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Four face drug charges in Goldsboro

A Goldsboro man who drove up to a home as authorities were searching it for drugs was arrested after leading deputies on a car chase as he tried to get away, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office said Friday.

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Corey Ramon Best Jr.
GOLDSBORO, N.C. — A Goldsboro man who drove up to a home as authorities were searching it for drugs was arrested after leading deputies on a car chase as he tried to get away, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

Three other men were also arrested in the search, which happened Tuesday at the home at 170 Best Ave. in Goldsboro. Deputies worked with agents from the Office of Special Investigations at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base to execute a search warrant at the home, following an investigation into reports of drugs being distributed there.

Deputies said Corey Ramon Best Jr., 19, of the 1600 block of Cuyler Best Road, drove up to the home, saw deputies and fled. Deputies chased him to John Court, where he was arrested.

Best is charged with felony speed to elude arrest, possession with intent to sell and distribute marijuana, maintain a vehicle for controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was held on $5,000 secured bond.

DeRontae Artis, 19, of 170 Best Ave., was charged with possession with intent to sell and distribute marijuana and maintaining a dwelling. He was held on a $2,000 secured bond.

Aquavis Daniels, 19, of 170 Best Ave., and Kadeem Harris, 18, of 1104 Sunburst Drive, Goldsboro, were charged with one count each of possession with intent to sell and distribute marijuana. They were each held on a $1,000 bond.

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