Marion Man Charged with Weapon and Drug Offenses 
Deputy TJ Madden with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 48-year-old Billy Lee Ferguson with Going Armed to the Terror of the Public and Possession of Methamphetamine. A Magistrate set his bond at $12,000 secured.
On July 31st Deputies responded to the area of Pyatt Heights Drive for an intoxicated subject discharging a firearm while on a public road. Deputy Madden located Ferguson, who was carrying a rifle, walking down the roadway and took him into custody without incident. A search of Ferguson turned up methamphetamine.
Address/Location
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
593 Spaulding Rd
Marion, NC 28752
Contact
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Non-emergencies: 828-652-2235
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