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“Large scale” drug operation nets three arrests, drugs and cash seized

By WSTP News Dept on May 23, 2013

Submitted by David Whisenant
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 9:03am

SALISBURY - What police say was a “large scale” drug operation that reached throughout the county has been stopped and three people have been charged.

Law enforcement officers from the Salisbury Police Department, Rowan County Sheriff’s Office, and State Bureau of Investigation worked together on the case that resulted in arrests on Wednesday night.

Stephanie Broadway, 36, was charged with trafficking heroin and conspiracy to traffic in opium.  Bond for Broadway is set at $500,000.  Andre Perkins, 42, was charged with 6 counts of trafficking heroin.  Bond is set at $500,000.  Erik Sherman, 66, Singer is charged with trafficking heroin, conspiracy to traffic opium, drug possession, carrying a concealed weapon, maintaining a vehicle or dwelling for the drug trade, and the sale and delivery of drugs.  Bond for Singer is $750,000.

All three were arrested in the parking lot of the shopping center at 107 Mooresville Road.

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FBI searching for Cabarrus sex offender who cut GPS tracker and fled

By WSTP News Dept on May 22, 2013

 

Submitted by David Whisenant
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 7:17pm
FBI searching for Cabarrus sex offender who cut GPS tracker and fled

CHARLOTTE - From the FBI: The Charlotte Division of the FBI and the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance to locate a registered sex offender who cut off a tracking device after child pornography was found in his possession.

James Brian Webb (born October 28, 1969), is facing federal charges of receipt of child pornography and state charges of felony sex offenses and violations of probation.

Webb was last seen at his home in Concord, North Carolina on May 20, 2013, during a search of his residence. Officers later discovered child pornography images and issued warrants for Webb’s arrest.

Webb was wearing a GPS tracking device as the result of multiple sex offense convictions in North Carolina. He removed the tracker while in the town of Vale, North Carolina, at approximately 7:15 p.m. on May 20, 2013.

Webb is believed to be operating a gray 2006 Toyota Scion with North Carolina license plate BJT-9681.

Homeland Security Investigations and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety-Office of Adult Corrections are assisting in this ongoing investigation. If you see Webb or know where he is, call FBI Charlotte at 704-672-6100 or the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office at 704-920-3000.

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Spencer man charged with trying sell oxycodone pills, report says

By WSTP News Dept on May 22, 2013

 

Submitted by WBTV Web Staff
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 11:00am

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SALISBURY, NC (WBTV)- A Spencer man was arrested in Salisbury Thursday after deputies say he was trying to sell oxycodone pills.

James Brian Javis, 49, of Spencer, is charged with two counts of trafficking opium or heroin, conspiring to traffic opium/heroin, possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or distribute a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a news release from the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office.

Javis was stopped by deputies in the parking lot of Chick-fil-A on East Innes Street.

Deputies found Javis had 100 oxycodone pills in the car that were not prescribed to him and he was attempting to sell them to unknown individuals, according to the report.

Javis was placed in the Rowan County Dentention Center under a $252,500 bond.

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Catching the tail end: man walks away from armed robber, gets shot in back side

By WSTP News Dept on May 21, 2013

 

 
Submitted by David Whisenant
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 9:08am
 

SALISBURY – A Salisbury man is recovering from a gunshot wound after turning his back and walking away from a man who was trying to rob him.

According to Salisbury Police, Van Louis Jones, Jr., walked outside of his home in the Wiley School apartments on Ridge Avenue Monday night when a car pulled up the curb and a man said “give it up.” Taking that to mean he was being robbed, Jones said no, and turned to walk away.

Jones said he was the shot in the backside and the car sped away.

Jones walked back home and called 911 and waited for police. He was taken to Rowan Regional Medical Center and then transferred to Wake Forest University Baptist medical Center in Winston-Salem.

Anyone with information is asked to call Salisbury Police or Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.

 

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Man leads deputies on high speed chase with one year old and three week old in car

By WSTP News Dept on May 21, 2013

 

Submitted by David Whisenant
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 9:23am
 
Man leads deputies on high speed chase with one year old and three week old in car

SALISBURY - Deputies say a man led them on a chase with speeds exceeding 100 miles an hour on I-85 while he had two very young children in the car, and deputies say the children were not restrained in car seats.

It happened on Saturday afternoon. A deputy driving south on Highway 29 near Webb Road noticed a car driving north at a high rate of speed. The deputy began to follow the car, but said in the report that the driver sped up, then made an erratic turn into the parking lot of Bebop’s.

The deputy blocked the driver from turning back on to Highway 29, but the driver did manage to get out of the parking lot and head onto I-85 going south. The deputy says the driver then sped up to to more than 100 miles an hour. While on the interstate, the driver crossed over four lanes of traffic to take the China Grove exit.

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