— Press release from the office of Vance Sheriff Curtis Brame
On or about the 22nd day of March 2024 the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit performed a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of 2868 NC Hwy 39 South, Henderson. The vehicle had multiple traffic violations which violated North Carolina General Statutes.
While conducting the traffic stop, detectives had probable cause to search the vehicle. While the deputies were speaking with two of the three occupants in the vehicle, one individual fled on foot from the deputies. The individual was quickly apprehended and identified as Winfred Victor Brown.
During his apprehension, deputies seized illegal narcotics and also located a weapon believed to have been discarded by Winfred as he fled.
Brown was taken to the Sheriff’s Office to be processed and then taken to the Magistrate’s Office and charged with:
Possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana
Possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule II Controlled Substance
Felony possession of marijuana
Carrying a concealed weapon
Resisting a public officer
Brown was also served with several outstanding orders for arrest and with no bond allowed on his pre-trial release.