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McDowell County Sheriff's Office
Monday September 14th, 2026 :: 12:48 p.m. EDT

Advisory

WARRANT EXECUTION LEADS TO ADDITIONAL DRUG ARREST FOR MAN IN WOODS

WARRANT EXECUTION LEADS TO ADDITIONAL DRUG ARREST FOR MAN IN WOODS

Deputy Caleb Baliles with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 33-year-old Colby James Kelly of Marion with felony Possession of Methamphetamine. He received a secured bond of $2,000.

While attempting to serve warrants at a Marion residence on Sunday, August 30, Deputy Baliles received a call from communications that a neighbor reported a suspicious male hiding in the woods near the home.

Deputies Baliles apprehended Kelly a short time later who was subsequently searched and found with a suspected amount of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
 
 
 
 

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

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