Caldwell County Sheriff Kevin H. Bean has announced that on October 20, Patrol Deputies and Narcotics Agents with the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office, Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office’s recently implemented, Targeted Response and Apprehension Program (T.R.A.P. Team), Lenoir Police Department, NC SBI, and Burke County Sheriff’s Office concluded an investigation with the arrest of a fentanyl trafficker.
Michael Richard Stout
On October 20, Stout was stopped by patrol deputies leaving an address on Parsons Rd. in Hudson. During the interaction, K-9 Lesi of the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office alerted to the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle. A search of the vehicle was conducted, and Officers located approximately 57 grams of Fentanyl in the vehicle. The drugs seized during the investigation have a total street value of $11,400.00 according to North Carolina State Drug Guidelines.
“This investigation has spanned across multiple counties and has exposed a network leading back to locations southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. It is my goal to rid Caldwell County of dangerous drugs and with the implementation of the new T.R.A.P. team, our office is dedicated to that cause.”– Sheriff Kevin H. Bean