Heroin Arrest with Child in Vehicle | Eastern NC Now

On 12-18-2017, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Heather Freelove Sawyer, 32 years of age, of 2930 Camp Leach Road in Washington, Sarah Pinkham, 35 years of age, of 2998 Ephesus Church Road in Blounts Creek and Tina Marie Bernal, 32 years of age

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Heather Freelove Sawyer
    On 12-18-2017, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Heather Freelove Sawyer, 32 years of age, of 2930 Camp Leach Road in Washington, Sarah Pinkham, 35 years of age, of 2998 Ephesus Church Road in Blounts Creek and Tina Marie Bernal, 32 years of age, of 7440 Jericho Road in Ruther Glen Virginia. They were charged with Possession of Heroin and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

    Their arrest stemmed from Investigators receiving information that Sawyer had traveled to Greenville to purchase heroin and was enroute to Beaufort County. Investigators conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle that Sawyer was driving. Pinkham, Bernal and a small child were passengers in the vehicle.

    Investigators conducted a search a found a plastic bag containing a small amount of heroin and two snorting straws in the common area of the vehicle. A used syringe was found hidden in the child's car seat.

    Sawyer, Pinkham and Bernal were confined in the Beaufort County Center under a $2,000.00 secured bond. Child Protective Services were notified about the incident.

Sarah Pinkham
Tina Marie Bernal

  • Lieutenant Joshua Shiflett
  •     Beaufort County Sheriff's Office

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