Deputy Robert Watson with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 50-year-old Richard Wayne Buchanan with felonious Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Firearm by a Felon. Buchanan was issued a $12,500 secured bond.
Deputy Watson also charged 39-year-old Mindy Michelle Davis with felonious Possession of Methamphetamine. Davis was issued a $2,500 secure bond.
On July 1st, deputies responded to a Nebo residence for a suspected theft. Upon arrival, they were met by the victim who claimed a relative, living with her in the home, had broken into her locked room and removed her personal belongs. A search of Buchanan and Davis’s room turned up the suspected stolen items, methamphetamine and a gun, belonging to Buchanan. Buchanan is a convicted felon and is prohibited by NC Law from possessing a firearm. All items of stolen property were immediately returned to the owner without incident.
