Man arrested for drug crimes at checking station

TABOR CITY, N.C. (WECT) - The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man for drug charges after he was stopped at a license checking station.

Per the CCSO, the checking station was done near Will Inman Road and MM Ray Road in Tabor City. A deputy stopped Trendy Rayshawn Hemingway at the station on July 28 and found a cold beer container in the cup holder and noticed him attempting to hide a container. The container contained crack cocaine, heroin and other drugs along with a digital scale.

Hemingway was arrested with a $1 million secured bond and given two counts of Felony Possession with Intent to Sell/Deliver Schedule I Controlled Substance, two counts of Felony Possession with Intent to Sell/Deliver Schedule II Controlled Substance, and one count of misdemeanor Drug Paraphernalia.