On Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at approximately midnight Pamlico County Sheriff’s deputies were investigating a report of shots fired in the Vandemere community of Pamlico County. Responding deputies conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle leaving the area of the complaint and encountered Richard Stanley Henries, 49 of Grantsboro.
During the encounter it was determined that Henries was driving on an expired license and was the subject of the Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office Electronic Offender Monitoring Program. When Henries was asked to exit his vehicle, a loaded handgun was discovered concealed on a magnet attached to the center console. During a search of Henries he was fond in possession of a quantity of crack cocaine and a quantity of methamphetamine, digital scales, brass knuckles, and other drug paraphernalia. Henries was arrested and charged with the following crimes and is currently being held in the Pamlico County Detention Center without bond.
PWISD Sch II C/S (Methamphetamine)
PWISD Sch II C/S (Cocaine)
Possession of Firearms by a Felon
Carrying a concealed Weapon (Firearm)
Carrying a Concealed Weapon (Brass Knuckles)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Possession of Firearm in violation of a Domestic Violence Protective Order
