Marion man (Billy Kennedy) charged with various drug offenses following traffic stop
Detective Curtis Stuteville of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged Billy Joe Kennedy, 38, of Amy Drive in Marion, with two misdemeanor counts of simple possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, one felony count of possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, one felony count of possession of methamphetamine, one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia and one misdemeanor count of possession of up to ½ ounce of marijuana.
On Wednesday, July 30, at approximately 5 p.m., Stuteville stopped a vehicle on Zion Hill Road because the registration was invalid. Kennedy was a passenger in the automobile.
A search of the car revealed 1.5 grams of methamphetamine, ½ gram of marijuana, a bottle of methadone, two Oxycodone pills and one Klonopin.
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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