ELIZABETHTOWN — Seven arrests have been announced by the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, six of which are connected by being on Saturday near a private party establishment known as Thee Factory.
A news release says this is an ABC-licensed establishment at 404 MLK Drive in Elizabethtown. The Sheriff’s Office, Elizabethtown Police Department and the N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement were involved in the patrol.
Arrested were Brian Anthony Lesane, 33, of Fairmont; Brian Derrell Patterson, 38, of Parkton; Gregory White, 57, of Elizabethtown; Jamie Terrell Cotton, 32, of Bladenboro; Bernard Robinson, 20, of Elizabethtown; and Audrey Renita Nicholson, 42, of Whiteville.
Bail was set at $350,000 for Lesane and $250,000 for Patterson. Each faces drug and weapon charges.
Bail was set at $2,000 for White; Cotton, Robinson and Nicholson were each cited and released. Alcohol and drug charges were filed against them.
Jonathan Dudley Britt, 38, of Dublin, was arrested by the Sheriff’s Office following an investigation involving 41 Grocery and Grill at 9068 N.C. 41 in Bladenboro. Drug charges were filed and he was cited and released.