Charlotte man charged with drug trafficking, assault on officer after chase in York
A Charlotte man has been charged with drug trafficking after police seized 23 pounds of marijuana following a York County police chase, officials said.
Nealando Demon Cannon, 38, is charged with two counts of trafficking marijuana, two counts of distribution of drugs near a school or park, assault on a police officer while resisting arrest, and failure to stop for a blue light, according to police and York County jail and court records.
Cannon was taken into custody after 1 p.m. Tuesday, said Lt. John Rainier of the York County Multijurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit.
After a traffic stop off Railroad Avenue in York, Cannon fled from officers in a car, Rainier said. Cannon was apprehended after one officer was assaulted, Rainier said.
Officers found 13 pounds of marijuana and around $7,500 in cash inside the car Cannon was driving, Rainier said.
After drug agents received a search warrant for a home in York, police recovered another 10 pounds of marijuana, Rainier said.
Cannon faces as much as 10 years in prison for each marijuana trafficking charge if convicted, South Carolina state law shows. Assault on an officer while resisting arrest carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, state law shows.
Cannon is being held in the York County jail without bond, records show.
