Large amount of fentanyl found at Rowan County home after reports of electricity theft: Sheriff’s Office

ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — What started as deputies looking into the theft of electricity, turned into a drug bust on Saturday, the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports.

On Oct. 19, deputies went to a home on Fox Run Road after reports that renters in one home had taken a power meter from one house and placed it on another, which is a class 1 misdemeanor. This address is about a mile from Correll Park.

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While investigating, deputies say they found several pieces of drug paraphernalia in the rented home and smelled marijuana. The deputies then got a search warrant for the home and vehicles on the property.

A search reportedly revealed 7 grams of methamphetamine and 477 grams of fentanyl. Various drug paraphernalia like needles, smoking pipes, digital scales and plastic bags with what appears to be drug residue were also found. Five people were arrested at the home.

Anthony James Sadler, 21, is on a temporary hold due to a probation violation. He was also given a $258,000 secured bond for the following:

Jerry Dean Sadler, 45, is under a $250,000 bond and accused of:

• Trafficking of Fentanyl

• Maintaining a Dwelling for Controlled Substance

• Possession of Methamphetamine

• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

• Probation violation

Anna Brooke Hipp, 33, is also being held under a $250,000 bond for the following:

• Trafficking of Fentanyl

• Maintaining a Dwelling for Controlled Substance

• Possession of Methamphetamine

• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Thomas Alexander McIntyre, 28, is under a $350,000 bond and is charged with:

• Trafficking Fentanyl

• Maintaining a Dwelling for Controlled Substance

• Possession of Methamphetamine

• Felony Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance

• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

• Reconnecting Utilities

Each of these four are due in court on Monday, November 4. Additionally, John Dodd Rakowski was arrested and charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He is under a $1,200 bond.

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