ROCKINGHAM — A Dobbins Heights man previously convicted of murder is facing more than a half-dozen drug charges, including two counts of trafficking.
Warrants taken out by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office allege that Warren Jamal Capel, 37, was in possession of an unspecified quantity of both fentanyl and cocaine.
One count of trafficking alleges that Capel had between 14 and 28 grams of an unspecified opioid, and the other count indicates the quantity was more than 28 grams.
In addition to those drugs, Capel was also reportedly in possession of two baggies of marijuana totaling 8.36 grams.
Investigators also reportedly found a grinder, rolling papers, and two orange pill bottles used to store a controlled substance “other than marijuana,” as well as a Glock 32 Gen 4 .357-caliber handgun.
Capel was arrested May 15 and charged with: two counts of trafficking in opium or heroin; felony possession of cocaine; felony possession of a Schedule II controlled substance; possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance; possession of a firearm by a felon; possession of marijuana paraphernalia; and possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was booked into the Richmond County Jail where he is being held on a $1.5 million secured bond and is scheduled to appear in court May 29.
Online court records show Capel was cited a month earlier for hit and run leaving the scene with property damage and failure to maintain lane control.
Records with the N.C. Department of Adult Correction show Capel is on probation, having been given a 24-month suspended sentence in December 2023 when he was convicted of possession with intent to sell a Schedule II controlled substance and possession of a firearm by a felon.
In 2007, Capel was convicted of second-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon and served just more than 14 years in prison.
Capel went back to prison in 2022 on a post-release revocation and during that time was convicted in Wake County on conspiracy charges of possession of a Schedule I controlled substance and a violation for having a controlled substance in a penal institution. Those charges stemmed from 2018.
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
