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RCSO: Speeder caught with pot in East Rockingham

ROCKINGHAM — A man reportedly driving 20 mph over the posted speed limit is facing drug and weapon charges.

According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, investigators with the Community Impact Team were running stationary radar on Mill Road in East Rockingham on Saturday, Jan. 28.

One investigator reportedly clocked a vehicle at 65 mph in a 45 mph zone and a traffic stop was conducted at the intersection of Mill and Chalk roads.

As the investigator walked up to the vehicle, he reportedly smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle.

The driver, 18-year-old Izaymeyen Deauntay Hubbard of Rockingham, reportedly handed over his license and, when asked about the marijuana smell, pulled out a bag of pot from his pocket.

Hubbard was reportedly asked to step out of the vehicle and, as he was getting out, allegedly reached down. The investigator reportedly grabbed Hubbard’s hand, secured him, and found a handgun beside the seat.

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Investigators reportedly found another bag of pot in the car and one on Hubbard’s person. According to the sheriff’s office, a total of 40 grams (1.41 ounces) of marijuana was seized.

Hubbard was arrested and charged with one felony count each of possession with intent to sell or deliver marijuana and maintaining a vehicle, dwelling or place for a controlled substance, as well as a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed gun. He was also cited for speeding.

Hubbard was booked into the Richmond County Jail on a $5,000 secured bond and appears to have since been released. He is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 16 on the criminal charges and March 8 for the traffic infraction.

Online court records show Hubbard has several pending traffic citations from 2022 in Richmond County and a seat belt violation from earlier this year in Montgomery County.

Records with the N.C. Department of Public Safety Division of Adult Correction show Hubbard has no prior criminal convictions in the state.

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



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