Brunswick Co. Attorney to retire after marijuana charge

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Brunswick County Attorney Huey Marshall has decided to retire after deputies cited him on drug charges.

Brunswick County spokeswoman Amanda Hutcheson said Marshall will retire effective August 1. She says Marshall made the announcement yesterday.

Brunswick County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Emily Flax says at about 7:32 p.m. Wednesday Marshall pulled into a driver license checking station deputies had set up in the Supply area near Stone Chimney and Turnpike roads. Flax says officers noticed the strong odor of marijuana coming from Marshall’s car, which led them to search the car and find the drug. She said Huey had less than half an ounce of marijuana and two pipes. They cited Marshall with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

Marshall is due in court August 21, Flax said.

Hutcheson said Marshall, who has been county attorney since May 1996 and is currently paid $149,247 a year, has not been suspended or faced any other change in his employment status since the charge.

Marshall did not immediately return a call to his office Friday afternoon.