Man with 22 pending charges arrested in Statesville motel drug stop
Iredell County deputies arrested 35-year-old Charles Smith Jr. at Motel 7 in Statesville on November 7, 2026, finding methamphetamine on him and more methamphetamine and marijuana in his car. He was jailed and charged with felony methamphetamine and vehicle offenses plus misdemeanor marijuana and paraphernalia possession.
🇺🇸 Motel 7 on Greenland Drive, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina · North Carolina, United States
Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest of 35-year-old
Charles Smith Jr. of East Broad Street in Statesville.[1]Smith was arrested
on Saturday, November 7, 2026, following a traffic stop at Motel 7 on Greenland
Drive in Statesville.[2]Deputy T.M. Sharpe of the sheriff’s Aggressive
Criminal Enforcement Team stopped the 2011 BMW Smith was driving as it pulled
into the motel.[1]
Sharpe found Smith was driving with a revoked driver’s license and a revoked
registration plate because the vehicle lacked insurance.[1]Smith, who was
free on bond on earlier charges, tried to walk away from the vehicle to avoid
contact with the deputy.[1]Smith was arrested for the driving violations, and
a search of his person found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.[1]A
later search of the vehicle found additional methamphetamine and marijuana.[1]
Smith was taken to the Iredell County Detention Center and charged withfelony
methamphetamine possession, felony maintaining a vehicle for a controlled
substance, misdemeanor paraphernalia and marijuana possession, driving while
license revoked and displaying a revoked plate.[1]The sheriff said Smith had
an extensive criminal history and 22 pending charges.[1]
Case data
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Arrested
1
Charged
1
Agency
Iredell County Sheriff's Office
Agency type
Police
Setting
Vehicle
Charges
felony possession of methamphetamine; felony maintaining a vehicle for a controlled substance; misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia; misdemeanor possession of marijuana; driving while license revoked; displaying a revoked registration plate
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