IFN Staff

Two suspects face drug charges after Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report to check on the occupants of a vehicle near Mooresville.

Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrests of Jeremy Lane Parham, 39, of Meadow Lane, Mooresville, and Kendra Bunton Hood, 47, of Sloop Street China Grove, in a news release Friday.

On January 24, deputies were dispatched to 985 Linwood Road for a welfare check on a vehicle with an unconscious driver and passenger, Campbell said.

When they arrived on the scene, deputies found the vehicle abandoned in a field behind a gate, the sheriff said. Concerned citizens in the area reported that two individuals had exited the vehicle and walked into the woods.

Deputies initiated a search and successfully located two individuals, identified as Parham and Hood, at 151 Brawley Woods Lane. 

Deputies immediately observed clear signs of intoxication, including slurred speech, unsteady movements, and delayed responses, according to the news release.

Subsequently, deputies discovered a small red jewelry box abandoned at the location where Parham and Hood were first approached. Inside the box, they found multiple colored, rock-like substances, which later tested positive for 1.94 grams of fentanyl, according to the news release.

During questioning, Parham admitted the substances were fentanyl and stated he had obtained them from a dealer, Campbell said.

Both suspects were charged with felony possession of schedule II controlled substance and a misdemeanor drug offense.

Parham and Hood were taken into custody and transported to the Iredell County Detention Center. Each suspect received a $10,000 bond.