LENOIR COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – A traffic stop in Lenoir County led to the arrest of a Dover woman on multiple drug charges, along with the discovery of an outstanding warrant.
Deputies with the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office conducted a stop Saturday along Highway 70 East near Highway 58 South for expired registration, a revoked driver’s license, and expired inspection.
The driver was identified as 45-year-old Latoya Whitted of Dover. During the stop, deputies reportedly found illegal narcotics and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.
Whitted was arrested and charged with:
Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance
Possession of a Schedule VI Controlled Substance
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Further investigation revealed an outstanding warrant for Whitted’s arrest from Craven County, also related to Schedule II drug possession.
She was transported to the Lenoir County Jail and held without bond.
