The elder Phiips

Captain A.M. Harris of the City County Drug Task Force said this evening Franklin Phipps II, 22, typically frequents areas of the Littleton community around Summit Road.
His father, Franklin Emanuel Phipps, 45, was jailed on $25,000 bond and awaits a November 23 court date.
Harris said the elder Phipps has reportedly been in the cocaine business for years. The task force has had no prior dealings with his son, the captain said.
Halifax County Wes Tripp said in a statement the elder Phipps has been convicted of cocaine counts in the past — in April of 1999 and November of 2001.
A two-month investigation based on citizen complaints and agent information led Agent D.W. McKeel to open a case on the elder Phipps.
Harris said agents noted significant amounts of traffic at the residence at all hours.
Agents and the Hazardous Entry and Arrest Team of the sheriff’s office went to the residence around 2 this afternoon.
Tripp said in the statement during the search of the residence, with the assistance of sheriff’s office Corporal P. Moyer and his dog, Bosco, agents seized cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, two handguns, currency and several items of drug paraphernalia which included a digital scale, a container with a false compartment, marijuana grinder and a cigar wrap.
Mckeel arrested and charged the elder Phipps for trafficking in cocaine, felony possession of cocaine, possession with the intent to sell and deliver cocaine, maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Tripp said he was pleased with the operation. “It was a joint effort and shows we are taking steps to make Halifax County safer.”
The younger Phipps faces charges for felony possession of cocaine, possession with the intent to sell and deliver cocaine, possess marijuana up to one-half ounce and possess marijuana paraphernalia.
Agents of the City County Drug Task Force encourage Phipps II to surrender, Tripp said. Anyone with information on his whereabouts may call Halifax County Central Communications at 252 583-1991.

As of this report, Roanoke Rapids Public Works Director Larry Chalker said five trees have fallen, three taking out power or telephone lines.
Chalker said as wind and rain continues, more trees are expected to fall.
Rochelle Pond is rising out of its banks. The department opened the valve at the Rochelle Pond dam two days ago to keep the pond level, Chalker said. A cap designed to keep out trash is doing its job.

Water collects near Park Baptist Church.

In areas particularly hard hit during the flood of 2012, waters were again rising. Those areas around Carolina Avenue are some the lowest in the city. He said the city will log those areas and report the issue to its engineers. “We can come back and evaluate it. We know it’s a low area. Our engineers can look at it.”
Chalker said with the amount of rain there is the further possibility of flooding. “Once the rains stop the water is going to go down.”
Several roads in the county are flooded, said Lieutenant Dennis Coley of the sheriff’s office. “The south end is a royal mess. There’s not a road I’ve been on that’s not covered.”
Coley said he considers Thirteen Bridges Road between Enfield and Scotland Neck impassable. Highway 481 from Interstate 95 and Ward’s Crossroads is under water. “Highway 258 from the Edgecombe County line is dangerous. There is water up and down Ringwood Road.”
Beaverdam and Justice Branch roads have bad spots as does White Fork Road in the Scotland Neck area.
There have been a couple of cars which have hit trees blown down, Coley said.
Coley said his best advice is to stay home until the storm passes. “There’s nothing out here worth coming out to see. We’ve had a couple of people skid off the road. As it get darks you can’t see the water, you can’t see the trees. I’d strongly advise to stay home.”
He also encouraged pet owners to check their animals as there have been reports of animals chained outside. “If the yard’s flooded their dog houses are flooded.”
Sheriff Wes Tripp said there was flooding at Pierce's Crossroads. “If you don’t have to be out, don’t go out.”
In its latest briefing at 5:15 p.m., the National Weather Service said the highest and heaviest winds associated with the storm should move east of Interstate 95 by midnight.
Widespread flash and areal flooding will continue this evening and tonight.

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Highway 903 approaching the Martin County line in the Scotland Neck area collapsed from heavy rains associated with the storm. It is not immediately clear how long it will take to repair the roadway, Sheriff Wes Tripp said.
Throughout the storm, between 20 to 25 people had to be rescued after driving their vehicles into floodwaters.
An electric cooperative truck washed away, said Lieutenant Dennis Coley of the sheriff’s office, but there were no serious injuries.
A woman on Highway 125 clung to either her car or a tree for three hours as water reached chin level before she was rescued, Coley said.
Highway 258 South just outside Scotland Neck was impassable as of this report. Coley made the decision to close Thirteen Bridges Road as water continued rushing across the roadway.
On Highway 481 near KOA, an abandoned car was inundated but its owner was safe.
Throughout the ordeal, there were no reports of lives lost or serious injury.
At the shelter at the Scotland Neck Senior Center, 11 people stayed, a volunteer said. One was a nurse who had been on her way to work.
A total of nine people stayed at the shelter at Inborden School in Enfield, county social services Director Norma Merriman said. “We had four people who nearly drowned but were rescued.”
Tripp said the county was still taking assessment of damage to bridges and roads. Silvertown Road was flooded, he said, Highway 903 near Dog Pound Road outside Halifax was flooded but passable. Johnne Johnson Road in the Hollister area was believed to be washed out. “The county manager is assembling a disaster team.”
Tripp said Matthew’s destructive nature was similar to that of Floyd in 1999.
He praised first responders who helped rescue the many people stranded. “It’s a certain person who is called to law enforcement or becoming a first responder in the line of duty. It’s a passion to serve and help others.”
The only known property damage in the county, Tripp said, was on Adcock Road near the Nash County line where a tree fell on a house.
Northampton County Sheriff Jack Smith said the county was spared major damage. “I think we’re looking pretty good. There’s between six to 10 road closings. We had no deaths and only minor injuries.”
While there were some homes flooded, the immediate extent was not clearly known. He planned to assess the county later today with EMS.
Roanoke Rapids was spared serious damage, public works Director Larry Chalker said.
Several roads were closed late Saturday night and into this morning, he said.
There are trees still falling, Chalker said. “We had crews out until 4:30 this morning cutting and removing trees.”
One of the major areas of concern, Rochelle Pond, “Performed exactly as expected in controlling rising waters and releasing them in a controlled manner.”
In the neighborhoods which were inundated in 2012 flooding, work done in those areas staved off further problems.
Chalker said the storm did exactly what the National Weather Service predicted it to do. “They predicted increased wind and rain.”

Cornerstone delayed until 10:30 a.m.
Gaston College Prep is on a two-hour delay.
Halifax Academy closed.
Halifax County School closed.
Hobgood Academy is closed.
KIPP Halifax delayed two hours.
Northeast Academy is closed.
Northampton County Schools closed Optional workday.
Rural Health Group delayed until 10 a.m.
Weldon City Schools is on a two-hour delay.

In all of the rescue calls, there were no lives lost and no reports of serious injuries.
“We responded to three different locations,” said Marc Collier, commander of Roanoke Valley Rescue Squad.
The rescue squad, using boats in all but one of the calls, began its efforts by removing eight people from Meadowbrook Mobile Home Park with assistance from the Roanoke Rapids Fire Department.
Then the squad responded to the Highway 125 area on the outskirts of Halifax to a call of a stranded motorist as roads throughout the county were becoming impassable. “They were literally grasping on top of the vehicle,” Collier said of the victim.
The squad, which is certified in swiftwater rescue, deployed a team in boats to rescue the person.
At Highway 903 outside Scotland Neck, where the highway collapsed, squad members responded to a call where a power company pickup went into the water. Two bucket trucks had safely passed before the highway crumbled. “The road immediately washed out. They were stranded in the middle of the creek standing on the roof.”
While the squad was unable to launch a boat, members of the team gave the stranded power company employees life vests, tied a line to a tree and swam out to them.
For Collier, the efforts were all part of the training the squad and the other responding agencies receive. “You know all the training comes in handy. It was probably the worst flooding I’ve seen in awhile.”
Throughout the ordeals, Roanoke Valley received assistance from Roanoke Rapids, Scotland Neck and Enfield. “It tells you their dedication,” Collier said. “I can’t say enough about them. To be in the dangerous situations they were in, I can’t say enough for their dedication. The ones pulled out were grateful. Several couldn’t swim.”
Collier said the majority of fatalities in areas struck hard by Matthew were from vehicles being pushed off the roadways.”
In Enfield, police Chief Tyree Davis said the first call received was on South Dennis Street where a person was standing on top of their vehicle. “The Enfield Fire Department came out and brought their boat. The crews secured the boat with rope and myself and EMS met them out in the water.”
The victim declined medical treatment and was taken to a residence in town. “I think it’s a time when their experience and training comes to the forefront,” Davis said.
Throughout the storm, Enfield fire Chief Ronnie Locke said his department had five or six water rescues by boat and then helped people get out of an apartment. “One of the cars washed right off the road and into the woods. They were hanging on. Another vehicle stalled and they were hanging on to trees.”
There were some areas Enfield couldn’t get to and Halifax and Darlington responded. Locke estimated the number of rescues throughout the county to be as high as 22.
“Fire service, law enforcement and EMS, we have a lot of great relationships,” said Halifax Fire and Rescue Chief Ed Johnson. “They’re always willing to help and respond to everything they can.”
On Justice Branch Road, Johnson said Halifax responded to a vehicle washed out with three people on the roof. “We removed them from harm and found another on one of the bridges. We got her out of the vehicle.”
Johnson said Halifax rescued six people and assisted Darlington in rescuing three more.
Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp said he was proud of all the agencies throughout the county. “Roanoke Valley Rescue Squad has been part of the landscape for years and provides a very valuable service to the county.”
Tripp said agencies like Roanoke Valley and the fire departments, “Says how precious volunteers are. These volunteer firefighters get called at all hours of the night and provide a valuable service. I’ve always had respect for the firefighters. When they are called they don’t know what they are getting into. It’s very dangerous and I respect what they do.”

Saturday, October 8, 2016
At approximately 11:18 a.m., Master Officer R. Ball conducted an investigative traffic stop of a 2005 white Buick operated by Darnell Joyner, 38, of Conway.
Joyner was cited for driving while license revoked. Officer J. Hardy, who assisted Ball, found the rear passenger, Curtis Graham, 32, of Roanoke Rapids, in possession of marijuana. He cited and charged with simple possession and released. Both have November 13 court dates.

Sunday, October 9, 2016

At approximately 5:30 p.m., Officer H. Grimes responded to the 900 block of Cedar Street on a domestic call.
Grimes arrested Deshawn Shantee Williams, 29, of Scotland Neck, with disorderly conduct by abusive language. He was placed in the Halifax County jail under a $500 bond with a court date of November 4.

At approximately 10:03 p.m., Officer O. Wiltsie responded to 1414 Johnston Street.
Upon his arrival he discovered that a tow truck had attempted to make a repo.
He observed a car blocking the tow truck in and another car that had driven up striking the tow truck causing approximately $1, 200 worth of damage to the tow truck.
Wiltsie cited Dick Cooper, 21, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, with damage to property. He has a court date of December 9.

Superintendent Eric Cunningham said in a statement AdvancED Accreditation is the national commission which confers the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement accreditation seal.
This means the system and all of its schools are accredited, and that Halifax County Schools is recognized across the nation as a quality school system, Cunningham said.
The accreditation process involves three ongoing components — meeting high quality standards; implementing a continuous process of improvement and engaging in quality assurance through internal and external review.
The system’s accreditation is for a five-year term with regular monitoring of progress and reporting occurring during the term, Cunningham said.
“School System Accreditation as conferred by the AdvancED Accreditation Commission provides Halifax County Schools a nationally-recognized mark of quality for our system and all the schools within our system,” said Assistant Superintendent Tyrana Battle. “It demonstrates to our community our commitment to excellence, our openness to external review and feedback, and our desire to be the best we can be on behalf of the students we serve.”
The actual accreditation process occurred under former Superintendent Elease Frederick and under the auspices of the Halifax County Schools Curriculum and Instruction Team.
Team leader Dottie Umstead, recognized all schools in the district:
Aurelian Springs Elementary School
Principal Marcus Jones
Scotland Neck Elementary School
Principal Christina Williams
Everetts Elementary School
Principal Stephanie Tillery
Hollister Elementary School
Principal Melissa Richardson
Inborden Elementary School
Principal Chastity Kinsey
Pittman Elementary School
Principal Jacqueline Williams
Enfield Middle School
Principal Teicher Patterson
William R. Davie Middle School
Principal Victor Fenner
Northwest Halifax High School
Principal Mark Barfield
Southeast Halifax High School
Principal Ann Davis
Members of the Halifax County Schools Curriculum and Instruction included: Pamela Chamblee, Lavonne McClain, Shelia Lowe, Cynthia Williams, Umstead and Battle.
Mark Elgart, president and CEO of AdvancED, stated, “AdvancED School System Accreditation is a rigorous process that focuses the entire school system on the primary goal of creating lifelong learners. The Halifax County School system is to be commended for engaging in this process and demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement.”

Travis Lee Davis, 26, was jailed on $50,000 secured bond and faces charges of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, assault by pointing a firearm, discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling and injury to real property, Chief Deputy Scott Hall said in a statement.
A man who fired a weapon at Davis during the matter on Bowers Road in the Littleton area will not be charged, Detective R.B. Biggerstaff said this afternoon.
Initial investigation, the sheriff’s office said last month, showed Davis shot 48-year-old George Jefferson. During an ensuing scuffle, the gun was dropped and Christopher Wood picked it up and shot Davis. Wood is the person who will not be charged.
Biggerstaff said the matter stemmed from a family dispute in which Davis was not welcome on the property. He declined to elaborate.
Davis has his first appearance October 26.

The United States Attorney’s Office today submitted a motion to preclude Antonio Tillmon’s claim of entrapment in his upcoming trial, in which jury selection is scheduled for October 24 in Greenville.
The other fourteen defendants in the case have already entered guilty pleas and are scheduled for sentencing next month.
United States Attorney John Brice in his motion said Tillmon was not recruited to join the drug trafficking organization by the government. Instead, he was recruited by a co-defendant.

The plan

Brice writes in the motion the FBI and North Carolina Eastern District Attorney’s Office conducted the reverse undercover operation “to flush out corrupt law enforcement officers in the Eastern District of North Carolina.”
During the course of the investigation, FBI undercover employees posed as members of a drug trafficking organization which transported narcotics and narcotics proceeds between Miami and New York. “The UCEs told the defendants that the DTO had recruited law enforcement officers in every state from Florida to New York to protect the DTO’s transport operations within the state’s borders and the DTO was expanding its North Carolina drug trafficking and money laundering operation.”

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The defendants assisted the organization in the transport of the purported cocaine and heroin, sometimes while armed, in exchange for cash payments.
“The undercover investigation was premised upon the DTO’s desire to recruit law enforcement in North Carolina to protect the DTO’s drug transport operations in North Carolina,” Brice wrote.

Recruitment

Lann Tjuan Clanton a former Weldon officer and correctional officer was the first defendant recruited and the only one recruited directly by the FBI. He was encouraged by the undercover
agents to recruit other law enforcement officers who would be willing to protect the transport of drugs and drug proceeds in exchange for payment.
Clanton subsequently recruited defendant Ikeisha Jacobs, who formerly worked with the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office, to join the organization.
Clanton and Jacobs were later assigned to lead their own teams, Brice wrote.

Tillmon recruitment

Jacobs recruited Tilmon, according to documents filed in the federal court record in July through August of 2014. “At the time of his recruitment, the defendant was employed as a police officer with the Windsor Police Department,” Brice wrote.
After Jacobs recruited Tillmon to join the operation, he met with the undercover employees and other co-defendants to learn the logistical details of the operation. “Jacobs remained in control of coordinating Tillmon’s appearance at each of the operations. At the time that she recruited Tillmon, and during the entirety of the operations, Jacobs did not know that she was
working with the FBI.”
Tillmon, the motion states, participated in three operations that moved 30 kilograms of purported heroin from North Carolina to Maryland.
He began work for the DTO in August, 2014 and continued to work for the organization until his arrest on April 30 of last year when he showed up to participate in a fourth operation. “The defendant carried a firearm to defend the drug transports during the second and third drug runs in which he participated.
“During the third drug run, he even provided an extra gun to one of his co-defendants when he learned that she was not carrying a gun. On the day of his arrest, he arrived to transport the purported drugs with five firearms and numerous rounds of ammunition.”

Tillmon is the only one of the so-called Rockfish 15 who will stand trial in the case, the remaining defendants choosing to take plea deals.
“The defendant asserts that he intends to argue that he was entrapped by the government into participating in the drug trafficking organization for which he is charged,” United States Attorney John Brice wrote in the motion. “It is undisputed, however, that the defendant was not recruited to join the drug trafficking organization by the government. Instead, the defendant was recruited by a co-defendant.”
The Fourth Circuit Court holds derivative entrapment is not a defense, Brice wrote, and Tillmon is not entitled to argue entrapment as a defense at trial as a matter of law. “Solicitation of the crime alone is not sufficient to grant the instruction, as that is not the kind of conduct that would persuade an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime.”

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Brice wrote there was no improper government action because Tillmon was recruited by a private citizen and a claim of derivative entrapment is impermissible “And because there was no improper government action. He also cannot show a lack of predisposition because he readily and willingly joined the drug conspiracy once he was informed of it.”
Tillmon willingly participated in three separate operations spanning the course of seven months, the motion said. “A month later, he then returned for yet a fourth operation, at which point he was arrested. The defendant was motivated by the profit that he earned providing protection for the drug shipments.”
Brice wrote undercover agents never threatened or coerced the defendants to participate or to continue participating. “In fact, during the dinner meeting before the defendant’s first drug run, (agents) told the new recruits that they did not have to participate and it was ‘no problem’ if the defendant did not want to participate. The (agents) said that they could ‘part ways and shake hands.’” The defendant chose instead to show up the next day to begin his participation in the drug trafficking. The defendant’s eagerness to commit the crimes over and over again is evidence that he possessed a predisposition for the criminal activity and therefore was not entrapped.”
The motion states even a neuropsychological report prepared by Tillmon’s legal team supports the conclusion he was predisposed because it concludes he is more likely “to engage the people and things that are familiar from previous situations instead of those that are novel in the present situation” and that his “behavior tends away from unexpected or impulsive actions and toward repetition of prior ways of behaving.”

Katherine G. Parker was hired Monday night by the town board and succeeds Traci V. Storey, who was hired as city clerk in Roanoke Rapids.
Town Administrator Mark Macon said Parker’s duties include managing accounts payable, utility billing, human resources, finance officer and clerk to the town board.
“The town board decided to hire her because of her education and her ability to do the job,” Macon said this afternoon. “She’s going to do well because she has that desire and tenacity. She will do well in this position because the town and its citizens have a high regard for her abilities.”
Macon said the town received 20 applications for the position and interviewed three. Of those interviewed, Macon said, Parker “prevailed in that process.”
Parker holds a bachelor of arts in English from Bennett College and earned a masters in public administration from Clark Atlanta University.
During graduate school, she focused her studies on issues involving policy, children, community and economic development.
While in Atlanta, Parker worked at Robert W. Woodruff Library as a graduate research assistant. While in graduate school, she developed her research policy skills working with Edgecombe County’s Cooperative Extension Office, the office of Governor Beverly Perdue and United States Congressman G. K. Butterfield.
Her graduate final presentation included research on the dynamics of the Roanoke Valley, including a focus on the town of Weldon and the recreational needs for children.
Her thesis was A Systems Theory Approach to Building a Strategic Operational Plan for the Development of Shiloah Landing in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
Returning to North Carolina in 2014, she previously worked at the Northampton County Manager’s Office where she assisted the clerk to the board, completed numerous projects and policies for the county manager and the board of commissioners.
She also served as a committee member to coordinate the Weldon Back to School Bash in 2015.
She joined the Weldon Police Department this year as the public Information officer and administrative assistant, with a focus on coordinating various community policing events and managing the various social media networks.
She continues to volunteer in the community with the Eastern North Carolina Alumnae Chapter of Bennett College, serving as financial secretary, and the Enfield-Roanoke Rapids Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
She is also a May graduate from the Rural Economic Development Institute Class.
She enjoys music, dancing and learning about the global community.
She is the daughter of Dr. Mae B. Parker, granddaughter of Erma H. Reese and has three siblings.

On October 7 around 12:46 p.m., Lieutenant Mac Wiggins and Officer W.A. Hammiel responded to House Street in reference to a man who threatened the caller with a gun.
While speaking with the caller, Daquan M. Barnes, 21, of Enfield saw the officers and started running with something in his hand.
After a short chase the officers caught and detained Barnes.
Corporal P. Moyer of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office and his dog Bosco conducted a search and located 15.4 grams of marijuana packaged in several plastic bags.
Barnes admitted to possessing the marijuana but denied having a firearm.
Barnes was arrested for felony possession with intent to sell and distribute schedule VI.
His court date is set for November 16.
No firearm was located at the scene.

On October 8 around 3 a.m., Officer Eric Johnson responded to Bachelor Avenue regarding a domestic assault.
While speaking with the victim she advised she was assaulted by her boyfriend, but he already left the scene.
Johnson investigated and later charged and arrested Jamaal Alexander Velazquez for domestic assault on a female and communicating threats.
His court date is set for November 8.

Roanoke Rapids Police Department Department Deputy Chief Andy Jackson said the name of the suspect is not being released until investigation into the matter is completed.
The driver of the vehicle was airlifted to Vidant in Greenville and was in serious condition, Gaston Fire and Rescue Chief Ed Porter said in a statement.
Jackson said the attempted larceny call came in around 5 p.m. at a downtown area convenience store, which he declined to immediately name.
Officers arrived and spotted the vehicle. At point the driver got out of the vehicle and a short foot chase ensued. The driver, however, doubled back and got back in the vehicle in the downtown mill village area and fled.
The chase carried officers into Northampton County and shortly before 5:30 p.m. Gaston received a call of a T-bone collision between the alleged suspect and a tractor-trailer on Highway 186 in Seaboard. Roanoke Rapids officers lost sight of the car in Gaston and the chase was picked by other agencies.
Porter said in the statement the male driver of the Dodge Charger was found pinned inside. Using hydraulic rescue cutters and spreaders, both driver’s side doors and the B post were removed. The roof of the vehicle was removed along with the steering wheel. The dash was pushed off the driver using the Jaws of Life.
The man was removed from the vehicle and placed in the care of Northampton County paramedics before being airlifted from the scene.
Porter said the vehicle was estimated to have been traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour upon impact and burst into flames.
The tractor-trailer driver and a Northampton County deputy extinguished the flames.
Firefighters remained on scene for approximately 40 minutes.

North Carolina’s accountability model identifies a district as low performing if the majority of its schools are low performing.
In 2015-16, four of Halifax County’s 10 schools were identified as low performing.
In 2013-14, the first year of the state’s A-F school performance grades, seven schools were identified as low performing.
This steady success follows more than six years of partnership with the state Department of Public Instruction’s District and School Transformation division designed to turn around the district’s low-performing schools.
Staff members from NCDPI serve as instructional coaches and provide central office coaching and other capacity-building services.
“The work of turning around low-performing schools is usually a gradual process of professional development, coaching and the implementation of local policies to improve district support for teaching and learning,” said Atkinson. “I commend the educators and students in Halifax County as well as the Department of Public Instruction’s District and School Transformation team for working closely together over the past six years on behalf of students. There is still much to do, but a strong foundation is in place to continue improving student achievement in Halifax schools.”
The State Board of Education formally kicked off this partnership in 2010 when it held a planning session, public hearing and meeting in the school district. Board members continue to receive regular briefings about the work in Halifax County.
Cobey noted the board’s ongoing commitment bridges changes in state board leadership and membership. “Lifting up the school districts with long-term performance concerns and finding ways to intervene and partner with the educators and leaders in those communities remain important goals for us.”

The execution of the search occurred around 10 a.m. on Keener Drive off Highway 48 and resulted in the arrest of Michael James Prince, 29, task force Captain A.M. Harris said in a statement.

Agents located six dosage units of Xanax, a dosage unit of Oxycodone, 4 grams of cocaine, 53 grams of marijuana and several items of drug paraphernalia including a glass smoking pipe, marijuana grinder, digital scale, plastic straw and a measuring cup.
Agent D.R. Radford arrested and charged Prince with simple possession of schedule IV controlled substance, simple possession of schedule II controlled substance, felony possession of cocaine, possess marijuana paraphernalia, possess drug paraphernalia, possession with the intent to sell and deliver marijuana, felony possession of marijuana and maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance.
He was also served an outstanding Halifax County order for arrest for missing court in June of 2015 for a city ordinance violation for speeding.
Prince received a $300 bond for the order for arrest and a $3,000 bond for the drug charges. He has a December 21 court date.

A spokesman for the United States Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of North Carolina also confirmed Gary also received 10 years of supervised release.
Meanwhile, Mr. Gary’s wife, Erica, got five years of supervised release with 120 days of imprisonment.
His son Zhaqwaun, received three years of supervised release and six months imprisonment, the spokesman confirmed.
Sentencing of the trio, who ran the ring off Stack Powell and were arrested in April of 2013, was Thursday.
The United States Attorney’s Office, according to federal court documents, had pushed for more stringent sentencing based on the length of the history with game dogs, a kennel, and dog fighting as well as the extraordinary cruelty to an animal that resulted in maiming, and other serious injuries to animals recovered from the property.
The spokesman said a news release on the sentencing is pending.
The case goes back to April of 2013 when the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint Erica Gary was conducting dogfighting operations at her residence on Stack Powell Road outside Roanoke Rapids.
When deputies arrived, no dogfighting was observed, but blood samples were obtained from an area appearing to have had recent dogfighting and multiple animals were seized.
In the shed, deputies located a steel bucket with bloody water, and what appeared to be a ring for dogfighting.
A carpet with blood was found and there were splatters on the walls. The dogs were in a wooden fence-in area and there was blood at the bottom of the fence.
Several pit bulls were chained up within the fence. A Halifax Animal Control officer was called out and gave his opinion this was a dogfighting ring based on his review of the shed set up and appearance.
Deputies located approximately 17 pit bulls and they all had wounds and scars consistent with dogfighting.
While looking for evidence of dogfighting, deputies located marijuana plants growing in a shed on the property. Deputies obtained a search warrant based on the discovery. There were approximately 68 plants, a grow light, seeds, timers and heaters in support of the growing operation.
A search warrant was also executed at the home of Erica Gary and two firearms were located in the closet of the bedroom shared by she and her husband.