A Morganton man is arrested by Burke and Caldwell officers and charged with various drug offenses.

Agents from both counties have been investigating 29-year-old Dorian Michael Morgan for the past several months as a suspected heroin dealer.

A press release states Morgan had been staying at the Days Inn in Lenoir and was stopped by officials around 11 Tuesday morning after leaving his room.

A search of his vehicle turned up a small amount of marijuana and a digital scale.

Following the vehicle search, agents executed a search warrant for his room and found over 40 grams of heroin and other drug paraphernalia.

Morgan was charged with felony trafficking in heroin by possession and felony maintaining a dwelling to keep and store a controlled substance.

He was confined under a 250-thousand-dollar secured bond with a court date set for Thursday.

The Burke County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office ICE Unit, and the Lenoir Police Departments Narcotics Division took part in the joint investigation.

An arrest has been made in the Conover shooting that left a man dead and his mother wounded.

After being on the loose following Tuesday night’s incident, Scott Anthony Putnam was taken into custody Wednesday morning at his residence – about a mile from where the shooting occurred.

The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Anthony Killian.

Killian’s mother, Roxanne Killian remains hospitalized.

Her condition has been upgraded from critical to serious.

A Marion man faces assorted drug charges including possession of methamphetamine.

A McDowell County deputy reportedly stopped a vehicle on Zion Hill Road due to traffic violations.

47-year-old Jack Douglas Whitehead of 541 Epley Drive was an occupant in the car.

A search resulted in 11 grams of meth, 2 grams of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia that all belonged to Whitehead.

A 16-year-old McDowell County runaway has been found unharmed Tuesday night.

Michelle Wing was reported missing by her parents.

McDowell County authorities thank the public for their assistance.