaded from a residence in the county, Major Anzell Harris of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Friday evening.

Detective C. Watkins identified Hoots through multiple search warrants and on Thursday detectives and a special agent with Homeland Security executed them, the first being served at a Roanoke Rapids car dealership where he worked. He was taken into custody at the dealership as detectives were also executing a search warrant at his residence on Graystone Street.

Multiple items were seized between the two locations and Hoots was transported to the Halifax County magistrate office. 

During the search of the residence, narcotics were located in plain view. 

The Halifax Regional Drug and Gang Task Force was notified of the findings. They responded with an additional search warrant for narcotics where more items were seized. 

Before the search of the residence was completed, Hoots made the $5,000 bond given for one count of felony third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. 

On Friday he was arrested again for felony possession of schedule II controlled substance, felony possession with intent to sell/deliver schedule II controlled substance, felony maintaining a vehicle/dwelling place for controlled substance, felony trafficking in methamphetamine and misdemeanor possess drug paraphernalia. 

He was jailed without the opportunity for bond and has a January 23 district court date for both sets of charges.
Assisting with the investigation and execution of the search warrant were detective sergeants G. Keel, T. Byers, B. Edmonson, J. Horne, and the task force.