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On Nov. 14 2024, Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations arrested John Albritton, age 75, of Washington, NC on felony drug charges.  This arrest stemmed from Deputies conducting a search warrant on Albritton’s residence located at 809 Fleming St. in Washington after receiving numerous complaints about drug activity.

As a result of this arrest, Deputies seized 9 grams of cocaine packaged for resale, $1,022 in US currency and drug paraphernalia.  John Albritton is currently on Federal Probation from previous felony charges out of Beaufort County.

John Albritton was arrested and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $15,000 secured bond under the following charges:

– Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine within 1,000ft of a Child Care Center

– Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

This investigation is still on going and more arrests are expected.  Beaufort County Sheriff Scott Hammonds asks anyone with information regarding suspected drug sale/use or any other crime to contact the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office at 252-946-7111.  You can also submit tips anonymously by contacting Beaufort County Crime Stoppers at 252-974-6400 or submit confidential tips online through the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office App by clicking on submit a tip.