Multi Agency Investigation Leads To Arrest

On May 3^rd, 2023, the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, Taylorsville Police Department, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and Homeland Security Investigations conducted a two month investigation on Darnell Stanley Spears of Taylorsville.  A traffic stop was conducted on Highway 16 south near the Fairgrounds Rd in Taylorsville.  Officers located a large amount of pressed pills in the vehicle with Spears.  A search warrant was also conducted at Spears residence located in the Ellendale community where more pills was seized.

Darnell Stanley Spears B/M, age 28 of Taylorsville, was arrested and charged with Possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver schedule IV controlled substance in a vehicle, Possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver schedule IV controlled substance in a home, Maintain a residence to sell controlled substance, Possession of Marijuana, and Misdemeanor child abuse.  Spears is being held in the Alexander County Detention under a $50,000.00 secured bond with a first appearance on May 8^th, 2023 in District Court.