18-year-old charged with selling marijuana after Kinston arrest
Kinston police arrested 18-year-old Nas Whitfield on the night of 14 March 2024 after officers patrolling Marilyn Drive saw him walking behind an abandoned building and found a concealed handgun, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. He was charged with possession with intent to sell or deliver marijuana, a Schedule VI controlled substance in North Carolina, and with carrying a concealed firearm.
🇺🇸 Marilyn Drive, Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina · North Carolina, United States
Kinston police arrested an 18-year-old, Nas Whitfield, on the night of Thursday
14 March 2024.[1]Officers on the department’s D-Squad were patrolling Marilyn
Drive when they saw someone walking behind an abandoned building.[1]When they
stopped and spoke to him, they found a concealed handgun, marijuana and drug
paraphernalia.[1]
He was charged withpossession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule VI
controlled substance and with carrying a concealed firearm.[1]WITN reported
that he was charged with possession with intent to sell or deliver marijuana and
carrying a concealed firearm.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Agency
Kinston Police Department
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Possession, Sale
Setting
Street or public place
Charges
possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule VI controlled substance (marijuana); carrying a concealed firearm
Case stage
Charged
Region
North Carolina
Sources
WCTIwcti12.comKinston teenager arrested for concealed firearm, intent to sell marijuana
WITNwitn.comKinston teenager facing drug and gun charges
Open questions the AI reported
The accounts give no weight or value for the marijuana found on him.
Both reports say only 'Thursday night' with 15 March 2024 as their publication date; 14 March 2024 is taken as the arrest date.
The WCTI report describes the drug charge as possession with intent to sell or deliver 'Schedule VI', North Carolina's classification for marijuana; WITN names marijuana directly.
No court outcome, plea or amount of bail was reported.
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