Bedford man arrested and charged after drug investigation related to cocaine distribution

BEDFORD CO., Va. – Update:

The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office announced that 13 additional indictments for Clayton Martin and they are as follows:

Charges as follows:

• 1 Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon
• 1 Possession With Intent to Distribute Schedule II Controlled Substance while in possession of firearm
• 1 Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance
• 3 cts Distribution of Schedule II Controlled Substance within 1000 ft of school
• 4 cts Possession With Intent to Distribute Schedule II Controlled Substance (3rd or subsequent offense)
• 3 cts Felony Child Abuse and Neglect

• Original:

The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that it had arrested a man after an investigation that began in April of last year conducted by the James River Regional Drug Task Force.

Officials said that members of the task force executed a search warrant on Feb. 25 on a residence in the 1200 block of Penn Forest Lane. During the execution of the warrant, law enforcement officials seized the following:

• 21 grams of Powder Cocaine
• 13 grams of Crack cocaine
• 396 grams of Marijuana
• 40 grams of suspected Psychedelic Mushrooms
• 7 suspected Ecstasy Pills
• U.S. Currency $6100
• 4 Firearms

Martin was arrested and charged with the following:

• Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Possession of cocaine
• Possession of a firearm while in possession of narcotics