MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — A Mount Airy man was arrested after police said they found nearly six pounds of marijuana in his home. 

Jeffrey Dewayne McHone was arrested after police and deputies received consent to search his home at 133 Bluff St., according to a news release from the Mount Airy Police Department.  Police did not say when the search took place. 

Before the search, police said undercover detectives purchased marijuana from McHone on multiple occasions. 

Between the undercover purchases and the search of the suspect’s home, police said investigators seized about 5 3/4 lbs. of pot along with an undisclosed number of guns and cash. 

Charges against McHone include multiple counts each of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, selling and delivering marijuana, possession with intent to sell marijuana, manufacturing marijuana, maintaining a dwelling for drugs, and maintaining a vehicle for drugs. 

RALEIGH, N.C. — Some of North Carolina’s youngest voters are getting a chance to pick candidates for November’s general election, but they won’t be able to vote on the constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

State elections director Gary Bartlett said Tuesday that officials have received less than a dozen complaints across the state from 17-year-old voters angry they did not get to vote on the marriage ban.

State law allows 17-year-olds to vote in primaries as long as they will be 18 by the general election in November. But Bartlett said those voters cannot cast a ballot on the amendment because that issue is being decided Tuesday.

PILOT MOUNTAIN, N.C. — A teenager was injured after officials said he fell about 50 feet while hiking with friends Sunday afternoon at Pilot Mountain.

Surry County EMS Director John Shelton said the 17-year-old male is listed in stable condition at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a friend called 911 around 2:50 p.m.

Shelton said the teen was brought off the trail on an ATV. The exact extent of the injuries remains unknown.

No other information was released.