Attempt fails to flush marijuana down the toliet

Tom MacCallum

Richmond County Daily Journal

Two people have been arrested in connection with the seizure of 106 grams of marijuana at an apartment building on 2nd Street in Ellerbe, said Capt. John Glidewell, Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.

During the arrests, Glidewell said an attempt was made to flush the marijuana down a toilet. A shotgun was seized from within the bathroom.

Unique Moore, 26, Ellerbe Manor Apartments, was arrested on a felony charge of possession of marijuana with intent to sell or deliver and misdemeanor maintaining a place for controlled substances.

His bond was set at $10,000.

Travis Eugene Powell, 20, Robinson Avenue, Ellerbe, was arrested on felony charges of possession of marijuana with intent to sell or deliver and maintaining a place for controlled substances.

His bond was set at $10,000.

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In another case, James Michael Robinson, 20, Springhill Church Road, Hamlet, was arrested on felony charges of breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering.

Bond was set at $25,300.

Glidewell said Robinson was arrested by Marlboro County, S.C., detectives and returned to Richmond County.

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Jerry Dean Lunceford, 41, Pickett Street, Rockingham, was arrested on a felony charge of manufacturing marijuana.

He was released on a written promise to appear in court.

During the arrest, police seized three marijuana plants found in a backyard on Pickett Street.

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Incidents reported to the sheriff’s office include:

n A 20-year-old man told deputies he was hit on the head in an assault at a house on Evelyn Court, Hamlet.

n An object was thrown at a vehicle on Greenlake Road, Ellerbe, causing $250 damage to a door.

n A 29-year-old man told deputies he was threatened with a baseball bat at a residence on McKinley Street, Hamlet, and robbed of a $400 phone and $20.

n A 19-year-old man told deputies he was hit in the face and ribs while walking along Byson Drive, Hamlet.

n On Mill Street, Rockingham, someone stole a lawn mower valued at $574.

n Someone kicked in a door of a house on Cheraw Road, Hamlet, causing $300 damage in the residence.

n On Ponderosa Drive, Hamlet, someone did $100 damage to a mail box.

n At a business on Old Ellerbe Road, Rockingham, someone did $150 damage to a door and stole $310 worth of vehicle tires.

n Prescription medications valued at $110 were stolen from a house on Battley Dairy Road, Rockingham.

n In a break-in on Crestview Drive, Rockingham, someone did $10 damage to a window.

n A 1999 Cadillac Escalade valued at $15,000 was found in the woods off Ledbetter Road, Rockingham.

n At a business on Airport Road, Rockingham, someone did $300 damage to a vehicle and stole a $600 catalytic converter.

n At a public institution on Ledbetter Road, Ellerbe, someone did $100 damage to a window.

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Incidents reported to the Rockingham Police Department include:

n Mark Anthony Perkins Sr., 44, Lilesville, was arrested on four felony counts of obtaining property by false pretense and seven misdemeanor counts of worthless check. Bond was set at $12,000.

n Erica R. Morgan, 24, Green Lake Road, Rockingham, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of larceny. Bond was set at $500.

n Tammy Brayboy, 38, Hamlet Lake Court, Hamlet, was issued a citation on a charge misdemeanor larceny.

n A 56-year-old women told police a suspect hit her with his open hand at house on North Lawrence Street, Rockingham.

n At a house on West Broad Avenue, Rockingham, someone stole a $400 television set and $125 refrigerator.

n Ricky Rush, 44, South Brookwood Avenue, Rockingham, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of communicating threats. His bond was set at $500.

n Someone stole $2 and $10 worth of CDs from a vehicle parked on Beaverwood Court, Rockingham.

n Furniture valued at $500 was stolen from a porch of a house on East Greene Street, Rockingham.

n A bicycle valued at $150 was stolen from a house on Bryan Street, Rockingham.

n Richard Jevia James Graham, 25, Village Green Apartments, Rockingham was arrested on a felony charge of possession of a stolen firearm and on misdemeanor warrants of failure to appear in court on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to sell or deliver. Bond was set at $6,500.

n Someone stole checks from the home of a Rockingham woman and forged and cashed nine of them with a total value of $600.

n On Cabel Drive, Rockingham, someone did $50 damage to a door of an apartment.

n Devin Lee Terrill Tillman, 18, Tillman Road, Rockingham, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of communicating threats. Bond was set at $500.

n Jamel George Chambers, 35, Ponderosa Drive, Hamlet, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of assault on a female. He was released on a written promise to appear in court.

n At an apartment on Cauthen Drive, Rockingham, someone broke in and stole $320 worth of jewelry and $130.

n A Wadesboro woman told police a man approached her outside her motel room on West Broad Avenue and took $50 out of her hand and ran.

Information on criminal activity may be reported anonymously to Richmond County Crime Stoppers at 997-5454. When leading to arrests, reward may be offered for such information.

n Arrest reports published in the Richmond County Daily Journal are copied from local law enforcement records. Except for people injured in motor vehicle accident or reportable deaths, victims including people, businesses and institutions and their addresses are not included as a matter of newspaper policy. Reports include both arrests and criminal summons such as citations. The Daily Journal lists them all as arrests. People charged are presumed innocent until determined to be guilty by a court of law.