Henderson Police Department Press Release
On Thursday, on February 25, 2016, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Raleigh Police Department arrested a Henderson man on federal drug charges.
Keith Antoine Thorpe, 39, 3263 Hwy 158 Business, Henderson was charged with one count of distribution and possession with the intent to distribute a quantity of heroin and distribution and possession with the intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base(crack).
Thorpe was transferred into the custody of the United States Marshall Service pending a hearing in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. This case was investigated by the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The investigation into weapon violations and drug trafficking currently is ongoing.
Authority: Chief Marcus Barrow