| January
29, 2004 |
| |
| Drug
Arrests Made in Brown Mountain Area |
| |
Numerous
complaints from citizens in the Brown Mountain Beach Road area led to the
arrest of a local resident Wednesday.
Burke County Narcotics Task Force
members, along with the Sheriff's Office SWAT team, executed a search warrant
at the home of Maurice McArthur Jackson (right),
32, of 1832 Brown Mountain Beach Road, according to a Task Force press
release. |
 |
|
| |
| Jackson's residence had lately been under
surveillance due to complaints of possible drug activity, according to one
investigator. |
| |
| Detectives reportedly located marijuana, drug
paraphernalia and money. Jackson was arrested at the home without
incident. |
| |
 |
A 1999
Oldsmobile leaving the home at the time of the raid was stopped by officers
near the intersection of Highway 181 and Brown Mountain Beach Road.
The
vehicle and its operator, Robin Powell Fleming (left), 43, were searched and a quantity of crack cocaine
was located, according to investigators. Fleming reportedly lives at the same
address as Jackson. |
|
| Jackson was charged with possession with intent
to sell and deliver marijuana. He was placed under a secured bond of $5,000.
Fleming was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine,
and was given a custody release. Additional charges are pending against the
two. |
| |
| Jackson and Fleming will have a first court
appearance tomorrow in Burke County District Court. |
| |
| ************************************************************** |
| |
| Other Recent Press Releases: |
| |
|
|
| |
| To view previous press releases, visit our
archives
file |
