FAIRMONT— Two Fairmont brothers who own car garages have been arrested and charged with trafficking drugs after more than 40 lawmen raided the businesses on Wednesday.
James Martin Bailey, 28, of 188 Smokey Road, and William Daniel Bailey, 29, of 208 Smokey Road, are the owners of Bailey’s Automative, which has two locations in Fairmont, both of which were targeted in the raid. James Martin Bailey’s home was also searched.
James Martin Bailey was charged with three counts of possession with intent to sell, deliver, or manufacture a schedule II controlled substance, trafficking in opium, conspiring to traffic in opium, maintaining a vehicle for controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
William Daniel Bailey, 29, of 208 Smokey Road, was charged with possession with intent to sell, deliver, or manufacture a schedule II and schedule IV controlled substance, trafficking in opium, conspiring to traffic in opium, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a stolen firearm.
Sheriff Kenneth Sealey said that both men had been under investigation for months for drugs and stolen merchandise.
Members of the Sheriff’s Office’s Major Crime Unit, Narcotics Enforcement Team, SWAT team, deputies, Lumberton and Fairmont police and state Department of Motor Vehicle and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents simultaneously searched Bailey’s Automotive at 12811 N.C. 130 East, Bailey’s Automotive at 303 McDaniel St. and James Bailey’s home on Wednesday.
Sealey said that the officers found narcotic pills, marijuana, firearms, a stolen vehicle, a stolen utility trailer and more than $43,000 cash.
James Bailey was taken to the Robeson County jail and released on $62,000 bond, and William Bailey was released on $55,000 bond. The Robesonian was unable to get a photograph of William Bailey for this story.
On Thursday at about 4 p.m., The Robesonian sent a reporter to take a photograph of Bailey’s Automotive at 12811 N.C. 130 East, which was open at the time. The reporter was accosted by five men. One of the men forcibly took the camera and removed its memory card.
The Sheriff’s Office was able to retrieve the memory card, but the photograph has been erased.
Sealey expects additional charges against the Bailey brothers, and more arrests.
If people like you would quit defending the scum, maybe there shouldn't be so much of it. To claim your award, hit the point button on your computer, aunt thos out, and stick on your forehead. Then writh in big red letters "kick me" and tape that one on your rear.
Hopefully these two pieces of trash will spend some time in jail.
And I'll be glad to go take a photo for you Mr. Douglas. I haven't filed a lawsuit against anybody in a while, and it looks like these punks might have some goodies for my attorney to go after!
Maybe they will mee the right "mate" in jail!
The self defense part is a given. Talking about that part before hand is premeditation. I don't play into that game. What happens in fairmont stays in fairmont. ;-)
As the victim of a firearms thief last year I hope the new gun laws headed our way make the stealing or possessing of an illegal gun something like a "one strike" you're out type of deal. Attach a mandatory, no way a lawyer can get you out of it, 10 years without a chance of parole and these thieves will actively stay away from guns. That'll do more than taking away my high caps or AR.
Everyone, PLEASE REQUIRE rather than hope, that new laws actually stop trash like these criminals rather than helping to make sure people like us law abiders are the unarmed ones. Call Richard Hudson, Kay Hagan , and Richard Burr to let them know that you demand laws that will do what will work not pacify a loud "call 911 and hope the LEO gets to you before you're killed" crowd of idiots.