Sheriff’s office nabs five on drug charges in unrelated case – Salisbury Post

SALISBURY – When deputies from the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office went to a home on Foxrum Road on Oct. 19 to investigate a claim that people had removed an electric meter from one home and placed it on another home, they watched a class 1 misdemeanor .

But during that investigation, officers saw some drug paraphernalia and could smell marijuana. Based on that evidence, officers were able to obtain a search warrant for the home and cars on the property.

That search resulted in the discovery and seizure of seven grams of methamphetamine, 477 grams of fentanyl and a variety of drug paraphernalia such as needles, pipes, digital scales and plastic bags containing suspected drug residue.

A total of five people were arrested and charged. Those arrested and their charges were:

Anthony James Sadler, charged with trafficking in fentanyl and maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance. He was given a $250,000 bond.

Jerry Dean Sadler, charged with trafficking in fentanyl, maintaining a habitation for a controlled drug, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was given a $250,000 bond.

Anna Brooke Hipp, charged with trafficking in fentanyl, maintaining a habitation for a controlled drug, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was given a $250,000 bond.

Thomas Alexander McIntyre, charged with trafficking in fentanyl, maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a schedule II controlled substance and utility reconnection. He was given a $350,000 bond.

John Dodd Rakowski, charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. He was given a $1,200 bond.