Following an eight-week investigation, New Hanover County sheriff’s detectives have arrested a Wilmington man on multiple drug charges.
According to New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. J.J. Brewer, Darryl Bernard Pearsall Jr., 30, was arrested for possessing four pounds of marijuana with a street value of $9,500.
Brewer said the arrest was made after detectives were able to stop Pearsall in his vehicle at the intersection of Market Street and Brief Road, where they conducted a search of his car and found drugs in his possession.
Brewer said the arrest also helped Pender County detectives search two residences in Hampstead that were connected to Pearsall, leading to additional charges from the Pender County Sheriff’s Office.
Pearsall has been charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana; felony possession of marijuana; maintaining a vehicle for drugs; and possession of drug paraphernalia.
He is currently at the New Hanover County Detention Facility, held on a $200,000 secured bond.
