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Two charged with drug possession

By Ethan Smith
Published in News on September 19, 2016 12:14 PM

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Michael Kevin McGee

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Shawana Latoya Batts

A LaGrange man was arrested Saturday when officers were patrolling Fairview Homes and smelled marijuana near where he was standing.

Michael Kevin McGee, 41, of 408 D.W. James St., LaGrange, was allegedly standing outside of his vehicle in Fairview Homes when officers conducting a foot patrol of the area reportedly smelled marijuana coming from McGee's vehicle.

According to a press release, there was a female in the front passenger seat.

Officers searched the vehicle and found cocaine and marijuana, according to the release.

McGee was charged with possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana. He was given a $1,500 secured bond.

According to an arrest report with the Goldsboro Police Department, the female, Shawana Latoya Batts, 33, of 1101 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was given a $500 unsecured bond.