Three county residents were arrested Jan. 27 on drug-related charges after sheriff’s deputies seized over 2 and a half pounds of illegal drugs from a home in Norman.

Jesus Manuel Hernandez, 25, Rummage Packhouse Road, Norman, was charged with felony trafficking cocaine, felony possession with intent to sell and distribute cocaine and felony possession with intent to sell and distribute marijuana.

Damarria Laquez Dunn, 21, Park Street, Ellerbe, was charged with felony trafficking cocaine, felony possession with intent to sell and distribute cocaine and misdemeanor possession with intent to sell and distribute marijuana.

Kyla Christe Wilson, 27, U.S. 220, Norman, was charged with misdemeanor maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances.

According to reports, the sheriff’s office received numerous tips of illegal drug activity at the residence on U.S. 220 in Norman, so assisted by deputies, the Vice Narcotics Unit conducted a “knock and talk.”

As officers arrived on the scene, Wilson was standing outside the house but once she realized they were stopping, she ran back inside the home.

Deputies reported hearing running inside the home and went around back.

Hernandez was caught running out the back door with 778 grams of marijuana, according to reports.

A search warrant was obtained and upon search of the home, 544 grams of cocaine was found inside the house.

Wilson was released with a written promise to appear in court. Dunn was put in the Richmond County Jail under a $75,000 bond. Hernandez is under a $200,000 bond.

Other arrests reported by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office include:

James Edward Pankey, 45, Ellerbe, was arrested for six counts of felony breaking and entering, six counts of felony larceny after breaking and entering and one count of felony larceny. Bond was set at $10,000.

Shelia Annette Jones, 44, Seventh Avenue Aleo, Rockingham, was arrested for felony obtaining property by false pretense and misdemeanor larceny. She was released with a written promise to appear in court.

Incidents reported by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office include:

A woman on Greenlake Road reported annoying/harassing phone calls as someone continually called her and did not speak.

A vehicle on Capel Mill Road was reported broken into and more than $1,500 in property was stolen or is missing.

A home on Stokes Road was burglarized and approximately $40 in property stolen.

An mp3 player, CDs and account papers were reported missing from a home on Pinecrest Trail.

A window was reported shattered with a cinder block on Hwy. 1.

A $600 pit bull was reported stolen from a home on Eason Drive.

Someone reported an assault on Earl Franklin Drive.

A homeowner reported an attempted breaking and entering, but suspects left when a motion sensor light turned on.

A shotgun valued at $400 was reported stolen from a home on Osborne Road.

On Stokes Road, a man reported more than $17,000 in antiques and collectibles were stolen from his home.

A homeowner on Mill Road reported a back window smashed, trunk dented and side mirror broken after someone hit his vehicle with a bat several times.

Off Hwy. 381, a business owner reported a breaking and entering and safe cracking. A safe, valued at $420, was broken and $2,500 in cash stolen.

A house deed and several horse statues were reported missing or stolen from a home on Capel Mill Road.

Incidents reported by the Hamlet Police Department include:

A homeowner on Corning Street reported their home broken into and more than $400 in property, including a cable box were missing.

Grocery store employees reported that someone stole $16 in scented candles from the business.

Homeowners on Spring Street reported a window broken to their home. Damage was estimated at $150.

A suspicious fire was reported on Monroe Avenue after neighbors noticed a fire in the kitchen.

Arrests reported by the Hamlet Police Department include:

Bruce Wade Bailey Sr., 55, Clark Street, Hamlet, was charged with four counts of felony breaking and entering, three counts of felony larceny after breaking and entering and four counts of misdemeanor injury to real property.

Lester E. Graham, 44, High Street, Hamlet, was arrested for misdemeanor domestic criminal trespass and misdemeanor assault on a female.

Robert McKinley Covington, 45, Nicholson Road, Rockingham, was arrested for misdemeanor unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Bond was set at $300.

William Thomas Bryant, 22, Beeler Avenue, Hamlet, was arrested for misdemeanor order for arrest. Bond was set at $3,000.

Maldonado Roman Hernandez, 38, Meadow Lane, Hamlet, was arrested on two counts of misdemeanor order for arrest. Bond was set at $300.

Arrest reports published in the Richmond County Daily Journal are copied from local law enforcement records. Except for people injured in motor vehicle accidents 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.

Staff writer Bryan Stewart can be reached at 997-3111 ext. 15 or by e-mail at bstewart@yourdailyjournal.com.