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McDowell County Sheriff's Office
Saturday November 13th, 2021 :: 11:00 a.m. EST

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Two Charged with New Drug Offenses While Out on Bond

On Tuesday, November 9th, McDowell County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Robert Watson conducted a vehicle stop on US 221 Business in Marion for a traffic violation. A search of the men and vehicle turned up methamphetamine and synthetic cannabinoids.

Both men were previously charged by Sheriff’s Deputies and currently out on bond following a search of their Still Forest home last month.

McDowell County Sheriff’s Deputies charged 70-year-old Ossie Jay Finley Sr. of Still Forest Drive with:

-Possession with the Intent to Manufacture, Sell or Deliver Methamphetamine

-Possession of Methamphetamine

-Possession of Synthetic Cannabinoids

-Maintaining a Vehicle to Keep a Controlled Substance

He was given a $100,000 secured bond.

Deputies also charged 44-year-old Jacob Edward Finley of Still Forest Drive with:

-Possession with the Intent to Manufacture, Sell or Deliver Methamphetamine

-Possession of Methamphetamine

He was given a $100,000 secured bond.

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McDowell County Sheriff's Office
593 Spaulding Rd
Marion, NC 28752

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