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. — A Stoneville man is facing multiple felony drug charges after Rockingham County deputies executed a narcotics search warrant at a Settle Bridge Road residence.
The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team, Narcotics Detectives and Criminal Investigations Detectives executed the search warrant at 2974 Settle Bridge Road following what deputies described as an extensive narcotics investigation.
According to the Sheriff's Office, investigators seized:
🔫 Firearms
💵 U.S. currency
❄️ A trafficking amount of cocaine
🌿 Marijuana
💊 Drug paraphernalia
Arrested was 27-year-old Jaden Leanthony Scales, who investigators said lives at the address.
Scales was charged with:
Felony Trafficking Cocaine
Felony Possession with Intent to Manufacture, Sell and Deliver Cocaine
Felony Maintaining a Vehicle/Dwelling/Place Controlled Substance
Felony Possession with Intent to Manufacture, Sell and Deliver Marijuana
Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Scales was taken before a Rockingham County Sheriff's Office magistrate and given a $100,000 secured bond. He was then placed in the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office Detention Facility.
His next scheduled court date is October 10, 2026.
Sheriff Billy Parker said illegal drug dealing "will not be tolerated" in Rockingham County and said the Sheriff's Office and partner agencies will continue pursuing suspected drug dealers.
Parker also commended the agencies and personnel involved, including the Sheriff's Office Special Response Team, Narcotics Division, Criminal Investigation Division and Patrol Division, along with Rockingham County Emergency Services, Tactical Medics, 911 Communications and tele-communicators.
Another Rockingham County drug investigation has resulted in a major seizure — and a $100,000 question for one Stoneville man.
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