Drug raid at Crown Inn motel results in multiple charges against Hardeeville man

A raid at the Crown Inn motel on Whyte Hardee Boulevard early Saturday morning resulted in several drug charges against a Hardeeville man.

Alexander James, 30, was charged with possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and two counts of possession of a control 2 substance after Hardeeville police and Jasper County Sheriff’s deputies searched a motel room he was staying in around 4 a.m. Saturday. Law enforcement received information that James was selling drugs out of a room at the Crown Inn motel.

He is being held in the Jasper County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.

This story was originally published February 4, 2017 at 3:32 PM with the headline "Drug raid at Crown Inn motel results in multiple charges against Hardeeville man."