| January
28, 2003 |
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| Raids on
Two Morganton Homes Net Arrests |
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| Law enforcement officers armed with search
warrants swooped down on three separate locations on January 22nd. The searches
resulted in the arrests of several people. |
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James Edward
Connelly (left), 56, of 216 Morgan Drive Trailer
Park, Lot#7, Morganton was charged with possession with intent to sell and
deliver crack cocaine and maintaining a residence to keep controlled
substances. Twenty-eight rocks of cocaine were reportedly found during the
search.
Also arrested at Connelly's residence was Darren Leviticus
Robinson (below, left), 35, of 407 Vine Arden Road, Morganton. |
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Robinson was charged with possession with intent to
deliver crack cocaine.
Both Connelly and Robinson were jailed under
$25,000 secured bonds and had first court appearances in Burke County District
Court on January 24th.
Officers also executed a search warrant at 220
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| Morgan Drive, the residence of Naomi Germaine
Michaux, 30. A small quantity of cocaine, digital scales and currency were
reportedly seized from the residence. Charges are pending in the matter,
according to detectives. |
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A search of a home located
at 400 Roper Street resulted in the arrests of two brothers living there, as
well as a woman who allegedly stopped by the home to buy drugs.
Harold
Eugene Patton (right), 50, was charged with
maintaining a residence to keep controlled substances after officers located
drug paraphernalia and a small amount of crack cocaine.
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John Wilson Patton (below, right), 57, was later arrested and faces the
same charges as Harold Patton.
Harold Patton's bond was set at $25,000
and John Patton is under a $10,000 bond.
Both men had first court
appearances in Burke County District Court on January 24th. |
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Detectives allege
that while they were conducting the Roper Street search, Sandra Mace
Carter(below, right) drove by and attempted to
purchase crack cocaine from an undercover officer who was on the street near
the home.
Carter, 39, was arrested and charged with attempting to obtain
controlled substances. She was jailed under a $5,000 bond and had a first court
appearance on January 24th.
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The searches were conducted by the
MorgantonDepartment of Public Safety and their S.E.R.T team, the Burke County
Sheriff's Office, N.C. Probation and Parole, and the Burke County Narcotics
Task Force. |
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