Jermaine Moore and Geri Craig Busted for Narcotics | Eastern North Carolina Now

Press release

   On February 22, 2012, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Jermaine Devonne Moore, age 37, of 1205 E Firetower Rd. Greenville and Gerri Lyn Craig, age 54, of 55 New St. Edward. Moore and Craig’s arrest stemmed from Investigators conducting controlled purchases of crack-cocaine from Moore. Investigators received information that Moore was living in Greenville and travelling to the Edward and Aurora area in Beaufort County to sell and distribute crack-cocaine.

   Investigators conducted surveillance of Moore and witnessed him in a passenger vehicle being operated by Geri Craig. Investigators along with members of the Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division conducted a traffic stop on Craig’s vehicle. K-9 Elza alerted on the vehicle and located two pill bottles containing crack-cocaine in the floorboard of the car. The pill bottles contained 59 dosage units of crack-cocaine that were prepackaged for resale and four dosage units of Suboxone (a Schedule III Controlled Substance). Investigators also seized drug packaging material from the vehicle.



   Jermaine Moore was charged with three counts of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Schedule III Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Geri Craig was charged with Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Schedule III Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. At the time of his arrest Moore was out on bond stemming from an arrest that occurred on August 8, 2011, in which Moore was charged with Driving While Impaired and Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine. Moore was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $31,000 secured bond. Craig was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $10,000 secured bond.

    Lt. Joshua Shiflett
      Beaufort County Sheriff's Office