ELKINS — A local resident and two individuals from out of state are facing several charges after law enforcement allegedly found a multitude of drugs in a local hotel room.
Deandre Lavar Brown, 33, of Elkins, Jalissa Andree Thompson, 33, of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and Sylvester Lawrence Jr., 29, of Warren, Ohio, are all facing felony charges of possession with the intent to deliver heroin, possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, two counts of conspiracy and child neglect creating risk of serious injury.
All three are being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail. Brown and Lawrence are being held on a $75,000 cash-only bond and Thompson is being held on a $75,000 cash-only bond on the charges and is also being held on a $50,000 cash-only bond for being a fugitive. The bonds were set by Randolph County Magistrate Tracy M. Harper.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Randolph County Magistrate Court by West Virginia State Police Sgt. J.M. Tallman, officers received information concerning a possible drug sale located at the Elkins Economy Inn. Officers with the West Virginia State Police and the Mountain Region Drug Task Force were present for the search warrants.
According to the complaint, officers searched rooms 123 and 128 at the hotel. Officers located a “variety of controlled substances, but not limited to methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana and unknown pills.”
“These items were hidden and unsecured in various areas and were packaged for distribution within room 123,” the complaint states. “Residue of controlled substances was observed on items accessible to a juvenile female located within the room.”
According to the complaint, officers also found a small loaded semi-automatic hand gun and U.S. currency.
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