CHADBOURN, NC — A Chadbourn man is back behind bars without bond after local law enforcement executed warrants charging him with opium and heroin trafficking.
Henry Shorron Gerald, 42, was taken into custody by Columbus County Sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 14, at 2:20 p.m..
Gerald was booked on felony charges of trafficking in opium or heroin, felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also processed on outstanding failure to appear warrants out of both Columbus and New Hanover counties.
Gerald was ordered held with no bond on the drug charges and received an additional $8,500 in secured bonds for his missed court dates.
All individuals named in this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Charges and case statuses may change as investigations and court proceedings continue.
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