A convicted felon flees from deputies in McDowell County and attempts to rid herself of a firearm.

30-year-old Kasey Elaine Grindstaff of Caraway Drive in Marion was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, carrying a concealed weapon and resisting a public officer.

Shortly after 5 Thursday afternoon, an officer stopped a vehicle in Old Fort for not having a license plate.

While the officer was speaking with the car’s driver, the passenger identified as Grindstaff fled on foot.

Reports say a short chase ensued, while the suspect threw her purse down and a revolver fell out.

A search of the purse turned up a second gun.

Grindstaff was taken into custody.

Two Lenoir residents face charges from separate drug busts this week in Caldwell County.

59-year-old Dennis Blaine Robinson of 1239 Old North Road is charged with one count of felony trafficking in meth by possession and one felony count maintaining a dwelling to keep and store a controlled substance.

Meanwhile, 40-year-old Angela Dawn Walsh of 2465 Collettsville Road is charged with one count of felony trafficking in methamphetamine.

Narcotic agents with the Caldwell Sheriff’s Office, Lenoir Police, and the Caldwell SWAT team executed drug search warrants at both residences after conducting undercover meth purchases from the suspects’ homes.

Officers located some 383 grams of meth, scales, firearms, one ounce of high grade marijuana, and 3-thousand dollars in cash at the Robinson residence.

He was jailed under a 25-thousand dollar secured bond with a January 23^rd court date.

A search of Walsh’s residence turned up more than an ounce of meth, scales, and a small amount of marijuana.

She was arrested and issued a 75-hundred dollar secured bond with a court date set for January 22^nd.