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Detective David Jones with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office Community Impact Team charged 33-year-old James Marvin McKinney of the North Cove community with Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Possess with the Intent to Manufacture, Sell or Deliver Methamphetamine, Possess Methamphetamine, and Maintaining a Dwelling to Keep a Controlled Substance. A Magistrate issued McKinney a $100,000 secured bond.

On August 31^st, Detectives with the Sheriff’s Office and Wildlife Officers with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission executed a search warrant on McKinney’s residence. The searched turned up a trafficking amount of methamphetamine.