Iredell County Deputies Make Drug Arrests In Grocery Store Parking Lot

Thanks to citizens reporting suspicious activity, two women are facing felony drug charges in Iredell County.

Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrests of Heather Renee Crawley, age 39 of Keisler Dairy Road, Conover, and Sarah Angela Louise Rash, 34 of Alpine Circle, Statesville, in a news release Friday afternoon.

Deputies responded to a call regarding two women in the parking lot of Food Lion on Old Mountain Road on December 22 according to a press release.

Concerned individuals observed behavior that suggested the women might be under the influence and called for law enforcement. Deputies made contact with Crawley and Rash, who were inside a vehicle along with an infant who was in a car seat in the back. Officers observed drug paraphernalia in the vehicle and conducted a search, which revealed the presence of fentanyl, according to the news release. To ensure the safety of the infant, deputies immediately removed the child from the scene due to the significant dangers posed by the drug. Deputies seized approximately 9.43 grams of fentanyl and additional schedule IV narcotics in the possession of Crawley. Rash was also in possession of fentanyl

Crawley was charged with Felony Trafficking Opium, Felony Possession with Intent to Manufacture, Sell, or Deliver Schedule II Controlled Substance, Felony Maintaining Vehicle or Dwelling for Controlled Substance, three misdemeanor drug offenses and misdemeanor child abuse. She is being held in the Iredell County Jail with bond set at $350,000.

Rash was charged with Felony Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance and a misdemeanor drug offense. Her bond was set at $7,500.