Quandre Alston, a 20-year-old Weldon man, is currently in custody in Baltimore, and waiting extradition proceedings in the shooting death of Wilton Cotton, a murder arrest warrants say was over $595.33 in currency and one ounce of marijuana.
A Roanoke Rapids man reportedly coming out of the Ransome Circle area of Scoco Park in Weldon was stopped for driving violations, which led to drug charges, this afternoon.
Arrests in the Southern Summer undercover drug campaign continue to trickle in, according to the Halifax County Sheriff's Office.
Two minor wrecks were reported this morning by the Roanoke Rapids Police Department due to poor visibility from a glaring morning sun.
The Northampton County Sheriff's Office is intensifying its efforts to solve the June 2012 murder of Crystal Bell.
