Murphy – District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch announced July 23 that a Georgia man is headed to state prison on multiple drug-related charges.
In Cherokee County Superior Court, jury members found Roger Wayne Stockton, 49, of Maysville, Ga., guilty on all charges, Welch said. These were:
- Trafficking methamphetamine by possession.
- Trafficking methamphetamine by transportation.
- Possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine.
- Possession cocaine.
- Posses drug paraphernalia.
- Possession firearm by felon.
On Oct. 20, 2023, Cherokee County sheriff’s Sgt. Hunter Wood followed a vehicle that crossed the white line on Caney Creek Road, according to a release. He turned on his blue lights after the driver turned onto Setting Sun Lane.
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A man later identified as Stockton fled the vehicle, but then complied with the officer’s command to halt. Officers found a bag containing methamphetamine, suspected fentanyl and cocaine, as well as a firearm near Stockton.
Superior Court Judge Tessa Sellers sentenced Stockton to serve in the N.C. Division of Adult Corrections a minimum sentence of 160 months up to a maximum sentence of 219 months. Additionally, he must pay a state-mandated $100,000 fine.
Wood testified for more than five hours in the trial. Assistant district attorney John Hindsman prosecuted the case.