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DWI checkpoint dodger arrested on drug charges

Goldsboro police found 6.1 grams of cocaine and 34.2 grams of marijuana on a man after he tried to dodge a DWI checkpoint on Nov. 20, authorities said.

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Jamie Dareese Cumberlander
GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Goldsboro police found 6.1 grams of cocaine and 34.2 grams of marijuana on a man after he tried to dodge a DWI checkpoint on Nov. 20, authorities said.

Officers said they saw Jamie Dareese Cumberlander, 35, of 700 Marigold St., make a U-turn as he drove near a checkpoint. Officers followed his car and later charged him with traffic and drug violations.

They charged him with possession of cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia with intent to sell and deliver, driving with a revoked license, having fictitious license plates on his car and resisting, delaying or obstructing officers.

Police held him in the Wayne County Jail under $50,000 bond.

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