{"id":2641,"date":"2026-06-06T23:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T23:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2026-06-06T23:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T23:05:45","slug":"nc-jail-fugitive-recaptured-during-lee-county-raid-drugs-guns-found-with-child-inside-house-sheriff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2641","title":{"rendered":"NC jail fugitive recaptured during Lee County raid; drugs, guns found with child inside house: Sheriff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>SANFORD, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 A convicted felon who was accidentally released from the Wayne County Jail was captured when deputies in Lee County raided a home Thursday, officials said.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2638\">Police seek Goldsboro pair in Dollar General armed robbery attempt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The re-arrest happened after deputies obtained a warrant for a Sanford home on Keith Drive to search for the man, according to a Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office news release.<\/p>\n<p>During the Thursday raid, Jonathon Michael Jackson, 39, was found inside a house and apprehended, the release said. Jackson, a convicted felon, was arrested in a similar raid in late January.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies also executed another warrant to search the Keith Drive home, during which they said crews found:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fentanyl<\/li>\n<li>Methamphetamine<\/li>\n<li>Mushrooms<\/li>\n<li>Synthetic Marijuana<\/li>\n<li>2 firearms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A young child was also present in the residence, the release said.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2640\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2fd4aaacc9ada264dbdb5d1e62f45f6b-1024x554.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2fd4aaacc9ada264dbdb5d1e62f45f6b-1024x554.webp 1024w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2fd4aaacc9ada264dbdb5d1e62f45f6b-300x162.webp 300w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2fd4aaacc9ada264dbdb5d1e62f45f6b-768x416.webp 768w, https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2fd4aaacc9ada264dbdb5d1e62f45f6b.webp 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption>Jonathon Michael Jackson. Photos courtesy: Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Jackson was being taken to the Lee County Jail, deputies said he tried to hide a bag of meth inside a patrol car.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2636\">Man seriously injured in Durham daytime shooting on E. Lawson Street: Police<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Deputies said Jackson was charged with the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Possession with intent to sell and deliver Schedule I controlled substance<\/li>\n<li>Felony possession of Schedule I controlled substance<\/li>\n<li>Two counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver Schedule II controlled substance<\/li>\n<li>Two counts of felony possession of Schedule II controlled substance<\/li>\n<li>Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon<\/li>\n<li>Exposing a child to controlled substance<\/li>\n<li>Possession of drug paraphernalia<\/li>\n<li>Maintaining a dwelling for sale of controlled substance<\/li>\n<li>Possess with intent to sell and distribute a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school<\/li>\n<li>Possession of a stolen firearm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jackson is being held without bond in the Lee County Jail.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson was also arrested earlier this year in another Lee County raid, deputies said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CRIME TRACKER \u2014 Sign up for CBS 17\u2019s newsletter with the latest in local crime<\/p><section>\n<div>\n<h2>MORE FROM CBS 17<\/h2>\n<section>\n<h2>\n\t\t\n\t\tWAYNE COUNTY NEWS\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. -->\n<div>\n<h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t2 sought in Goldsboro Dollar General robbery attempt\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<\/h3>\n<span>\n<span>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. -->\n<div>\n<h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWayne Co. jail fugitive caught in Sanford home raid: Sheriff\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<\/h3>\n<span>\n<span>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<!-- Next line is not the perfect\/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can revisit later. -->\n<div>\n<h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tGoldsboro man charged in deadly overdose last fall: Police\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<\/h3>\n<span>\n<span>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\n\t\t\t\tSee the latest news from Wayne County\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>He was caught with a 21-year-old woman in late January after narcotic agents executed a search warrant at a home in the 3800 block of Rocky Fork Church Road, just east of U.S. 1 and about four miles south of Sanford, deputies said.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson pleaded guilty to a felony heroin charge in late 2019, according to an arrest warrant.<\/p>\n<p> CBS 17 has reached out to Wayne County officials about the accidental jail release incident.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2634\">Gerry Meehan, one of the first Buffalo Sabres players and an influential GM, dies at 79<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANFORD, N.C. 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