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Vance County Deputies Make Drug Arrest

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-Information courtesy of Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame

A Clayton man was arrested last week in Vance County after deputies responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle on Forest Hills Drive, just off St. Andrews Church Road.

According to a press release from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame, deputies arrived to find a gold van blocking a portion of the roadway on Wednesday, Sept. 6.

The vehicle was occupied by Frazier William Yopp, Brame stated.

Upon further investigation, deputies arrested Yopp on one count of felony possession of heroin and two misdemeanor counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and carrying a concealed weapon.

 

Deputies Arrest Two On Drug Charges, More Following Traffic Stop

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-information courtesy of Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame

Two people face a variety of charges following a motor vehicle stop made early on Friday, Sept. 1.

Deputies from the Vance County Sheriff’s Office stopped a car about 3:30 a.m. on Southerland Mill Road for a revoked license plate, according to information from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame.

A search of the vehicle resulted in drug charges for the driver,

Devonte Venable, 26,  and passenger Kiana Epps, 22, Brame said in a statement to WIZS News on Tuesday.

Venable and Epps were each charged with possession of heroin. Venable also was charged with driving while license revoked and displaying a revoked registration plate, in addition to having outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court and for violating probation.

Epps also was charged with two counts of failure to appear in court, one count of second-degree trespass, resisting a public officer and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. She was placed under a $51,000 secured bond and has a court date of Sept. 22, 2023.

Venable was placed under a $90,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 19, 2023.

Both were transported to the Vance County Detention Center.

 

 

Vance County Sheriff’s Office Makes Drug Arrest

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-information courtesy of Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame

Members of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest late last week after serving a search warrant at a home located on Raleigh Road.

Rufus Kenneth Williams, 51, was charged with one count of possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine and felonious possession of cocaine, according to a press statement issued Tuesday afternoon by Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame.

Brame stated that a search warrant was issued for 3777 Raleigh Rd. as part of an ongoing investigation into citizen complaints of illegal drug sales occurring at the residence.

Upon service of the warrant, and a brief foot pursuit of the suspect who was later taken into custody, members of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office located and seized cocaine and other assorted paraphernalia related to the sell, possession, and use of illegal narcotics.

Williams was given a $54,000 bond. He was scheduled to appear in court on Monday, Aug. 28

Local Man Faces Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop

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-information courtesy of Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame

 A Henderson man faces drug charges following a traffic stop conducted by the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics unit in mid-August.

According to a press statement issued late Tuesday afternoon by Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame, a vehicle driven by Devon Rhodes was stopped and officers developed probable cause to search the vehicle’s interior.

During the search an amount of heroin, cocaine, cocaine base “crack” and marijuana was located and seized.

Rhodes was arrested and charged with one count each of possession with intent to sell and deliver heroin and cocaine, as well as a felony charge of maintaining a motor vehicle to transport a controlled substance. He also was charged with two misdemeanor charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

He was released after securing a bond set in the amount of $20,000.

Local Man Charged In Connection With Breaking And Entering Involving Motor Vehicle

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A Henderson man faces charges in connection with a breaking and entering, according to information from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame.

Dylan Grissom, 31, was arrested by members of the Criminal Investigation Division and charged with one count of larceny of a motor vehicle and one count of obtaining property by false pretense, Brame said in a press statement issued Mar. 17.

On Feb. 23, members of the sheriff’s office responded to a breaking and entering call to 1125 North Lynn Bank Road.

Grissom appeared before a magistrate and received a $7,000 secured bond. His next court appearance will be April 4, 2023.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Vance County Sheriff’s Office at  252.738.2200.

Sheriff Announces Arrest In Repeated Break-Ins At Local Business

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A Henderson man has been charged in connection with four different break-ins at a local business.

Oscar Delcid, 20, faces a laundry list of charges in connection with break-ins that occurred between Dec. 30, 2022 and Jan. 12, 2023 at Pernell’s Custom Framing on US 158 Bypass, according to a press statement from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame.

Delcid went before a magistrate and was placed under a $150,000 secured bond. He has a court date of April 6.

Charges include four counts each of breaking and entering and injury to personal property, as well as single counts of larceny of a firearm, possession of stolen property and possession of burglary tools, according to Brame.

Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the Vance County Sheriff’s Office at 252.738.2200.

Vance County Man Arrested On Numerous Drug Charges

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A local man was arrested Thursday on numerous drug charges, according to information from the Vance County Sheriff’s Office.

In a press statement Friday from Sheriff Curtis Brame, sheriff’s officers, with assistance from the Wake Forest Police Department, executed a search warrant at the home of Maurice Thomas on Mar. 16.

The warrant was served at 531 Swain Drive, Henderson.  The home was occupied by three individuals at the time the warrant was served, Brame stated. Recovered in the search was approximately 116 grams of cocaine, along with marijuana and a firearm.

 

Thomas was taken into custody and charged with the following:

 

Traffic cocaine

Possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine

Felony possession of cocaine

Possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana

Felony possession of marijuana

Felony maintaining a dwelling/vehicle

Possession of a firearm by a felon

 

Thomas appeared before a magistrate, at which time a secured bond of $179,000 was set.

Three Face Murder Charges In February Killings

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Three people have been arrested and charged with murder after two men were found dead in a vehicle in a Henderson neighborhood last month.

On Monday, Henderson police, along with officers from the Vance County Sheriff’s Office, Oxford Police Department and the SBI made the arrests, according to information from Police Chief Marcus Barrow.

Antonio Ray Townes, 29, and Shyheem Burton, 27, both of Vance County, were arrested, along with Tiffany Greene, 30, of Oxford.

Each faces two counts of first-degree murder in relation to the deaths of Kentrell Venable, 18, and Quavon Champion, 22. The men were found in a car parked on Gholson Avenue in Henderson on Feb. 7. Both men had been shot.

The suspects have been remanded to the custody of the Vance County Detention Center without bond pending future court proceedings.

Vance Deputies Arrest Warren Man On Felony Drug Charges

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Vance County deputies charged a Warren County man last week with numerous felony drug charges.

Sheriff Curtis Brame issued a press release Friday afternoon which stated deputies responded to a call Feb. 4 about a suspicious vehicle in the area of Townsville Landing.

Darrell Jones, 70, was charged with felony possession of cocaine, two counts of trafficking in cocaine, as well as felony maintain vehicle for controlled substance and possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine.

Deputies recovered 99.8 grams of crack cocaine, approximately 14.5 grams of powder cocaine, as well as 18 gallons of non-tax paid alcohol and $18,100 cash.

The non-tax paid alcohol was turned over to Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) for further investigation.

A magistrate placed him under a $200,000 secured bond. Jones was scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 13.

Vance Sheriff: One Dead From Gunshot Wound During Apparent Home Invasion

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The Vance County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 42-year-old man involved in an apparent home invasion over the weekend.

On Saturday, Feb. 4, deputies went to 100 Kelly Road in reference to a home invasion that resulted in a death, according to a press statement released Tuesday by Sheriff Curtis Brame.

Three people, two of whom are residents of the home, had been shot. Both were transported to a local medical facility for treatment of gunshot wounds. The man who died was identified as Jay Edwards Davis, Brame said. Davis was found inside the home.

The sheriff office’s criminal investigations division and the State Bureau of Investigation responded to the scene and Brame said apparently Davis was one of the individuals who entered the residence. The sheriff’s office is looking for other individuals who are believed to have entered the residence with Davis; Brame said he believes this was an isolated incident and that the victims were targeted.

No further information about the condition of the victims was available.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Vance County Sheriff’s Office at 252.738.2200 or Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers at 252.492.1925.