Drugs, firearms seized

Published 2:08 pm Saturday, June 17, 2023

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WINDSOR – Trafficking amounts of heroin/fentanyl and cocaine along with four weapons were seized when law enforcement officers from three agencies served a high risk search warrant at a Windsor residence Friday morning.

Travon K. Bond

Bertie County Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin said Travon Keontay Bond, Ryan Parker, and Kelsey Besso, all of Windsor, were arrested after a search conducted at 116 Jerry’s Lane.

During the search, officers seized trafficking amounts of heroin/fentanyl, trafficking amount of cocaine, U.S. currency and four firearms. Ruffin said that two of the firearms had been reported stolen from Bertie County. One of which was modified to operate fully automatic. A “ghost switch” was also seized, which converts a semi-automatic firearm to fire fully automatic.

Ryan Parker

Bond was charged with trafficking in cocaine, felony possession of cocaine, possession with intent to manufacture/sale/distribute Schedule II controlled substance, trafficking opium or heroin, felony possession of Schedule I controlled substance, possession with intent to manufacture/sale/distribute Schedule I controlled substance, maintaining vehicle/dwelling for controlled substance, possession of marijuana up to ½ ounce, two counts of possession of stolen, firearm and possessing weapons of mass destruction, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Bond was also served with a Probation warrant for absconding from NC Probation & Parole.

He was booked into the Bertie/Martin Regional Jail under a $320,000 bond.

Parker was charged with trafficking in cocaine, felony possession of cocaine, possession with intent to manufacture/sale/distribute Schedule II controlled substance, trafficking opium or heroin, felony possession of Schedule I controlled substance, possession with intent to manufacture/sale/distribute Schedule I controlled substance, maintaining vehicle/dwelling for controlled substance, possession of marijuana up to ½ ounce, marijuana paraphernalia, and drug paraphernalia.

He was booked into the Bertie/Martin Regional Jail under a $270,000 bond

Besso was charged with felony possession of heroin, and possession of drug paraphernalia. There was no information available regarding her bond.

Kelsey Besso

Ruffin said the search warrant for the residence came on the heels of a two-month investigation by BCSO Sergeant Dakota Young and Deputy Matthew Bond. They were accompanied by other BCSO deputies along with agents with the Down East Drug Task Force and officers with the Windsor Police Department when the search warrant was served on Friday.

“I want to publicly recognize and thank Sergeant Dakota Young and Deputy Matthew Bond for their excellent work on this case,” said Sheriff Ruffin. “I also would like to thank each agency that came to assist in the execution of this high risk search warrant. We can get a lot done working together to make our county and community safe and we will continue to work closely to fight and combat gangs, guns, and drugs.”