Man wanted in West Virginia caught at Detroit Greyhound bus station with gun, meth, fentanyl

DETROIT – A person needed for a drug cost out of West Virginia was caught at a Greyhound bus station in Detroit whereas in possession of luggage containing a gun, ammunition, methamphetamine, and fentanyl, police mentioned.

Investigators mentioned they noticed Charles Leon McGee, 53, on the bus station round 3 p.m. Sept. 12. McGee had an lively U.S. Marshals felony warrant for harmful medication out of West Virginia, in line with authorities.

McGee was dropped off on the bus station by somebody driving a grey Chrysler 200 sedan with a Michigan license plate registered to an Eastpointe resident, in line with a prison criticism. The deal with related to the Chrysler 200′s registration was listed as McGee’s house, officers mentioned.

Police mentioned McGee walked into the bus station with a yellow backpack and a inexperienced duffel bag. He appeared to have a small bag bulging out of the left facet of his dark-colored jacket, in line with courtroom information.

McGee went to the counter and purchased a bus ticket to Pittsburgh utilizing the identify “Shawn Taylor,” the criticism says. Police searched the Michigan Secretary of State database for an image of McGee, and it matched the looks of the particular person claiming to be “Shawn Taylor,” they mentioned.

After shopping for the ticket, McGee put his baggage within the foyer and went outdoors to talk with the motive force of the Chrysler 200. He returned to his baggage when the automobile left.

Investigators approached McGee and requested for identification. He handed them a Michigan ID card that confirmed his identification, courtroom information present.

Police took McGee into custody and introduced him together with his baggage to a separate space of the bus station.

A Okay-9 alerted police to verify the luggage, and so they discovered a black water bottle within the yellow backpack, they mentioned. Contained in the water bottle was a baggie containing a light-colored powdery substance and one other baggie containing a light-colored chunky substance.

When officers had hassle pulling the baggies out of the water bottle, McGee advised them, “You gained’t be capable of get that out,” in line with authorities.

Police checked a navy blue bag that had been hid underneath McGee’s jacket and located an H&Okay VP9 9 mm semi-automatic pistol, they mentioned. It was loaded with 10 rounds of ammunition. Additionally they discovered an prolonged journal with 32 rounds of ammunition inside, and a 50-round field of ammo.

The gun had been stolen in Detroit, the prison criticism says.

The powdery substance from the water bottle was decided to be about 102.1 grams of fentanyl, officers mentioned. The chunky substance was decided to be about 483.5 grams of methamphetamine.

Investigators additionally discovered $5,000 money in McGee’s pockets.

Information present McGee has at the least 4 earlier felony convictions — carrying a hid weapon in August 1997, delivering/manufacturing marijuana or artificial equivalents in June 2011 and January 2015, and dealing/manufacturing narcotics and felon in possession of a firearm in March 2017.

The criticism concludes there’s possible trigger to cost McGee with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, felon in possession of a firearm, and firearm possession in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.