Davidson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Thomasville man for drug possession at a home where a disturbance call on Wednesday led to a pair of Chair City schools being put on lockdown.

According to a DCSO press release, Tony Ray Thorne, 43, of 203 Lynella Lane, was arrested Thursday by the vice narcotics unit and charged with trafficking cocaine, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a dwelling/vehicle to keep a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Deputies stopped Thorne in Thomasville and conducted a consensual search of his home where they seized 685 grams of marijuana and 28 grams of cocaine. The arrest was the result of a month-long DCSO investigation. Thorne was issued a $650,000 secured bond and place in the Davidson County Jail.

On Wednesday, Thomasville Police Department responded to a disturbance call at Thorne’s home involving three suspects. Police pulled over a vehicle on Memorial Park Drive matching the description of the one seen leaving the residence. All three suspects fled the vehicle but the lone female, Aldrika Dashun Davis, 22, of Greensboro, returned and was arrested. TPD initiated a search for two males and informed Thomasville City Schools Superintendent Keith Tobin that the suspects were in the area and possibly armed following a home invasion. Tobin ordered a Code Red lockdown for Thomasville High School and Thomasville Middle School. TPD arrested Frank Arthur Gladney, 24, and Tyree Donta Payne, 19, both of High Point, a short time later near Salem Point Apartments on Salem Street. All three suspects are charged with felony kidnapping.

Traffic stop leads to pot bust

Thomasville Police Department busted a Charlotte man with more than a dozen pounds of pot.

According to a TPD press release, officers stopped a blue Nissan Altima traveling north on Interstate 85 on Thursday. A canine officer indicated the odor of controlled substances about the vehicle leading to police finding 16.7 pounds of marijuana. Tadd William Doran was arrested and charged with trafficking marijuana by possession, trafficking by manufacturing, trafficking by transportation, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver marijuana and maintaining a vehicle for the use of a controlled substance.

Doran was issued a $500,000 secured bond and placed in the Davidson County Jail.