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Man accused of having meth, cocaine, giving fake name to Richmond County deputies

ROCKINGHAM — A man who reportedly gave a fake name when stopped by deputies was allegedly caught with meth and cocaine and had an outstanding warrant in another county.

According to a press release from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call Sunday about a suspicious vehicle riding around in East Rockingham and stopped it on the corner of Airport Road and Stillwell Street.

When the approaching deputy asked the driver for identification, the driver reportedly said he didn’t have it on him, but gave the deputy a name — which came back as having multiple warrants for arrest.

The driver was detained and patted down, when the deputy reportedly found a bag of suspected meth in one pants pocket and a digital scale in the other.

When the driver was told about the warrants, he allegedly recanted and identified himself as 25-year-old Quadon Alajuan Easterling of Rockingham.

Investigators say Easterling had an order for arrest out of Guilford County.

While searching Easterling’s vehicle, deputies reportedly found a bag of suspected cocaine in the driver’s seat.

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Easterling was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, felony possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia, He was also cited for giving fictitious information to a law enforcement officer and having a canceled, revoked or suspended certificate of title or tag. 

He was also served the order for arrest for failure to appear on a misdemeanor in Guilford County. Online court records show Easterling is charged there with one count each of assault on a female and battery on an unborn child.

Easterling is being held in the Richmond County Jail on a combined $15,500 secured bond. He is scheduled to appear in court April 7 on the local charges and April 18 on the Guilford charges.

Online records with the N.C. Department of Public Safety Division of Adult Correction show Easterling has no prior convictions in the state.

All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

 

 



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