On Wednesday, deputies with the Moore County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of Alamance County Sheriff’s Office deputies, initiated a traffic stop in Cameron.
Deputies initiated the traffic stop with the knowledge that a passenger in the vehicle had active warrants for arrest in connection with an armed robbery that took place on Tuesday in Snow Camp, NC.
As a result of the traffic stop, deputies arrested Billy Joe Garner, 42, of Vass. Garner had been entered “wanted” by the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office who sent out a “be on the look out” alert to the public.
During the arrest, deputies seized 22 grams of methamphetamine, 1 gram of heroin, 6 dosage units of Suboxone-(Buprenorphine and Naloxone), drug paraphernalia, and $130.00 in cash.
The total street value of the drugs seized is approximately $2,740.
Garner was taken into custody by the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office and served with multiple arrest warrants out of Alamance, Moore, and Hoke Counties.
Garner’s charges include:(Alamance): Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon, Conspiracy in Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon, Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill, Discharge a Weapon into Occupied Dwelling/Moving Vehicle, and Possession of Firearm by Felon.
Charges-(Moore): Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Heroin, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Schedule I Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Schedule II Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Schedule III Controlled Substance, Simple Possession of Schedule III Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Charges-(Hoke): Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Heroin, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Schedule II Controlled Substance, Resisting a Public Officer, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Garner is currently incarcerated in the Alamance County jail and is being held on a $350,000 secured bond. He is scheduled to appear in Moore County District Court on January 9, 2020.
