Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Methamphetamine Seized in Recent Drug Arrests | Eastern NC Now

Press Release:

    During the past month, members from the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit, Patrol Division and K9 Unit have charged seven people in the county on felony drug charges. These arrests are the result of conducting controlled purchases of illegal drugs, proactive patrolling in high crime areas and the execution of search warrants on known drug dealers.

    Dangerous drugs seized off the streets of Beaufort County as a result of these recent felony cases include 9 grams of cocaine, 30 grams of methamphetamine and 120 grams of fentanyl.

    According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 2 milligrams of fentanyl is considered to be a lethal dose. These seizures by Deputies is enough fentanyl to potentially cause 60,000 fatal overdoses.

    The following individuals were charged:

    39-year-old Brandon Jamar Bell of Goldsboro, NC was arrested and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $400,000 secured bond and charged with:

• (3) counts of Trafficking in Fentanyl by Possession
• (1) count of Felony Maintain a Vehicle to Keep and Sell Controlled Substances

    40-year-old Givon Montrell Hodges of Washington, NC was arrested and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $30,000 secured bond and charged with:

• (1) count of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine

    57-year-old Richard Keith Barnes of Aurora, NC was arrested and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center under no bond and charged with:

• (1) count of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Methamphetamine
• (1) count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

    23-year-old Dekevion Malik Roulhac of Washington, NC was arrested and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $60,000 secured bond and charged with:

• (1) count of Trafficking in Fentanyl by Possession

    32-year-old Donald Leon Keech Jr. of Belhaven, NC was arrested and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center under no bond and charged with:

• (2) counts of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Methamphetamine
• (1) count of Felony Possession of Methamphetamine

    28-year-old William Alexander Branch of Blounts Creek, NC was arrested and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center under no bond and charged with:

• (1) count of Felony Possession of Fentanyl
• (1) count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

    32-year-old Ebony Taliah Lawrence of Washington, NC was arrested and held in the Wake County Detention Center under a $50,000 secured bond and charged with:

• (1) count of Trafficking in Fentanyl by Possession

    Sheriff Hammonds asks anyone with information regarding suspected drug sale/use or any other crime to contact the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office at (252) 946-7111. You can also submit tips anonymously by contacting Beaufort County Crime Stoppers at (252) 974-6400 or submit your confidential tip by downloading the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office App and selecting Submit A Tip.

• Sheriff Scott Hammonds
•     Beaufort County Sheriff's Office