JR Ingram Graduates 137 From The GREAT Program!

Kudos to Deputy Bridges and staff @ JR Ingram for graduating 137 fourth graders on February 29th from the G.R.E.A.T. program!! 

Shout out to Ms Duffey for her support and dedication to the program as well as all of the teachers. Also want to thank Mrs Brower for the amazing banner!! Sheriff Carter and other staff members came out to cheer on the graduates!

G.R.E.A.T.  (Gang Resistance Education And Training) is six week, evidence-based and effective gang and violence prevention program built around school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curriculum. The program is intended as an immunization against delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership for children in the years immediately before the prime ages for introduction into gangs and delinquent behavior. It also walks the students through processes like decision making, conflict resolution, anger management, and the consequences of gangs and violence. It also builds their relationship and trust with law enforcement personnel.

Career Day A Success At BT Bullock

Kudos to the BT Bullock staff again for an amazing job organizing another event with the Sheriff's Office. Thanks for the invite!

Officer Bridges and Cpl Estes with the LCSO Community Policing Unit, assisted by SRO Seagroves, assisted on Friday with their career fair!


Third, Fourth and Fifth graders attended and asked some really great questions as you can imagine!
 

Church Street Man Arrested for Numerous Charges

2/17/2016 - A Lee County Sheriff’s Deputy observed a vehicle at the intersection of Rose Street and Third Street with heavy damage to the front portion of the motor vehicle. The deputy noticed that the hood was completely covering the windshield and the vehicle was nearly inoperable due to damage. The deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop when the suspect vehicle and its occupant failed to stop for blue lights and siren. The suspect vehicle finally came to a stop in the area of Dudley Avenue and Oddfellow Street. At this time deputies were able to apprehend the operator and identified him as Sydney Bernard Jennings of 313 Church Street Sanford NC 27330.

At the time of Jennings arrest he was found in possession of 32 individually packaged bags of crack cocaine. Jennings was charged with driving while license revoked, fail to stop for lights and siren, aggressive driving, flee and elude arrest, driving while intoxicated, possession with intent to sell/deliver crack cocaine, maintaining a vehicle to sale narcotics and drug paraphernalia.

Jennings was brought to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and processed for the aforementioned criminal charges. At this point deputies were able to determine the Jennings had been involved in a hit and run investigated by the Sanford Police Department. Deputies also determined that Jennings was already on supervised probation for previous drug offenses. Jennings was arrested and charged for Possession with Intent to Sell/Deliver Crack Cocaine, Felony Flee and Elude Arrest, Maintain a Vehicle to sale narcotics and drug paraphernalia. Jennings was jailed under a $30,000.00 secured bond.

Broadway Man Charged with Trafficking

On 02/17/2016 Agents arrested Richard McKenley Rogers, 59 years of age 430 Heron Rogers Lane Broadway NC 27505 for Trafficking Opium by Transportation (Oxycodone and OxyContin), Trafficking Opium by Possession (Oxycodone and OxyContin), Maintain a Vehicle to sale narcotics and drug paraphernalia. 

Rogers was also cited for left of center, seat belt violation and fictitious registration plates. Rogers was jailed under a $50,000.00 secured bond. 

Nineteen Year Old Arrested for Drugs

On 02/12/2016 Agents arrested Andrew Tyler Hunt, 19 years of age, of 210 Weatherspoon Street Sanford, for possession with intent to sell/deliver prescription medication Adderall and sell/deliver prescription medication Adderall.

Hunt was jailed under a $25,000.00 secured bond.

Search Warrant Nets Drugs & Stolen Firearm

On 2/11/2016 at approximately 10:45AM Agents of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division executed a narcotics search warrant at the property of 209 South Fifth Street, Sanford. 

Inside the residence agents located two individuals along with nearly 20 bags of heroin packaged for sale, a stolen firearm and marijuana.

The two occupants of the residence were identified as Tiffany Elaine Murchison and Anthony Demetrius Parsley.

Anthony Demetrius Parsley, 27 years of age of 209 South Fifth Street, SANFORD, NC 27330 for Possession with intent to sell/deliver heroin, possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana, possession of stolen firearm, maintaining a dwelling to distribute narcotics, drug paraphernalia and resisting a public officer. Parsley was jailed under a $1,000,000.00 secured bond. (Additional charges are forthcoming) 

Tiffany Elaine Murchison, 32 years of age of 209 South Fifth Street Sanford NC 27330 for Possession with intent to sell/deliver heroin, possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana, possession of stolen firearm, possession of firearm by felon, maintaining a dwelling to distribute narcotics, and drug paraphernalia. Murchison was jailed under a $100,000.00 secured bond.