Convicted felon charged after Cumberland deputies seize cocaine, fentanyl, guns
Cumberland County deputies have charged a convicted felon with numerous gun and drug-related offenses after he was found possessing cocaine, fentanyl and multiple firearms.
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On Tuesday afternoon, deputies conducted a traffic stop on a blue Lincoln Aviator, which led CCSO detectives to execute a search warrant of a residence located on Thrower Road in Fayetteville.
Driving the Aviator was Joshua David Sheeley. In the vehicle, deputies found and seized:
- 174.30 grams of cocaine
- 43.48 grams of fentanyl
- One .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun
- More than $3,000
Investigators searched Sheeley's home on Thrower Road and seized an additional six firearms and more than $20,000.
Sheeley was previously convicted of the felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill in 2008, making him a convicted felon.
Sheeley was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, trafficking in cocaine by possession, trafficking in cocaine by manufacture, trafficking in cocaine by transport, trafficking in opioids by possession, trafficking in opioids by manufacture, trafficking in opioids by transport and maintaining a vehicle.
Sheeley was given a $50,000 secured bond and was remanded to the Cumberland County Detention Center. His first court appearance was Wednesday.
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