Deputies seize trafficking amount of fentanyl during traffic stop

On Tuesday, 05/30/23, at approximately 4:00 a.m. deputies with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division stopped a vehicle as it travelled along Houston Mill Rd after observing suspicious and erratic behavior. During that stop a Sheriff’s Office K9 alerted to the presence of narcotics inside this vehicle. Deputies ultimately located and seized 39 grams of fentanyl and a small amount of a substance believed to be Crack Cocaine from the

vehicle. A concealed firearm was also seized from this vehicle.

Xavier Winston, the driver of this vehicle, was charged with Carrying a Concealed Firearm, Resisting Public Officer and Driving While License Revoked. Winston, 32, was also served with outstanding Orders for Arrest for Child Support, Failure to Appear on a charge of Driving While License Revoked and Failure to Appear on a charge of Failure to Wear a Seatbelt. Winston, a Hickory resident, received a $15,000 secured bond and had a first appearance in Catawba County District Court on 05/30/23.

Demetric Michaux, the owner of this vehicle, has been charged with Trafficking in Fentanyl and Maintaining a Vehicle for the Purposes of Manufacturing, Selling or Delivering Controlled Substances. Michaux,32, received a $20,000 secured bond and had a first appearance in Catawba County District Court on 05/30/23. Michaux is a Hickory resident.

Tashauna Ikard, 25, has been charged with Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Ikard, a Hickory resident, received a $2,000 secured bond and had a first appearance in Catawba County District Court on 05/30/23.