Two arrested with 680 grams of marijuana in Greenville home
Two men were arrested on September 17, 2026, after warrants accused them of selling about 680 grams of marijuana from a Davenport Street home in Greenville and exposing a child to the drug. Jonathan Johnson, 39, and Maurice Johnston, 60, were charged with marijuana, child-exposure and conspiracy counts, with Johnston also facing stolen-firearm charges.
🇺🇸 home on Davenport Street, Greenville, North Carolina · North Carolina, United States
Two Greenville men were behind bars after warrants accused them of exposing a
child to marijuana.[1]Court records identified them as Jonathan Johnson, 39,
and Maurice Johnston, 60, who allegedly conspired to sell nearly 24 ounces of
marijuana from a home on Davenport Street.[1]Warrants said they exposed the
drug to a 9-year-old in the home.[1]Jonathan Johnson was arrested on Sept.
17.[2]Maurice Johnston was arrested on Sept. 17.[3]
A magistrate’s order alleged Johnson possessed about 680 grams of marijuana with
intent to sell from the Davenport Street dwelling.[2]A magistrate’s order
alleged Johnston possessed about 680 grams of marijuana and maintained the
Davenport Street home in Greenville for keeping and selling marijuana.[3]Both
men were charged with exposing a child to a controlled substance, marijuana
possession, possession with intent to sell or deliver, paraphernalia possession,
maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance and felony conspiracy.[4]Johnston was also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon and possession
of a stolen firearm.[1]The order accused Johnston of possessing a stolen
Taurus 9mm handgun.[3]
Johnston was jailed on a $60,000 secured bond while Johnson initially received
no bond.[1]Johnson posted bond on Sept. 18.[2]Johnston received a $60,000
secured bond.[3]Johnson was held without bond and Johnston was jailed on a
$60,000 secured bond after their Thursday arrests.[4]
Photos and video
WITN news video report on the two Greenville men charged with exposing a child to marijuana. Source: WITN
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Charged
2
Cannabis
680 g
Agency type
Court
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (680 g)
Activity
Possession
Setting
Prison
Case stage
Charged
Sources
WITNwitn.comTwo Greenville men charged with exposing child to marijuana
WCTI 12wcti12.comGreenville man faces drug, child exposure charges after arrest
WCTI 12wcti12.comAyden man faces drug, firearm and child exposure charges in Greenville
Hoodlinehoodline.comGreenville Men Jailed After Child, 9, Allegedly Exposed to Marijuana at Home
Open questions the AI reported
The same approximately 680 grams (nearly 24 ounces) is attributed to both men as joint possession and is recorded once as 0.68 kg, not doubled.
WITN describes the child as 9 years old while the magistrate's orders describe a child younger than 16; both descriptions are retained without resolving the difference.
WITN reported Johnson received no bond while later court records said he posted bond on Sept. 18; both are retained as a sequence but exact bond terms were not published.
No explicit seizure statement beyond the alleged possession is published; the 680-gram possession allegation is recorded as the cannabis quantity.
No court outcome beyond the charges and bonds is reported.
The WCTI pages use a generic Pitt County Detention Center image that does not show this event, so no photo entry is included.
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