Charlotte Man Busted For Drugs During Mooresville Traffic Stop

MOORESVILLE, NC — A Charlotte man was arrested and charged with several drug offenses after the vehicle he was traveling in was pulled over for a traffic stop, Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said Friday.

Jimmy Jermaine Hicks, 35, was a passenger in a Nissan pulled over Aug. 4 around 9 p.m., Campbell said. During the traffic stop, the K-9 team arrived and “Danny” the drug dog conducted an “open air sniff” of the vehicle and indicated drugs were inside.

Deputies searched the vehicle and found under Hicks’ seat a 9 mm handgun with an altered serial number, 25 grams of methamphetamine and clear plastic bags, “which are consistent with the sale of narcotics,” Campbell said.

Hicks was arrested and charged with felony possession of methamphetamine, felony possession with intent to sell and deliver methamphetamine, felony possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, felony altering/removing gun serial number and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

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He was transported to the Iredell County Detention Center. His secured bond was set at $50,000.

Photo courtesy of the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office