Separate traffic stops lead to drug-related arrests

Published 2:39 pm Wednesday, February 12, 2020

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The Dare County Sheriff’s Office has reported three recent traffic stop incidents that led to felony arrests.

According to DCSO, on January 22, 2020, a deputy from the A-District conducted a traffic stop near Landing Trail on Hwy. 158 in Kitty Hawk, which led to the seizure of approximately 1/4 pound of marijuana. Ronald Anthony Brooks III, 30, of Kill Devil Hills, was charged with felony possession of marijuana. Brooks was released on a $5,000 secured bond.

On January, 29, 2020, DCSO stated that a deputy from the A-District conducted a traffic stop near First Flight High School in Kill Devil Hills, which led to the seizure of THC wax and oil. William Mason Webb, 28, of Bath, was arrested and charged with felony possession of THC wax/oil. Webb was released after posting a $2,500 secured bond.

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DCSO also reported that on February, 2, 2020, a deputy from the A-District conducted a traffic stop near Town Hall Drive on Colington Rd, which led to the seizure of methamphetamine and paraphernalia. Jennifer Lynn Freeman, 33, of Georgetown, Ohio, was arrested and charged with felony possession of methamphetamine, felony possession of controlled substance inside a prison/jail, felony alter/steal/destroy evidence and felony fugitive from justice warrant from Ohio. The press release from DCSO further stated that it was discovered the next day that Freeman used her sister’s information when she was arrested and she was additionally charged with felony identity theft. Freeman is in custody under a $95,000 secured bond.

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