Three children have been turned over to the Department of Social Services after Halifax County Sheriff's Office deputies discovered poor living conditions and a pound of marijuana and other drugs in a London Church Road outside Roanoke Rapids Wednesday night.
Three people from South Carolina were arrested this morning for heroin possession after Roanoke Rapids police received a domestic disturbance call at the Interstate BP.
A Scotland Neck man was arrested on crack and marijuana charges Tuesday following execution of a search warrant by the Halifax County Sheriff's Office.
United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court on Tuesday, Derrick Keith Ussery Sr., 44, of Roanoke Rapids was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard to 262 months in federal prison for distribution and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack and aiding and abetting that crime.
Richard Demello had his bond set at $400,000 cash today following several motion hearings in the March 28, 2010, murder of Michael Wayne Davis on Mobley Street outside Roanoke Rapids.
