Traffic stop leads to two arrests in Halifax County

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HALIFAX COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A traffic stop led to two arrests in Halifax County.

On October 29, deputies stopped a car for a violation on Highway 158 in the Roanoke Rapids area.

Inside the vehicle was driver William Lyles and passenger Rheannon Lane, according to the sheriff’s office. K9 Loki sniffed the car and alerted to potential drugs inside.

Deputies said they seized methadone, hypodermic needles, and torn plastic baggies inside the car.

While searching Lane, deputies said they also found a brown plastic bag with what looked like coke hidden inside her bra.

She was charged with possession of a Schedule-II controlled substance. The 27-year-old was jailed on a $5,000 secured bond.

The 29-year-old Lyles was charged with carrying a concealed weapon.

The sheriff’s office said he had two sets of brass knuckles. He is being held without bond.