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McDowell County Sheriff's Office
Wednesday March 20th, 2024 :: 10:00 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Two Arrested and Charged After Marion Home Raid

Detective Richard Pittman with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement charged 58-year-old Steve Allen Buchanan with felonious Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance and felonious Obstructing Justice. Buchanan was issued a $30,000 secured bond.

Detective Pittman also charged 68-year-old Sandra Capps with felonious Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance and felonious Maintaining a Dwelling for a Controlled Substance. Capps was issued a $30,000 secured bond.

On March 15th, McDowell County Drug Enforcement Detectives and SWAT team members from the Sheriff’s Office and Marion Police Department executed a search warrant on a residence in Marion shared by the suspects. The search turned up methamphetamine.
 

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

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Non-emergencies: 828-652-2235

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