Drug Bust: Cocaine | Eastern North Carolina Now

Investigators arrested Grimes for outstanding arrest warrants stemming from controlled purchases of cocaine and Mephedrone (Bath Salt) conducted from Grimes.

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    On April 8, 2013, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Jabari Contae Grimes, age 30, of 5833 Bonnerton Rd. in Edward and Crystal Lynn Dawson, age 30, of 113 Lake Road in Beaufort, NC. Investigators arrested Grimes for outstanding arrest warrants stemming from controlled purchases of cocaine and Mephedrone (Bath Salt) conducted from Grimes. At the time of his arrest Grimes was in possession of a quantity of Oxycodone. A search of the area where Grimes and Dawson were located also revealed a quantity of cocaine and snorting straws.

Jabari Contae Grimes
Crystal Lynn Dawson


    Jabari Grimes was arrested and charged with Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Schedule II Controlled Substance, Possession of Cocaine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was also served with the outstanding arrest warrants that included three counts of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Mephedrone and four counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Grimes was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $50,000 secured bond. Crystal Dawson was arrested and charged with Possession of Cocaine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Dawson was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under $5,000 secured bond.


    Lt. Joshua Shiflett
      Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
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