| April 19,
2005 |
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| Drug
Arrests Made in Multi-Agency Operation |
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Angela M. Brown |
Larry C. Brown |
Johnny Chasengnou |
Christopher A. Deal |
Calvin R. Mauldin |
Stacy W. Morgan |
Eddie L. Pearson |
Sheacola L. Reid |
Alberto H. Soto |
Paul E. Weaver |
Demethra C. Williams |
Melisa P. Williams |
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| Law enforcement officers, armed with true bill
of indictment warrants, invaded the homes of several suspected drug dealers
early Monday morning and made numerous arrests. |
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| Officers with the Burke County Narcotics Task
Force, Burke County Sheriff's Office, Valdese Police Department, and Morganton
Department of Public Safety met at the Sheriff's Office at 6 AM on April 18th
to begin making plans for the surprise round-up. |
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| The following arrests were made during the
operation: |
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- Angela
Marie Brown, 40, of 1761 NC 126, Morganton, charged with possession with
intent to sell and deliver cocaine, and selling cocaine;
- Larry
Cicero Brown, 48, of 1385 Cube Drive, Valdese, charged with possession with
intent to sell and deliver marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia;
- Johnny Chasengnou, 18, of 104 Ramsey Street, Morganton,
charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, sell and
delivery of marijuana, possession of a schedule II controlled substance, and
possession of drug paraphernalia;
- Christopher Allen Deal, 20, of 323 Lovelady Road, Connelly
Springs, charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana,
conspiracy to possess with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, and possession
of drug paraphernalia;
- Calvin
Ross Mauldin, 43, of 3821 Owens Mountain Avenue, Connelly Springs, charged
with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, and possession of
drug paraphernalia;
- Stacy
Winkler Morgan, 42, of 956 Airport Rhodhiss Road, Hickory, charged with
possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, and possession of drug
paraphernalia;
- Eddie
Larke Pearson, 66, of 847 Vine Arden Road, Morganton, charged with
manufacturing marijuana, felony possession of marijuana, habitual drug
offender, and possession of drug paraphernalia;
- Sheacola
Larertha Dixon Reid, 22, of 107 Hollar Street, Drexel, charged with
possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, and possession of drug
paraphernalia;
- Alberto
Hernandez Soto, 43, of 3556 East Homestead Lane, Morganton, charged with
possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine;
- Paul Earl
Weaver, 66, of 4160 Whitener Drive, Hickory, charged with possession with
intent to sell and deliver marijuana;
- Demethra Carlos Williams, 28, of 114 Mills Street, Glen
Alpine, charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana,
possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia;
- Melisa
Patton Williams, 33, of 5556 White Oaks Drive, Morganton, charged with
possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, possession of cocaine,
and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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| A $10,000 secured bond was set on each
defendant, with the exception of Demethra and Melisa Williams, who had bonds
set at $5,000, and Eddie Pearson who received a custody release. |
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| A trial date of May 23rd was set for all of the
defendants. |
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| According to investigators, the round-up was one
of a series of on-going joint operations involving officers from different
Burke County law enforcement agencies. |
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