Two Suspects Arrested On Drug Charges, One Reportedly Concealed Fentanyl In Her Body
L-R: James Lewis Hairston III and Trisha Marie Nelson Courtesy of Iredell County Sheriff s Office
Two Suspects Arrested On Drug Charges, One Reportedly Concealed Fentanyl In Her Body
February 24, 2021
27-year-old James Lewis Hairston III of Moravian Falls and 44-year-old Trisha Marie Nelson of Wilkesboro were arrested last Saturday (February 20) by Iredell County Sheriff’s Officers. Hairston is charged with felony possession with intent to sell and deliver methamphetamine, along with misdemeanor counts of resisting a public officer and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Nelson was charged with felony counts of possession with intent to sell or deliver meth, maintain a vehicle for the sale or use of a controlled substance, possession with intent to sell or deliver schedule I controlled substance (Fentanyl), possession of a controlled substance on jail premises, alter/steal/destroy criminal ev
ICSO: drug offenders
Offense(s)/Charge(s): Felony Possession with Intent to Sale or Deliver Methamphetamine
Felony Maintain a Vehicle for the Sale orUse of Controlled Substance, Felony Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver Schedule IV Controlled. Substance (Alprazolam), Felony Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver Schedule I Controlled, Substance (Fentanyl).
Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance in Jail Premises, Felony Alter/Steal/Destroy Criminal Evidence, Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor Resisting Public Officer
Location of Incident: Salisbury Highway at Old SalisburyRoad, Statesville.
Suspect(s): Trisha Marie Nelson, 44 Years Old
207 Country Square Drive
21111 East Brocktown Road
Moravian Falls, North Carolina 28654
The Wilkes Sheriffâs Officeâs latest round of felony drug arrests reflects the increased prevalence of imported methamphetamine in Wilkes County, said Capt. Craig Dancy, who heads the agencyâs narcotics unit.
âEverything has gone to meth now,â said Dancy when he announced these latest cases on Dec. 18. Charges against all but four of 35 defendants in the latest round include meth offenses.
âAnd theyâre not making it here anymore because it canât competeâ with meth produced by drug cartels in Mexico, said Dancy. âWe havenât found a meth lab (in Wilkes) in two years.â
He said laws requiring retailers to keep records of people who buy household ingredients used in simple âone-potâ meth labs, once prevalent across Appalachia, are also a factor.