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Local Cocaine Dealer Arrested
On July 15, 2010, Agents with the
Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office Ice Unit caught up with an individual they have been
looking for on drug charges since April 12, 2010. Derrick
Shay Bishop, age 27, was arrested for two counts of selling cocaine and two counts of
delivering cocaine stemming from two previous undercover officer buys. The investigation began when Bishop was
introduced to an undercover officer posing as a potential cocaine buyer on January 20,
2010 and sold the officer 13 grams of powder cocaine.
Another drug deal between the officer and Bishop took place on February 8,
2010. On this occasion, Bishop sold the
officer 6 grams of powder cocaine.
The case was presented before a
Caldwell County grand jury and true Bills of Indictment for the drug charges were returned
on April 12, 2010. To add to his troubles,
Bishop neglected to make a district court appearance on May 11, 2010, which resulted in
another warrant being issued for his arrest. Agents
managed to track Bishop down at 1617 Baton School Road in Granite Falls and arrested him
without incident. The cocaine has a street
value of approximately $1,900.00 according to North Carolina State guidelines. A 1990 Cadillac was also seized from Bishop during
this operation.
“We
have been looking to catch him for awhile. When
you deal drugs it’s eventually going to catch up to you”. – Sheriff Alan C. Jones
The
following person was arrested and charged with the listed crimes:
Derrick Shay
Bishop, W/M, age 27
1617 Baton School Road
Granite Falls, NC 28630
Two
(2) Counts – Felonious Sell Cocaine.
Two
(2) Counts – Felonious Deliver Cocaine.
One
(1) Count – Failure to Appear in Court on Traffic Charges.
Bishop
was incarcerated under a $25,000 secured bond in the Caldwell County Detention Center and
has a court appearance in Superior Court in Lenoir on September 13, 2010. He has a $1,000 secured bond for the failure to
appear warrant and is due in District Court on August 17, 2010.
The
Caldwell County Sheriff's Office is always in search of any information involving the use
and distribution of illegal controlled substances. A
concerned citizen’s information and assistance will be kept confidential. If you have any information concerning illegal
drug activity in Caldwell County, please contact the:
Caldwell
County Sheriff's Office I.C.E. Unit at 828-757-1178.
Lenoir Police Department’s Narcotics Division at 828-757-2145.
Caldwell County Crimestoppers at 828-758-8300.
This site was last updated 07/16/10
