June 16. Cornelius Police issued this press release a day after a raid on a doublewide across Norman Island Drive from Community in Christ Lutheran Church:

After conducting a Narcotics Investigation for several weeks due to multiple citizen complaints, as well as a rise in overdose cases involving several neighboring jurisdictions, detectives with the Cornelius Police Department Crime Reduction Unit, along with the North Mecklenburg SWAT team executed a search warrant on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at approximately 7 a.m., at the residence …. Subsequently, Detectives seized 988 yellow and blue Fentanyl pills, 17 grams of Methamphetamine, and 2 grams of Psychedelic Mushrooms.

Alexander

Tina Marie Alexander was charged with Felony Level III Trafficking in Opium, Felony Conspire in Trafficking in Opium, Felony Possession with Intent to Distribute (PWISD) Methamphetamine, Felony Possession of Methamphetamine, Felony Possession of Schedule I, Felony Maintaining a Dwelling for controlled Substance, Felony Possession of Synthetic Cannabinoid, and Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Matthew Christian Dominguez was charged with Felony Level I Trafficking in Opium, Felony Conspire in Trafficking in Opium, Felony Possession with Intent to Manufacture/Sell/Deliver Schedule II, and Misdemeanor Drug Paraphernalia.

Dominguez

Both individuals were arrested on scene and transported without incident to the Mecklenburg County Jail. Tina Marie Alexander was issued a $1,000,000 secured bond and Matthew Christian Dominguez was issued a $100,000 secured bond.

Neighbors complain

Neighbors said the rental property has been “a problem for the neighborhood for years.”