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Posted: January 23, 2008

Man's Number Up as Illegal Lottery Tickets Seized

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Tonicellis Marshall, has illegal lottery tickets

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Tonicellis Marshall, has illegal lottery tickets

Enfield, N.C. — Halifax County deputies wound up collecting more tickets than they issued Tuesday after confiscating allegedly homemade lottery tickets during a traffic stop.

Tonicellis Marshall, 37, of Enfield, was charged with operating an illegal lottery and possessing illegal lottery tickets. He was released on an unsecured bond.

After the state Highway Patrol stopped a car for a traffic violation, the driver also was cited for having a suspended license.

Two Halifax County Sheriff's Office investigators stopped to assist as the citation was issued and found a backpack in the car that contained several homemade lottery tickets and more than $6, 800 in cash, authorities said.

RELATED TOPICS: Halifax County

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let the court system give him a free ticket, go straight to jail.
moreupset
January 23, 2008 6:35 p.m.
Doesnt it make more sense that he was printing WINNING lottery tickets and cashing them in? That is theft by deception, right? It said he had a processing unit...
Click to view my profile ncmickey
January 23, 2008 5:33 p.m.
"Simply being in possession of fake lottery tickets isn't a crime itself."

There is such a thing as conspiracy to commit fraud.
Click to view my profile TruthBKnown Returns
January 23, 2008 3:45 p.m.
Guys, he was probably running numbers. There is a huge market in number running. I remember in NY folks would either go to the bodega or the number man would come around and collect numbers and cash. This is huge... A dollar will get you about $150.00 if the number came out straight. If it hit on a combination it would pay like $60.00. He was just getting his hustle on.... Boy all the older folks in NY and NJ play the numbers at least 2x a day.
Click to view my profile claudnc
January 23, 2008 3:14 p.m.
How many Police Officers does it take to issue a simple traffic ticket in Halifax County
WHEEL
January 23, 2008 2:31 p.m.
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