Sanford Woman Arrested During Traffic Stop for Drugs and Warrants

On Thursday January 24, 2019 Lee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics agents were called to assist Lee County uniform deputies with a traffic stop. Uniform deputies had initiated a traffic stop of a vehicle in the North Plank area of Lee County. Deputies had learned that one of the occupants of the vehicle, Lisa Marie Partington was entered into NCIC, wanted by Carteret County Sheriff’s Office for failure to appear. Uniform deputies arrested Lisa Marie Partington age 38 of 158 Wayne’s Landing, Sanford.

In the course of the arrest, deputies found a pill bottle containing approximately one tenth of a gram of crystal methamphetamine, thirteen dosage units of Suboxone and fourteen dosage units of Alprazolam prescription medication. 

Agents transported Partington to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office for processing. Agents charged Partington with one count of felony possession of crystal methamphetamine, one count of possession with the intent to sell and deliver a schedule III controlled substance, and one count of misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Partington was jailed under a $15,000.00 secured bond.