ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. –A convicted felon on probation is facing drug and gun charges after being stopped for driving over 100 miles-per-hour in Rowan County.
According to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office, 22-year-old Jason Rattz has been charged with possession of a weapon of mass destruction, transporting a weapon of mass destruction, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of firearm by felon. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol charged Rattz with speeding and not having a license.
Jason Rattz
Rowan County officials say they were contacted by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol after Rattz was stopped on I-85 near Old Beatty Ford Road for traveling 108 miles-per-hour in a 70-miles-per-hour zone.
A State Trooper found a glass methamphetamine smoking device in Rattz’s possession before deputies with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Crime Reduction Unit arrived and conducted a probable cause search of the vehicle. Deputies found a loaded 12-gauge sawed-off shotgun and about 2 grams of Crystal Methamphetamine.
At the time of the incident, Rattz was on probation for a May, 2019,conviction for felony breaking and entering. As a felon, Rattz was not supposed to possess a firearm.
Rattz was issued a $25,000 secured bond.
