Iredell County Government: Statesville Man Charged With Several Felony Drug Crimes.

Mooresville NC

16 August, 2021

1:50 PM

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Press release from the Iredell County Government: August 16, 2021 Date/Time of Offense: Wednesday, August 11, 2021.    Offense(s)/Charge(s): Felony Possession with Intent to Sell to Deliver a Schedule II Controlled                                        Substance (Crystal Methamphetamine)                                       Felony Possession with Intent to Sell to Deliver a Schedule III Controlled                                        Substance (Subutex)                                       Felony Maintaining a Dwelling, Place or Vehicle for the Sale or Use of a                                       Controlled Substance   Location of Incident: 2579 Davie Avenue, Room 106, Statesville. Suspect(s): William Lee France, 38 Years Old                     2579 Davie Avenue                      Statesville, North Carolina 28625   Sheriff Darren Campbell stated: On Wednesday, August 11, 2021, detectives with the Iredell County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit, and deputies with the Aggressive Criminal Enforcement (ACE) Team, executed a narcotics search warrant at 2579 Davie Avenue in Room 106.  Narcotics investigators had received information about William France living at this location actively distributing narcotics from his room.   Undercover surveillance operations were conducted, and the information was verified. Investigators were soon able to purchase Crystal Methamphetamine directly from France inside his hotel room.   Based on this evidence, narcotics investigators applied for a d received a search warrant for the location. After executing the warrant, investigators searched the room, and located a quantity of Methamphetamine.  William Lee France was taken into custody without incident and transported to Iredell County Detention Center where he was charged with: Felony Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver a Schedule II Controlled Substance, (Crystal Methamphetamine), Felony Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver a Schedule III Controlled Substance, (Subutex), and Felony Maintaining a Dwelling or Place or Vehicle for the Sale or Use of a Controlled Substance. France appeared before Magistrate S. Watkins who issued a 30,000.00 dollars secured bond on these charges.   William Lee France, 38 Years Old 2579 Davie Avenue  Statesville, North Carolina 28625 30,000.00 DOLLARS SECURED BOND. Criminal history: Three Counts of Misdemeanor Marijuana Possession, Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Felony Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver Marijuana, Felony Possession with Intent to Manufacture, Sell or Deliver Heroin, Two Counts of Misdemeanor Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Misdemeanor Resisting a Public Officer, Felony Possession of Methamphetamine. This press release was produced by the Iredell County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.