Free Daily Headlines

News

Set your text size: A A A

East Flat Rock man charged with drug, weapons felonies

Deputies with the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office charged a 36-year-old East Flat Rock man with multiple drug and weapons charges after going to his Cagle Road residence to serve arrest warrants on Saturday.

While trying to serve the warrants on Eddie Carol Ellenburg, deputies observed suspected controlled substance in plain view inside the residence. They obtained a search warrant which resulted in locating a 9mm semi-automatic handgun, methamphetamine, marijuana, Schedule II prescription pills, Schedule III Suboxone, and 21 individually wrapped packages of white powder which tested positive for cocaine. Deputies caught Ellenburg after he fled the house.

Ellenburg was charged with:
Felony Possession of a Firearm by Felon
Felony Possession with Intent to Sell/Deliver Cocaine
Felony Possession of Methamphetamine
Misdemeanor Possession of Marijuana
Misdemeanor Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substances
Misdemeanor Possession of Schedule III Controlled Substances
Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Ellenburg was served with the following outstanding warrants from Henderson County:
Felony Breaking and/or Entering
Felony Larceny After Breaking and/or Entering

Ellenburg remains in the Henderson County Jail under a $47,250 bond. He is also being held on outstanding warrants from Buncombe County for the following charges:
Felony Larceny of a Firearm
Felony Breaking and Entering a Motor Vehicle
2 counts of Felony Second Degree Kidnapping