Leland man arrested on multiple sex crime charges

LELAND, NC (WWAY) — A 24-year-old Leland man faces child sex crimes charges.

Leland Police have arrested Nicholas Milo Drayton. He has been charged with 10 counts of second degree sexual exploitation of a minor, three counts of first degree sexual exploitation
of a minor, one count of statutory rape, and one count of possession of heroin.

With assistance from the U.S. Marshals’ Violent Fugitive Task Force, Drayton was taken into custody on January 25. He is currently under a mandatory 48-hour hold at the Brunswick County
Detention Center due to the domestic nature of some of the charges.

He was placed under a $100,000 secured bond, but a bond modification hearing is scheduled for a future date. Police say the investigation is ongoing and further charges are anticipated