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North Carolina Elections Chair Resigns After Arrest in Alleged Ice Cream Drugging Case

Police cite Dairy Queen surveillance footage alongside field tests as the case moves to court.

James Edwin Yokeley Jr. of North Carolina is charged with felony child abuse.
An ice cream cone covered in sprinkles at Dairy Queen in Morton, Illinois.
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Overview

  • Wilmington police say video showed James Edwin Yokeley Jr. placing pills into his granddaughters’ Blizzards on Aug. 8.
  • Preliminary testing indicated cocaine and MDMA, with the pills sent to a state lab for confirmation.
  • Yokeley was arrested Aug. 26 and charged with two counts of contaminating food or drink with a controlled substance, felony child abuse, and possession of a Schedule I narcotic.
  • He posted a $100,000 secured bond, was ordered to avoid contact with the grandchildren, and is due back in court on Sept. 11.
  • Appointed in June by State Auditor Dave Boliek, Yokeley resigned Thursday as state election officials convened an emergency meeting on his status.