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Taylorsville Couple Busted For Dealing Drugs

August 28, 2026 By Richard C. Gilbert

The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office along with Probation and Parole Officers arrested a Taylorsville couple on Thursday and charged them with a series of mostly drug related offenses.

Jewell Leona Gigee

28-year-old Jewell Leona Gigee, Gaston Deal Lane, Taylorsville, is charged with

Felony possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver schedule II controlled substance
Felony maintain a vehicle/dwelling/place for controlled substance
Felony Possession of Schedule I controlled substance ( LSD)
Felony probation violationPossession of drug paraphernalia
Possession of stolen goods
Failure to appear-felony possession of methamphetamine (Catawba County

The arrest documents reveal some 9.14 grams of methamphetamine was confiscated.Gigee is listed as a parole absconder based on 2025 conviction in Catawba County for felonypossession of methamphetamine. She was given a 24-month suspended sentenceThe suspect is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center.

Andrew Jameson White

Andrew Jameson White, age 39, of the same Taylorsville address is charged with

Felony possession schedule I controlled substance ( LSD-2 counts)
Felony possession of schedule II controlled substance (cocaine)
Felony possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver methamphetamine
Felony maintain a vehicle/dwelling/place for controlled substance
Possession of a firearm by a felon
Posssession of stolen goods
Possession of drug paraphernalia

White has a 2015 conviction for felony assault on a law enforcement officer in Catawba County for which he was granted a suspended sentence.

The suspect is being held in the Alexander County Detention Center under a secured bond of $200,000

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