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Watauga County Sheriff’s Office Seizes Nine Ounces of Meth on Monday, Two Detained More Arrests To Come

William Clyde Townsend
William Clyde Townsend

June 13, 2013. On June 11, narcotics detectives from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division arrested two individuals after conducting further investigation from the 9 ounces of methamphetamine seized on June 10. 

William Clyde Townsend, 34, of 1239 Landmark Lane, Lenoir, NC, was charged with Trafficking in Methamphetamine.  Townsend was held at the Watauga County Detention Facility in lieu of a $45,000 secured bond.  He is scheduled to appear in District Court on July 29, 2013. 

Ralph Garlan Prestwood, 48, of 2035 Zack’s Fork Road, Lenoir, NC, was charged with Simple Possession Schedule IV Clonazapam, Possession Schedule II Oxycodone, and Alter/Steal/Destroy Criminal Evidence.  Prestwood was held at the Watauga County Detention Facility in lieu of a $2,500 secured bond.  He is scheduled to appear in District Court on July 29, 2013. 

The case is still being investigated and more arrests are expected. 

Ralph Garland Prestwood
Ralph Garland Prestwood