WHITEVILLE, NC — A Fayetteville man was jailed in Columbus County late Sunday night after officers with the Whiteville Police Department discovered narcotics during an investigation.
Elijah Carmichael, 47, of 2858 Aristocrat Lane, Fayetteville, was arrested at 10:23 PM on Sunday, November 8. Officers charged Carmichael with felony possession of cocaine, felony possession of methamphetamine, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
Carmichael was booked into the Columbus County Detention Center, where he was placed under no bond awaiting trial.
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