BERTIE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – A routine traffic stop for speeding led to multiple drug and gun charges for an Edenton man.
According to the Bertie County Sheriff’s Office, deputies stopped a vehicle for speeding on US 13/17 in Bertie County on Friday. Deputies say they smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle while speaking with the driver, 22-year-old Sema’j Jackson.
After searching the vehicle, deputies say they found a gun, a felony amount of marijuana, a digital scale, and an open container of alcohol.
The Edenton man was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a vehicle/dwelling place for controlled substances, felony possession of marijuana, carrying a concealed gun, speeding, and open container alcohol violation.
Jackson was taken to the Bertie/Martin Regional Jail on a $10,000 secured bond.
WITN has reached out to the jail for a photo of Jackson and will update the story when more information becomes available.