Man arrested in Ashe County for meth in sock, outstanding warrant: Sheriff
CRESTON, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Burke County man has been arrested after deputies found methamphetamine in a sock, according to the Ashe County Sheriff’s Office.
On Monday, January 22, 43-year-old Robert Lee Robinson Jr.’s car was stopped by a deputy who was doing traffic stops on N.C. Highway 88 West in Creston, authorities say.
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Robinson, a resident of the town of Rutherford College, had an outstanding warrant for larceny out of Caldwell County, according to officials, and dispatch informed the deputy of this.
While patting Robinson down, deputies say they found a sock with a “large amount of a crystal substance” that was later determined to be methamphetamine. Further testing will be done on the substance.
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In total, officials say 114 grams of methamphetamine were seized, which is a little over a 1/4 pound. Robinson was arrested and charged with two counts of Felony Trafficking in Methamphetamine in addition to the Larceny warrant from Caldwell County.
Robinson is being held at the Ashe County Detention Center under a $250,000 secured bond.
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