Man Faces Drug Trafficking and Related Charges
Alicia Stemper
MAN FACES DRUG TRAFFICKING AND RELATED CHARGES
The deputy initially stopped the car because he learned the license plate was revoked and he suspected that the driver may not be properly insured. After running the driver’s operator license through a database, learning his history of prior drug convictions, and smelling the odor of green marijuana coming from the car, the deputy began a probable cause search. He located 81 grams of marijuana in the passenger compartment, and more than 190 grams of cocaine in the trunk.
On scene, the deputy issued a written warning for operating a motor vehicle without insurance. He then transported Evans to the magistrate’s office, where he formally charged him with the following felonies: trafficking cocaine, possession with the intent to sell and deliver cocaine, possession of cocaine, possession with the intent to sell and deliver marijuana, possession of marijuana, and maintaining a vehicle for the manufacture, sale, or delivery of a controlled substance. Evans also faces one count of misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. The magistrate remanded him to the Detention Center under no bond, given the seriousness of the charges.
At the defendant’s first appearance today, the district court judge set a secured bond of $100,000 for Evans. Currently, he remains in custody.
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Alicia L. Stemper, Communication Manager
Orange County Sheriff’s Office
106 East Margaret Lane
Hillsborough, NC 27278
