Officials: 16-year-old gave marijuana to a 14-year-old while at park

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, August 6, 2014

A Rowan County teen remains in jail after officials said he had marijuana and gave it to a 14-year-old while at the park in Rockwell.
The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office charged Drake Justin Kelso, 16, of the 700 block of Crescent Road, Rockwell, with misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance schedule VI and misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
He was arrested at Rockwell Park Drive. Kelso and the teen are residents of Nazareth Children’s Home.
Kelso was charged June 13 with misdemeanor possession of stolen goods and June 26 with misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
He is jailed under a $1,000 secured bond.
In other sheriff’s reports:
• A man reported Friday a larceny in the 200 block of Sells Road.
• A woman reported Saturday a vandalism in the 6000 block of Wildwood Road.
• A man reported Saturday a vandalism in the 1600 block of Beagle Club Road.
• A man reported Saturday someone busted his car windshield during the previous night in the 300 block of Bradford Drive.
• A woman reported Sunday a fraudulent incident in the 100 block of Pineywood Street, China Grove.
• A woman reported Sunday a break-in occurred in the 3100 block of Grandeur Drive at an apartment there.
• Rebecca Diane Honeycutt, 58, was charged Friday with misdemeanor larceny at the county courthouse.
• Rhonda Yvonne Clark, 40, was charged Sunday with misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance schedule IV in the 100 block of Hilton Avenue, Kannapolis.
• Matthew Walter Robertson, 28, was charged Sunday with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia in the 1800 block of Cannon Street, Rockwell.
• Caleb David Swift, 22, was charged Sunday with using drug paraphernalia in the 6300 block of Goldfish Road, Kannapolis.
• Davina Teresa Thomas, 33, was charged Sunday with misdemeanor larceny at the Rowan County Magistrate’s Office.

In police reports:
• A woman reported Monday a knife assault occurred in the 1600 block of Standish Street.
• ALS of North Carolina reported Monday a larceny occurred between July 17 and Monday in the 500 block of Klumac Road.
• A woman reported Monday someone took her vehicle in the 500 block of South Ellis Street.
• Historic Salisbury reported Monday someone spray painted on a brick wall in the 200 block of East Council and Depot streets.
• A man reported Monday a larceny occurred in the 800 block of West Jake Alexander Boulevard.
• A fraud/counterfeiting incident was reported Monday in the 800 block of South Jake Alexander Boulevard.
• A woman reported Monday a larceny at her home in the 500 block of Wellington Hills Circle.
• A woman reported Monday a larceny in the 600 block of South Ellis Street.
• A woman reported Monday her vehicle was stolen in the 1900 block of West Jake Alexander Boulevard.
• A woman reported Monday a domestic disturbance over a child in the 100 block of Clancy Street.
• Travis Strother, 16, was charged Sunday with being a juvenile being in public during curfew hours in the 600 block of West Fisher and South Craige streets.
• Jalon Jacques Adkins, 16, and Charmeka Rucker Adkins, 37, were charged Sunday with a juvenile out in public during curfew hours in the 200 block of South Craige and West Bank streets.
Contact reporter Shavonne Potts at 704-797-4253.