Posted on 09/02/2025 1:03:36 PM PDT by Red Badger
The head of a county elections board in North Carolina resigned after police said they found video of him hiding drugs in his grandchild’s ice cream.
James Yokeley Jr., who led the Surry County Board of Elections in North Carolina, reportedly warned police officers that two teens found hard items in their Dairy Queen ice cream, according to a report from NC Newsline.
The teenagers were his step-granddaughter and her friend.
Video footage seen by Wilmington Police allegedly showed that Yokeley was the one who placed the small blue pills in the desserts.
Field tests showed that the pills contained cocaine and MDMA.
The girls did not end up ingesting the drugs, according to police.
“He can be seen placing something on the counter, and it’s pretty apparent that when the employees make the drinks, he’s trying to observe if anybody’s observing him,” Wilmington Police Lt. Greg Willett remarked in a news conference on Friday, per Blaze Media.
James Edwin Yokeley, Jr. (R) has resigned as chair of the Surry County Board of Elections after being arrested by the Wilmington for attempting to drug his grandchildren with pills testing positive for MDMA and cocaine
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The Western Journal reports:
Willett asserted that the surveillance footage “clearly shows Mr. Yokeley placing the pills in the ice cream.”
Yokeley, a Republican, has been charged with contaminating food with a controlled substance, felony child abuse, and possession of a Schedule I narcotic.
Yokeley has since resigned from the Surry County Board of Elections, to which he was appointed in June.
“This decision has not been made lightly. After much prayer, thoughtful reflection, and consultation, I have concluded that it is in the best interest of the State Board of Elections and the Surry County Board of Elections, regarding my own falsely accused circumstances, to step down at this time,” Yokeley wrote in a letter.
But the outgoing elections official maintained his innocence.
“Based on the truth and facts, I remain prayerfully confident that I will be exonerated of all accusations levied against me,” he said.
James Edwin Yokeley, Jr. (R) has resigned as chair of the Surry County Board of Elections after being arrested by Wilmington Police for attempting to drug his grandchildren with pills testing positive for MDMA and cocaine.
Sarah Whisenant, the owner of the Dairy Queen, said that Yokeley entered the store as it was closing on Aug. 3 to buy the ice cream, per a report from WECT.
Police asked for the surveillance footage on Aug. 8, and Whisenant expressed that none of her employees would have done such a thing.
“Thank goodness we had video,” she said.
Yokeley made a court appearance on Aug. 27. He is not allowed to have contact with the girls, and he waived his right to a court-appointed attorney.
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Not saying he’s innocent, but are they saying he tried to give his own grandkids cocaine and ecstasy?
That would be an unusual crime.
What on Earth could have been his motive?? Was he trying to ruin the ice cream place, or have a reason to sue? Or was this a date-rape drugging attempt?? Or attempted murder?? I’m really at loss. What a weird thing to do.
My guess is he was setting them up for a lawsuit................
Step-grandkid and her friend.
Probably trying to set up a lawsuit incident...............
There are a bunch of Yokely’s in that area.
A good theory but sounds worse than that.
I don’t want to think about the other...................
Can’t deny there are a lot of very evil and sick people in this world. But I hope he’s innocent.
Stupid amateurish attempt to hit the lawsuit jackpot would be my guess.
He planned to rape his step-daughter and her friend that evening. They each felt the pill in their mouth and spat it out. He heard them find it and complain and figured turning it over to the police would keep his reputation because he looks like an upstanding person trying to protect these teens. This was his fallback position, but, thankfully, the Dairy Queen had video to reference.
I like how they go out of their way to mention he’s a Republican. Somehow I bet if he had been a democrat the subject wouldn’t have even come up.
Step-granddaughter and her friend
That was my question. Why would anyone do this?
The number of places where you can be sure you are not being recorded is becoming less and less.
Local yokel...er Yockley?
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