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U.S. Marshals catch fugitive in Greenville


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Johnny Edward Byrd Jr. - mug shot 1/14/09 - North Carolina, Maryland fugitive, caught in Greenville
Johnny Edward Byrd Jr. - mug shot 1/14/09 - North Carolina, Maryland fugitive, caught in Greenville

U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement on Wednesday captured a man wanted in both North Carolina and Maryland on drug and weapons charges.

The marshals, Greenville police and Pitt County sheriff's deputies arrested Johnny Edward Byrd Jr., 24, of 3812 Vancroft Circle Apt. L-10, at his Greenville apartment with incident.

At his arrest, officers said they found two handguns – one reported as stolen – 8 grams of cocaine, 12 doses of crack, 41 doses of ecstasy and a small amount of marijuana in Byrd's possession.

Maryland authorities wanted Byrd for felony probation violations, and Greenville authorities had issued firearms charges against him.

The North Carolina Department of Corrections had listed Byrd as an absconder from probation for drug possession and distribution in Beaufort County.

After his arrest, Byrd was additionally charged with two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, one count of possession of a stolen firearm, and one count each of possession with intent to deliver of crack, cocaine and ecstasy. He was also charged with simple possession of a marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was being held in the Pitt County Jail under a $550,000 bond Friday. He was also awaiting extradition procedures to Maryland.

RELATED TOPICS: Pitt County, Beaufort County

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What a stand up citizen!!! Boy it sounds like us law abiding citzens dealing with these brilliantly stupid people is NEVER going to go away. Why won't these people get a JOB and know what it's like to work for an honest living??

good job though, wonder what the tip was that led to him

Prime example of why probation doesn't work...

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