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North Carolina Elections Chair Resigns After Arrest on Charges of Drugging Granddaughters’ Ice Cream

State officials began replacement steps following his arrest.

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 Dairy Queen surveillance footage shows James Edwin Yokeley Jr. placing pills into both granddaughters’ Blizzards.
  • Preliminary field tests indicated the pills contained cocaine and MDMA, and the evidence was sent to a state lab for confirmation.
  • Neither teenager ingested the substances, according to medical evaluations conducted after the Aug. 8 incident.
  • Yokeley was arrested Aug. 26, posted a $100,000 secured bond, and has a court date set for Sept. 11.
  • He faces felony counts including contaminating food or drink, child abuse, and possession of Schedule I narcotics; investigators have not cited a motive, and he asserts he will be exonerated.