On Thursday February 26 (11:00 P.M.), Officers from the McDowell County Drug Enforcement Unit, served a narcotics search warrant on the home of Trevon Tate (29, B/M). Tate resides at 93 Park Avenue in Marion. Special Response Teams from the Marion Police Department as well as the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office executed the nighttime operation.
The lead investigator Josh Maddux, with the Marion Police Department, charged Tate with following crimes:
-Felony Trafficking in Cocaine
-Felony Maintaining, Selling, Distributing a Controlled Substance within 1000ft of a School
-Felony Possession with Intent to Sale and Deliver Cocaine
-Felony Possession of Cocaine
-Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Found inside the home during the warrant service was the following:
-203.5 Grams of Cocaine
-2 Firearms (.38cal Revolver and .22cal Long Rifle)
-$2,186 of US Currency
Tate was placed in the custody of the McDowell County Jail under a $200,000 secured bond.
