ROCKINGHAM — A paroled felon is facing weapon and drug charges following a recent traffic stop by a deputy with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a press release issued Friday, a patrol deputy recognized 20-year-old Bryson Lee Pack, of Hamlet, pass by on South Street on Thursday, Feb. 17. The deputy reportedly knew that Pack’s driver’s license was revoked.
The deputy confirmed the revocation while trying to catch up with Pack, conducting the traffic stop on Broad Avenue, according to the release.
While standing at the window speaking to Pack, the deputy reportedly noticed a baggie in the console. Pack reportedly handed the baggie, which appeared to contain marijuana, to the deputy.
The report states that Pack “became very nervous” and when asked if he had anything else in the vehicle, he allegedly told the deputy that someone may have left something in the vehicle.
Pack was reportedly removed from the vehicle and patted down while another deputy searched the car and found a .38-caliber handgun underneath the driver’s seat.
Deputies confirmed that Pack was a felon and currently on parole, according to the release.
According to records with the N.C. Department of Public Safety Division of Adult Correction, Pack was convicted in February of 2020 on four counts of felony breaking and entering. He was initially given a suspended sentence, but his probation was revoked and he spent nearly three months behind bars, being released in November 2021. His parole is scheduled to end in August.
Pack was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, carrying a concealed gun, possession of up to a half-ounce of marijuana, and driving while license revoked. He was booked into the Richmond County Jail where is being held on a $25,000 secured bond. Records show he is scheduled to appear in court March 3.
Records show Pack was first convicted in 2019 on misdemeanor charges of breaking and entering, larceny and injury to real property.
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
