12/16/2022
Rawnews1st – A La Grange man was arrested Friday on several drug charges following a team effort between the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office and the Kinston Police Department as part of “Operation Restore Lenoir.”
Jarrett Heith Shaw was arrested by LCSO officials after a search warrant at Shaw’s Kennedy Home Road residence was executed by the LCSO’s narcotics unit and the Kinston Police Department’s Violent Crime Action Team.
The search warrant was part of a narcotics investigation by law enforcement officers.
Duing the search of Shaw’s residence, detectives found a trafficking amount of Schedule VI controlled substance, 18 firearms, cash and drug paraphernalia.
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Items were also seized as evidence that indicated illegal controlled substances were being distributed from the residence.
Shaw was arrested and charged with multiple state drug charges, including:
• one count of trafficking Schedule VI controlled substance
• one count of felony maintaining a dwelling for keep and sale of controlled substance
• one count of possession of drug paraphernalia
Lenoir County Sheriff Jackie Rogers praised the deputies, detectives and officers who are striving daily to get illegal drug activity out of our county.
“Law enforcement officers in Lenoir County continue to work diligently to rid our communities of drug dealers and violent offenders,” Sheriff Rogers said.
“’Operation Restore Lenoir’ is a collaboration between agencies and — most importantly — the residents of our communities who have simply had enough.”
The sheriff challenged county residents to continue the effort. Shaw was jailed under a $25,000 secured bond.
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