Pair charged with having drugs in car at I-40 rest area 
Lt. Bryon Crisp of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 38-year-old George Steven Johnson, of Owl Hollow Road in Marion, and 24-year-old Stephanie Renee Rice, of Westwood Avenue in Swannanoa, with felony possession of methamphetamine.
On Monday, March 3 at 5:20 a.m., Crisp was patrolling the Interstate 40 westbound rest area and noticed a suspicious vehicle. Rice, a passenger in the car, was wanted on a probation violation.
A subsequent search of the automobile, occupied by both suspects, revealed 1 gram of methamphetamine.
Address/Location
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
593 Spaulding Rd
Marion, NC 28752
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-652-2235
Richelle Bailey
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
[email protected]
828-652-2235
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