07/31/2026
DRUG INVESTIGATIONS RESULT IN THREE ARRESTS
Sheriff Ronnie Fields announces that on July 28, 2026, detectives with the Moore County Sheriff's Office, assisted by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Aberdeen Police Department, executed search warrants at residences in Southern Pines and Lakeview. During the searches, detectives seized co***ne, ma*****na, drug paraphernalia, fi****ms, and U.S. currency.
As a result of the investigation, Trey Derrell Dowd, 26, of Southern Pines, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver ma*****na, felony possession of ma*****na, maintaining a vehicle, dwelling, or place for a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Dowd was also served with outstanding warrants charging him with multiple co***ne trafficking offenses, including trafficking by possession, sale, delivery, and transportation; possession with intent to sell and deliver co***ne; sale and delivery of co***ne; felony possession of co***ne; maintaining a vehicle, dwelling, or place for a controlled substance; and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was placed under a $200,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Moore County District Court on August 13, 2026.
Lauren Nicole Platt, 26, of Southern Pines, was also arrested and charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver ma*****na, felony possession of ma*****na, maintaining a vehicle, dwelling, or place for a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was placed under a $7,500 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Moore County District Court on August 13, 2026.
Additionally, Trandon Latrell Harris-Dowd, 23, of Lakeview, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver co***ne, felony possession of co***ne, possession with intent to sell and deliver ma*****na, felony possession of ma*****na, maintaining a vehicle, dwelling, or place for a controlled substance, simple possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Harris-Dowd was also served with outstanding warrants charging him with multiple co***ne trafficking offenses, including trafficking by possession, sale, delivery, and transportation; possession with intent to sell and deliver co***ne; sale and delivery of co***ne; felony possession of co***ne; and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was placed under a $176,500 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Moore County District Court on August 13, 2026.
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
07/31/26