The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Captain Bobby Martin:
On Monday at approximately 10:18 p.m., Master Officer Gerald Morris responded to a residence about an unresponsive man barely breathing.
He noticed a syringe lying near the man. Morris administered Narcan, realizing the man had apparently overdosed.
The man woke up and refused further medical treatment.
Morris noticed a pack of cigarettes and inside the plastic wrapper was a folded piece of paper with a substance believed to be Fentanyl. He also noticed a spoon on the floor with residue in it. Once the man refused EMS and was cleared Morris placed him under arrest.
Christopher Russell, 33, of Roanoke Rapids, was charged with possession of schedule II and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Russell was released on a written promise to appear in court on January 26. He also has a February 7 court for a charge of obtaining property by false pretense.
Sergeant Mark Peck assisted.
On Tuesday at approximately 1:56 a.m., Sheet contacted the police department about a trespasser.
Morris arrived on scene and learned the man was wanted out of Southampton County, Virginia.
Morris arrested Junior Williams, 35, of Conway, on a fugitive warrant.
Williams was taken to the magistrate’s office and placed under a $20,000 bond.