On Tuesday evening, Alexander County Sheriff’s Office Deputies along with Probation and Parole Officers went to a residence in Stony Point with intentions to serve an arrest warrant on a parole absconder. While they came up empty with that suspect, they charged three men with felony drug offenses.
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Mark Anthony Hays
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Thomas Jackson Branson
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Kevin Ray Norton
Norton has an assortment of previous traffic-related charges pending in Alexander County that include driving with license revoked.
Photos: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office