A Valdese man is charged with two felony methamphetamine offenses. On August 29th, State Probation and Parole officers were conducting a routine search of 35-year-old Jonathan Wayne Willis, Jr. currently on probation, at a Hauss Ridge residence. According to a press release from the Burke County Sheriff's Office, after Willis began to resist, Valdese Police officers and Burke detectives responded to assist. A search of Willis reportedly located 73 grams of meth. He was taken to the Burke/Catawba District Confinement Facility under a $75,000 secured bond with a court appearance scheduled for September 25th.

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McDowell County deputies are seeking the public’s help in locating $37,000 worth of property, stolen from a Marion residence, and the person or persons responsible. The report to the Sheriff’s Office on August 26^th, stated that someone entered a Vein Mountain home and garage sometime between August 2^nd and 25^th and took property, including a 1979 Ford Mustang with drag racing tires and a roll cage inside the car. Also taken were thousands of dollars’ worth of hand and power tools, audio equipment, furniture, scrap metal and an extensive collection of vinyl albums. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Ballew at 652-2237.