Investigators arrest felon with drugs, sawed-off shotgun
Darlington County Sheriff Tony Chavis announced the arrest of a Hartsville man and Florence woman after the execution of a search warrant last week.
“My Narcotics Investigations did an excellent job building this case,” said Chavis. “They were able to locate more than 12 grams of crystal methamphetamine, more than half of a gram of methamphetamine, more than $1,000 and a sawed-off shotgun.”
Investigators with the Drug Enforcement Unit and Criminal Investigations Division, deputies assigned to the Special Incident Response Team and an agent with the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services executed a search warrant at a building in the 300 block of Westover Drive.
In addition to the drugs, currency and sawed-off shotgun, investigators also seized two rifles and a video surveillance system.
Investigators arrested Marion Wendell Brown Jr., 33, of Hartsville, and Ashley Michelle Hubbard, 24, of Florence. Brown is charged with trafficking methamphetamine, distribution of heroin, distribution of methamphetamine, disposal of meth waste, possession of a firearm by a convicted violent felon and possession of a sawed-off shotgun.
Hubbard is charged with trafficking methamphetamine, two counts of distribution of heroin and possession of a controlled substance.