drugs
Drug dealer who ran student party den in Cornelius sentenced to 7 years
July 8. [Updated July 9] By Mark Washburn. Family and friends of two Hough High School students who died of fentanyl poisoning filled two benches Monday at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse to watch a Cornelius drug dealer admit her guilt in a trafficking scheme that targeted local youths. Asked whether she was in fact guilty, […]
Combating Fentanyl epidemic through awareness
March 28. US Attorney Dena J. King joined NC Attorney General Josh Stein, local law enforcement officials and other partners to raise awareness about the fentanyl epidemic. Speaking at a press conference, King said that federal prosecutors are focusing on dismantling large trafficking organizations responsible for supplying the bulk of fentanyl distributed in the Western […]
Pair arrested on drug charges Thursday morning; another for resisting
Dec. 28. [Updated 2:45 pm Dec. 29] Terrell Jordan Calliste, 30, and Charles Edward Logan, 36, were arrested on drug charges at 9:26 Thursday morning, according to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. Calliste was charged with Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver (PWISD) cocaine as well as possession of drug paraphernalia and a firearm. […]
Police arrest 21-year-old in Hough High drug case. How big is this problem?
July 12. By Dave Yochum. There’s been another fatal overdose involving a student at Hough High. The mother of Laird Ramirez says her 17-year-old son died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. He was a senior, a wrestler and by all accounts a good kid. “He was a shining light, an extraordinary kid, he was smart […]
