Ravenel man arrested on cocaine distribution, possession charges near Rivers Avenue motel
North Charleston police arrested a 31-year-old Ravenel man after finding suspected cocaine and drug paraphernalia during a patrol near the Siesta Motor Lodge on Rivers Avenue.
North Charleston Police arrested 31-year-old Shawn Michael Johnson on Aug. 10 after an officer patrolling the Siesta Motor Lodge area (4044 Rivers Ave.) at about 6:45 p.m. encountered him sitting on the motel’s front wall; Johnson consented to a frisk and searches. Officers found green plant material and tobacco shavings, a pill bottle the suspect said contained "Ibuprofen 800," two push poles, a crack pipe, a clear bag with 1.81 grams of a substance that field-tested presumptively positive for cocaine, and a 0.45-gram rock that field-tested presumptively positive for cocaine base; he was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and simple possession of cocaine base and taken to the Al Cannon Detention Center.