{"id":2481190,"date":"2025-09-01T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-official-resigns-after-reportedly-hiding-drugs-in-grandchilds-ice-cream\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T15:11:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T19:11:42","slug":"election-official-resigns-after-reportedly-hiding-drugs-in-grandchilds-ice-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-official-resigns-after-reportedly-hiding-drugs-in-grandchilds-ice-cream\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Official Resigns After Reportedly Hiding Drugs in Grandchild&#8217;s Ice Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felection-official-resigns-after-reportedly-hiding-drugs-in-grandchilds-ice-cream%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2481190&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>James Yokeley Jr., who briefly served as the head of the Surry County Board of Elections in North Carolina, resigned after just two months in office following allegations that he deliberately placed drugs in his step-granddaughter&#8217;s and her friend&#8217;s Dairy Queen ice cream.Police investigations, supported by surveillance footage, showed Yokeley inserting small blue pills containing cocaine and MDMA into the desserts. Fortunately, the teenagers did not consume the drugs. Yokeley has been charged with contaminating food with a controlled substance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-teacher-arrested-for-allegedly-spraying-disinfectant-at-students-who-didnt-wear-masks-properly-faces-felony-child-abuse-charges\/\" title=\"Florida teacher arrested for allegedly spraying disinfectant at students who didn&#039;t wear masks properly, faces felony child abuse charges\">felony child abuse<\/a>, and possession of a Schedule I narcotic. Although he resigned from his position and waived his right to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-spent-three-years-in-jail-for-a-false-accusation-of-rape-now-hes-finally-free\/\" title=\"He Spent Three Years In Jail For A False Accusation Of Rape. Now He\u2019s Finally Free.\">court-appointed attorney<\/a>, he maintains his innocence and hopes to be exonerated.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The head of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fulton-county-ga-elections-board-director-fired\/\" title=\"Fulton County, Ga. ... board director fired\">county elections board<\/a> in North Carolina resigned after a mere two months in office after police said they found video of him hiding drugs in his grandchild&rsquo;s ice cream.<\/p>\n<p>James Yokeley Jr., who until recently led the Surry County Board of Elections in North Carolina, reportedly warned police officers on Aug. 3 that two teens found hard items in their Dairy Queen ice cream, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/ncnewsline.com\/briefs\/surry-county-elections-chairman-resigns-after-police-say-he-put-drugs-in-granddaughters-ice-cream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NC Newsline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The teenagers were his step-granddaughter and her friend.<\/p>\n<p>But video footage seen by Wilmington Police allegedly showed that Yokeley was the one who placed the small blue pills in the desserts.<\/p>\n<p>Field tests showed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pills contained cocaine<\/a> and MDMA.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, the girls did not end up ingesting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-officially-calls-sen-warren-take-drug-test-will-go-better-dna-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drugs<\/a>, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He can be seen placing something on the counter, and it&rsquo;s pretty apparent that when the employees make the drinks, he&rsquo;s trying to observe if anybody&rsquo;s observing him,&rdquo; Wilmington Police Lt. Greg Willett remarked in a news conference on Friday, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/north-carolina-elections-drug-accusations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blaze Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Willett asserted that the surveillance footage &ldquo;clearly shows Mr. Yokeley placing the pills in the ice cream.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yokeley, a Republican, has been charged with contaminating food with a controlled substance, felony child abuse, and possession of a Schedule I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-trump-weighs-reclassifying-recreational-drug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">narcotic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yokeley has since resigned from the Surry County Board of Elections, to which he was appointed in June.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This decision has not been made lightly. After much prayer, thoughtful reflection, and consultation, I have concluded that it is in the best interest of the State Board of Elections and the Surry County Board of Elections, regarding my own falsely accused circumstances, to step down at this time,&rdquo; Yokeley wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/dl.ncsbe.gov\/Press\/Yokeley_Resignation_08282025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the outgoing elections official maintained his innocence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Based on the truth and facts, I remain prayerfully confident that I will be exonerated of all accusations levied against me,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">James Edwin Yokeley, Jr. (R) has resigned as chair of the Surry County Board of Elections after being arrested by the Wilmington for attempting to drug his grandchildren with pills testing positive for MDMA and cocaine<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, Yokeley flagged down police in&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ADjF8444od\">pic.twitter.com\/ADjF8444od<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Old North Patriots (@oldnorthpats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oldnorthpats\/status\/1961117000173810120?\">August 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sarah Whisenant, the owner of the Dairy Queen, said that Yokeley entered the store as it was closing on Aug. 3 to buy the ice cream, per a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wect.com\/2025\/08\/27\/man-arrested-charged-drugging-dairy-queen-blizzards-given-grandchildren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WECT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Police asked for the surveillance footage on Aug. 8, and Whisenant expressed that none of her employees would have done such a thing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank goodness we had video,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Yokeley made a court appearance on Aug. 27. He is not allowed to have contact with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/spectacular-pictures-scottish-girl-arrested-wielding-axe-knife-protect-sister-immigrant-officially-becomes-legend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">girls<\/a>, and he waived his right to a court-appointed attorney.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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James Yokeley Jr., former leader of the Surry County Board of Elections, alerted police on August 3 that two teenagers-his step-granddaughter and her friend-found hard objects in their Dairy Queen ice cream. 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