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Man allegedly engaged in drug transaction arrested

Jeremy Lane (Courtesy NHCSO)

WILMINGTON — A 34-year-old man is behind bars after police pursued his arrest by foot.

On Monday, April 3, Wilmington Police Department attempted to stop Jeremy Lane who was engaged in an active drug transaction, according to a release. After a “brief foot pursuit,” officers took Lane into custody and recovered a firearm.

Lane has been charged with 10 counts:

  • Possession of firearm by a felon
  • Possession of cocaine
  • Possession of heroin
  • Possession of schedule I controlled substance
  • Carrying concealed weapon-gun
  • PWIMSD cocaine
  • PWIMSD heroin
  • Resisting, delay, obstructing an officer
  • Parole violation
  • Possession within 1,000 feet of a school

Lane is being held at the NHCSO Detention Center without bond.


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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