In-Brief 2/24/16

North Carolina man found storing meth in rectum

Monday night, a sheriff in Salisbury, North Carolina, responded to several calls from citizens saying Arnie Preston Rabon, 27, was selling drugs. The sheriff pulled over Rabon at a traffic stop on Monday night and found a handgun and more than $500 cash in his truck. Later, Rabon was searched at the jail and deputies found 14 grams of methamphetamine in two plastic bags located in his rectum. He was charged with driving with a revoked license, drug possession, maintaining a vehicle for the drug trade, possession of drug paraphernalia and possessing drugs on the property of the jail.

Rock Hill teens charged with animal cruelty

Two teens in Rock Hill shot a puppy with a BB gun 18 times and threw a knife at it over the weekend, according to police. The six-week-old Lab mix, named Brody, was brought to a local animal hospital, and staff said that the X-rays show the BB pellets are still inside the dog but he is on pain medication and expected to recover fully. Many people have offered to adopt the dog and donate money towards his vet bill, according to a veterinarian at the hospital. De'Monte Ty'Juan Douglas, 17, is charged with felony first-degree cruelty to animals and a 14-year-old was petitioned to family court and released to his parents pending a court appearance. They could be given between 180 days and five years behind bars and a $5,000 fine if convicted.

Eleventh Circuit Solicitor arrested for DUI

Highway Patrol responding to a car wreck on Monday at 8 p.m. in Lexington found the vehicle of Eleventh Circuit Solicitor Donnie Myers. He had run off the road after attempting to make a left turn and struck a utility pole. Troopers arrested Myers for driving under the influence, and he was brought to a detention center where his blood alcohol was .09. This incident follows Myers pleading guilty to charges of driving while impaired in 2005 and being cited for possession of an open container in 2014. Myers said in a statement: "I'm not pleased with anything I did. I made a mistake, the wrong choice, and I'm absolutely to blame."