On Saturday, December 27, 2025, deputies with the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team received information from the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office regarding possible illegal activity involving a vehicle believed to be traveling through Iredell County toward Rowan County.
Deputies responded to Salisbury Highway, where they began monitoring traffic. A short time later, deputies located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.
During the stop, deputies observed indicators of criminal activity. The owner of the vehicle gave consent for a search.
During the search, deputies found approximately 22 grams of methamphetamine, 26 grams of fentanyl, a large amount of cash, and a handgun concealed inside the vehicle. All items were seized.
John Harry Mueller and Megan Grace Stackable were taken into custody and transported to the Iredell County Detention Center.
A magistrate issued no bond on multiple charges, including felony trafficking fentanyl by possession, felony trafficking fentanyl by transport, felony possession with intent to sell or deliver methamphetamine, and felony maintaining a vehicle for a controlled substance.
