Man Arrested for Possession of Marijuana in NC

By Keith Giles, WFSC, Franklin

 

A Tennessee man was taken into custody by Macon County, North Carolina, Sheriff’s Deputies on Friday after being caught with over two pounds of marijuana.

According to the arrest report on file with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office, the man, identified as William Robert Lane Jr. of Dandridge, Tennessee, is facing a felony count of possession of marijuana with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver.

He was also charged with maintaining a vehicle as a dwelling place for drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The Macon County Sheriff’s Office seized 959 grams of marijuana during the arrest, according to the report.

Lane Jr. was booked into the Macon County jail on a $30,000 bond and is due in court later this month.