FROM STAFF REPORTS
Two men face felony drug trafficking charges as the result of an investigation by the Mooresville Police Department.
On Monday, June 12, detectives were conducting surveillance in response to complaints about illegal drug activity near Rocky River Elementary School, according to an MPD news release. The detectives observed a vehicle leave the residence mentioned in the complaints and then attempted to stop the vehicle after it left the residence, police said.
The driver of the car, identified as Jerome Leray Allson, did not initially stop but eventually pulled over, according to the news release. Jerome Allison was placed under arrest for failure to stop for blue light and siren and was found to be in possession of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, police said.
Detectives obtained a search warrant for the residence at 112 Vick Road, where Allison had just left.
While executing the search warrant, detectives seized over a pound of methamphetamine, approximately half-pound of fentanyl, 64 dosages units of counterfeit Alprazolam, and two firearms, including an AK-47 style pistol, according to the news release
Douglas Anthony Allison, who also lives at the residence, arrived as officers were searching the residence and was also arrested on felony drug charges.
Jerome Leray Allison, 35, of 112 Vick Road, Mooresville, was charged with Felony Trafficking in Opiates, Felony Trafficking in Methamphetamine, six counts of Felony Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver a Controlled Substance within 1,000 feet of a School, Felony Maintaining a Vehicle to Keep, Use or Sell a Controlled Substance, Felony Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon, Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Misdemeanor Failure to Stop for Blue Light and Siren. He was placed in the Iredell County Detention center under a $855,000 secured bond.
Douglas Anthony Allison, 55, of 112 Vick Road, Mooresville, was charged with Felony Trafficking in Opiates, Felony Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Felony Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon, three counts of Felony Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver a Controlled Substance within 1,000 feet of a School, Felony Maintaining a Vehicle to Keep, Use or Sell a controlled substance a Controlled Substance within 1,000 feet of a School, Felony Maintaining a Dwelling to Keep, Use or Sell a Controlled Substance, and Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was placed in the Iredell County Detention Center under a $780,000 secured bond.
