FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – A Roanoke City man has been arrested and charged with three felonies after what the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is calling a “consensual encounter” at a business in the Boones Mill area.
On Aug. 28 Franklin County police had an encounter with 29-year-old Timothy Zimmerman, during the encounter deputies found a loaded gun, suspected drug substances and money on his person.
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Zimmerman was taken into custody and charged with the following:
Felony count of Distribution of Methamphetamine, 10grams or more
Felony count of Convicted Felon Possessing/Transporting Firearm
Felony count of selling Schedule I or II drugs while Possessing a Firearm
Zimerman is currently being held in the Western Virginia Regional Jail without bond.
Duncan Weigand joined WSLS 10’s digital team in June 2024, weeks after graduating from Virginia Tech with a bachelor’s in communication studying multimedia journalism and a cognate in marketing.
