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Case History

Following up on information received in late-2018 that 35-year-old Robert Sandle was selling illegal drugs from a residence in Polk Village, Sheriff's Office investigators were able to obtain warrants for his arrest for two counts of Sale and Distribution of Crack Cocaine. Investigators also obtained a warrant to search the Fourth Street—Polk Village—Beaufort residence from which Sandle was selling the illegal drugs.

On January 18, 2019, Sheriff's Office investigators conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle being operated by Robert Sandle and arrested him for the two active arrest warrants. Shortly after arresting Sandle, investigators served the search warrant on the Fourth Street residence. Present at the residence when investigators served the search warrant was the homeowner/Sandle's mother, 63-year-old Rosa Manick.

Inside of Rosa Manick's Fourth Street residence, investigators recovered a trafficking weight of powder cocaine, as well as possession amounts of crack cocaine and marijuana. Also inside of the residence, and identified as belonging to Sandle, investigators recovered a significant quantity of pills and approximately 52 grams of a powdered substance, which would be subjected to chemical analysis at the Sheriff's Office Forensic Services Laboratory for identification.  

Following the search warrant, and in addition to the two Sale and Distribution of Crack Cocaine charges, Robert Sandle was charged with Trafficking Cocaine, Possession of Crack Cocaine and Simple Possession of Marijuana. Rosa Manick was arrested and charged with Possession of Crack Cocaine and Simple Possession of Marijuana. They were both incarcerated at the Beaufort County Detention Center and later released on bond.

Results of Chemical Analysis and Arrest of Robert Sandle

By the end of January, the pills and powder substance recovered during the search warrant had been analyzed at the Sheriff's Office Forensic Services Laboratory and resulted in the identification of heroin, methamphetamine and Tramadol. With the laboratory results in hand, investigators met with a Beaufort County magistrate and obtained warrants for the arrest of Robert Sandle for Trafficking Heroin (the powdered substance), Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance. .

Yesterday, Robert Sandle was located and arrested in the Beaufort without incident. He was served with the three arrest warrants and incarcerated in the Beaufort County Detention Center. Sandle was expected to receive a bond hearing on the new charges this morning. 

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