MPD: Suspect faces multiple charges after drug raid

Posted on by Mike Fuhrman

FROM STAFF REPORTS

A 37-year-old man faces multiple drug charges after Mooresville and Troutman police executed a search warrant on Thursday, April 2.

Keita Ford

Mooresville resident Keita Ford was arrested after the MPD Narcotics Unit and a TPD detective conducted the raid on a residence at 1334 Mecklenburg Highway, police said in a news release.

Ford was charged with Possession of Heroin (Schedule I), Possession with Intent to Sell & Deliver Cocaine (Schedule II), and Maintain Vehicle/Dwelling/Place for Keeping and Selling of Controlled Substance (Cocaine). He also was charged with three misdemeanor drug offenses.

Ford was transported to the Iredell County Detention Center, where a magistrate issued a $25,000 secured bond.

This investigation is continuing, and additional charges are pending, police said.