FROM STAFF REPORTS
A Stony Point man faces felony drug charges after an Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputy found narcotics in his vehicle following a traffic stop over the weekend.
Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest of Tristan James Millsaps, 23, of North Thomas Lane, Stony Point, in a news release Monday.
Millsaps, who was driving a Hyundai Sonata, was stopped by Deputy G. Wiedenmann, who is a member of the ICSO Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team, about 12:15 a.m. on Saturday near the intersection of Wilkesboro Highway and Ellenburg Drive, Campbell said.
Millsaps had an active warrant for his arrest at the time of the traffic stop, according to the news release.
While taking Millsaps into custody, Deputy Wiedenmann detected the odor of marijuana emanating from inside the vehicle, Campbell said. During a probable cause search, the deputy found and seized approximately 7.25 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, 27.25 grams of marijuana, and various items of drug paraphernalia, according to the news release.
Millsaps was transported to the Iredell County Detention Center, where Magistrate Nicholson set his bond at $3,000.
Pitiful!!!! A $3000 bond will only allow him to be right back out on the streets. When are they going to start really cracking down on drug charges?? If he already had an active warrant, then found him like this, that bond amount makes no sense. This is obviously a person who refuses to follow the law.