ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WITN) – A Rocky Mount man is facing multiple felony charges after police say they found nearly nine pounds of marijuana during a search connected to an attempted murder investigation.
Police arrested 30-year-old Tony Avent Jr. of Rocky Mount, charging him with:
Two counts of attempted first-degree murder
Possession of a firearm by a felon
Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury
Discharging a firearm from within an enclosure to incite fear
Discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle
Possession with intent to sell or deliver marijuana
Possession of marijuana
Maintaining a dwelling for the storage of marijuana
According to authorities, officers responded around 1 a.m. Saturday to reports of a shooting in the 500 block of Sutton Road. When they arrived, they found a 31-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her foot. She was taken to the hospital and has since been released.
During a follow-up investigation, police searched Avent’s home and vehicle, where they reportedly recovered almost nine pounds of marijuana.
Avent was taken into custody and booked without bond.
The Rocky Mount Police Department says the investigation remains ongoing.
