Dudley Ave Search Warrant Nets Drugs and Two Arrests

Axavier Johnson                     Samuel Burch

March 25, 2019 - Lee County Sheriff’s Narcotics agents executed a search warrant on the property located at 408 Dudley Avenue, Sanford. 

Upon entry to the residence, agents located and detained the primary resident Samuel Bernard Burch Jr. and roommate Axavier Marco Johnson their inside.


During the course of the search, agents located 1.3 grams of heroin, and 4.3 grams of “MOLLY” which is slang for an illegal street drug. “MOLLY” is often thought to be a pure form of the illegal street drugs Ecstasy of MDMA. 

Agents arrested Samuel Bernard Burch Jr., age 31, of 408 Dudley Avenue and roommate Axavier Marco Johnson, age 43, previously known address of 6384 Ramsey Street, Linden, NC. Agents transported both Burch and Johnson to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to be processed and charged. 

Samuel Bernard Burch Jr. was charged with two counts of possession with the intent to sell and deliver MMDA/Ecstasy, one count of sell and deliver MMDA/Ecstasy, one count of possession with the intent to sell and deliver heroin, two counts of felony maintaining a dwelling place used for the storage and sells of illegal controlled substances, one count of felony possession of illegal controlled substances within 1000 foot of a day care, and two counts of misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Samuel Bernard Burch Jr. was jailed under a $50,000.00 secured bond.

Axavier Marco Johnson was charged with one count of possession with the intent to sell and deliver MMDA/Ecstasy, one count of possession with the intent to sell and deliver heroin, one count of felony maintaining a dwelling place used for the storage and sells of illegal controlled substances, one count of felony possession of illegal controlled substances within 1000ft of a day care, and one count of misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Axavier Marco Johnson was jailed under a $20,000.00 secured bond.