Press Release

On November 14, 2017, the Franklin County Sheriffs Office Patrol and Drug Unit along with Youngsville Police Department conducted a joint investigation which resulted in the arrest of Rodney David Milton Dalton, Sr., a Franklin County resident. The arrest was pursuant to a search warrant which was conducted at Dalton’s residence, located at 2133 Cedar Creek Rd, Youngsville, NC.

This joint investigation into illegal narcotics trafficking resulted in six felony charges: Two (2) Counts of Trafficking Marijuana, one (1) Count of Maintaining a Dwelling for the purpose of Selling, Delivering, Using and Manufacturing a Controlled Substance, one (1) Count of Manufacturing Marijuana, one (1) Count of Manufacturing/Selling/Delivering/Possessing
Marijuana within 1000 ft. of a school and One (1) Count of Possession of a firearm by a felon.

Seized during the search were 114 Marijuana plants with a street value of $232,448.00, an additional 1.5 pounds of Marijuana found in containers with a street value of $9,081.00, three (3) firearms, and a large amount of equipment used in the manufacture of controlled substance.

Rodney David Milton Dalton Sr. is currently being held in the Franklin County Detention Center under a $ 90,000 secured bond.