Numerous drug-related arrests keep law enforcement busy over weekend

Published 12:00 am Monday, April 15, 2019

Staff report

Law enforcement authorities were busy over the weekend with numerous drug-related arrests.

The following arrests wer e made, according to reports from the Rowan County Magistrate’s Office and Rowan County Detention Center:

• Chelsea Coreen Farrell, 27, of China Grove, was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a Schedule II controlled substance; resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer; and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was placed under $21,000 bond.

• Rhonda Pierce Walker, 39, of Salisbury was charged with possession with the intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, along with resisting an officer. Her bond was set at $21,000.

• The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office charged Aaron Eugene Mothershead, 29, of Salisbury, with selling and delivering a Schedule I controlled substance. He was placed under a $15,000 bond.

• Robert Joseph Rakowski, 36, of Gold Hill, was charged with felony possession of a Schedule I controlled substance and failure to appear in court on previous charges. He was placed under $10,000 bond.

• The Sheriff’s Office charged Joekeem Shamar Neal, of Kannapolis, with possession with the intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a Schedule II controlled substance (marijuana), possession of marijuana paraphernalia and littering. He was placed under $25,000 bond.

• Robinson Marquise Sential, 26, of Spencer, was charged with cocaine and marijuana possession; maintaining a vehicle or dwelling for the manufacture or sale of a controlled substance; and possession or marijuana paraphernalia. He was placed under $25,000 bond.

• The Salisbury Police Department charged William Troy Wilson, 23, of Salisbury, with larceny from Walmart and possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance. He was placed under $3,500 bond.

• The Sheriff’s Office charged Marcus Eugene Rucker, 36, of China Grove, with possession of a weapon by a felon, assault and possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance. He was placed under $3,000 bond.

• Early Sunday, an Alcohol Law Enforcement agent charged Cordarius Marquette Miller, 29, of Greensboro, with felony possession of cocaine, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, resisting a public officer, possession of marijuana paraphernalia and having an unsealed bottle of wine in his vehicle. He was placed under $5,000 bond.

• Elijah Ohmari Redfern, 21, was charged Saturday with possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance; fleeing to elude arrest; driving with no operating license; and a stop sign violation. He ran from his vehicle during a traffic stop. Redfern’s bond was set at $20,000.

• The Sheriff’s Office charged Ray Buckwell Coleman, 30, of Salisbury, with maintaining a dwelling or vehicle for a controlled substance and conspiring to sell and deliver Schedule I and II controlled substances. His bond was set at $15,000.

• The Landis Police Department charged Andy Douglas Allen, 20, of Kannapolis, with fleeing to elude arrest, carrying a concealed gun and numerous traffic violations Friday. He was placed under $5,000 bond.

• Anthony Jerome Finger, 49, of Salisbury, was charged with communicating threats.

• On Saturday, the Kannapolis Police Department charged Jason Clinton Tucker, 45, of Kannapolis, with resisting, delaying and obstructing an officer, in addition to two counts of failure to appear in court on other charges. His bond was set at $15,000.

• The Sheriff’s Office charged Linda Marie Blymer of Cleveland with second-degree trespassing at the IHOP restaurant in Salisbury and resisting a public officer.

• Salisbury police charged Isaac latrell Baker, 18, of Salisbury, with resisting a public officer after he ran from a vehicle traffic stop.