Task force Captain A.M. Harris said today agents made contact with the federal office soon after warrants were served for the arrest of Ussery and his girlfriend in Virginia.

Ussery was released from federal custody September of last year but under terms of his sentence was given a term of five years supervised release.

“We had been receiving information he was back selling in Halifax County and Nash County not long after he got out,” Harris said today. “We had started getting complaints from Ironwood Drive. We had been receiving complaints for several months.”

Shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, the task force said in a statement, agents with assistance from Lieutenant George Evans, Deputy M. Butler and Corporal M. Brown of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at Ironwood Drive, which is a mobile home community off West Tenth Street.

Task force agents received information from the Greensville County Sheriff's Office Ussery and his girlfriend, Danielle Richardson, were arrested there on several drug counts.

According to a statement from the Greensville County Sheriff's Office ,Ussery and Richardson were arrested around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Love's Travel Plaza in Skippers.

Captain B. Stroud, Detective B. Ligon and Deputy C. Rook arrested the pair and charged them with distribution of heroin after finding slightly more than 8 grams and $1,330 in cash.

They are currently being held at the Southside Regional Jail without opportunity for bond.

During the search of the residence on Ironwood Drive, with the assistance from Brown and his dog, Mallie, approximately 73.8 grams of cocaine, 28 dosage units of Oxycodone, drug paraphernalia including a digital scale and plastic baggies were seized. Value of the seized drugs is around $5,000, Harris said.

Warrants have been obtained on Ussery, 25, and Richardson, 22, both of Roanoke Rapids, for trafficking in cocaine, felony possession of cocaine, maintaining a dwelling to keep a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession with intent to sell and deliver a schedule II controlled substance.

Following extradition to Halifax County their court date will be August 26.

Ussery, his father, Derrick Ussery Sr. were arrested on federal drug charges on March 2, 2010, after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives executed a federal search warrant at the home where Ussery, and his son resided.

His father remains in federal custody.