Salisbury Man Arrested For Operating Gambling Establishment

SALISBURY, N.C. — A man has been cited for operating an illegal gambling business in Salisbury.Β  Deputies say they executed a search warrant at a business on Hader Street after receiving complaints from citizens.Β 

Investigators seized numerous ticket and ticket boards, as well as $593.Β  Laurence Beauchamp has been charged with operating a game of chance and possession of numbers tickets.Β 

Beauchamp was arrested in 2010 for operating a similar business across the street from his current business.Β  During that search, deputies seized over $5,000 in cash and numerous ticket and ticket boards.Β  He pled guilty in that case to operating a lottery.Β