Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrest

By: Press Release | WNCT
Published: January 23, 2008

On January 23, 2008, at 3 a.m., a New Bern police officer witnessed a car, carrying two males, run a traffic light at Broad and First Streets.

The officer followed the car and conducted a traffic stop on Raynor Drive for the red light violation. The driver, Brandon Michael MARTIN, 10/04/1984, of 113 Fairmount Way, was issued a citation for the traffic violation.

During the routine stop, additional officers and a police K-9 conducted a search of the vehicle and located drugs. The passenger in the car, Micqual Tyree BOYD, 04/27/1989, of 1905 Pearson Street, was arrested and charged with Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Marijuana and Littering.

BOYD was placed in the Craven County Jail under an $8,000 bond, and was scheduled to appear in court January 23, 2008 at 9 a.m.

The New Bern Police Department is committed to Community Policing. Citizens are encouraged to become a “Partner in Policing,” by reporting suspected illegal activity to the New Bern Police Department’s TIPS line at (252) 636-5034 or the Craven County Crime Stoppers line at 633-5141.