Deputies locate stolen gun during checkpoint
Deputy Robert Watson of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged Stacy Ann Pinkerton, 32, address listed as Welborn Drive in Marion, with possession of a stolen firearm and carrying a concealed gun.
A Marion man reported on Sunday, April 11 that someone stole a handgun from his residence on Red Hill Drive.
On Sunday, May 16, Watson and others deputies conducted a license checkpoint at the intersection of Lytle Mountain and Nix Creek roads.
Pinkerton’s Chrysler came through the checkpoint, and, upon searching the vehicle, deputies located the stolen gun under the front seat.
Address/Location
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
593 Spaulding Rd
Marion, NC 28752
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-652-2235
Richelle Bailey
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
[email protected]
828-652-2235
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