From left are Joseph Edward Davis, Chad Allen Nichols and Mary Lynn Southers

Botetourt Sheriff Dept. Makes Firearms, Suspected Narcotics Arrests   Fincastle, VA (March 5, 2025) - As the result of an ongoing narcotics investigation, On March 4, 2025, the Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office executed search warrants at a residence on West Cleo in the Cloverdale area of the county and 13th Street in the Town of Buchanan. At approximately 8:30 am, deputies responded to the area of West Cleo Ln, to serve a search warrant for narcotics. To ensure the safety of deputies and the community, the Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Response Team (ERT) was used to secure the location due to credible information indicating that the suspect was possibly armed. During the operation, Detectives recovered a firearm and suspected narcotics. The suspects have been identified as: Chad Allen Nichols, (43) of Roanoke, Virginia and Joseph Edward Davis, (24) of Roanoke, Virginia. Nichols and Davis were arrested for possession of schedule I or II narcotics and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Both are being held in the Botetourt-Craig Regional Jail without bond. Pending the results of lab analysis, additional charges may be filed. At approximately 4:30 p.m., deputies responded to 13th Street in the Town of Buchanan to serve search warrants for a firearm and narcotics. To ensure the safety of deputies and the community, the Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Response Team (ERT) was used to secure the location due to credible information indicating that the suspect was possibly armed. The suspect has been identified as Mary Lynn Southers, (38) of Buchanan, Virginia Detectives recovered suspected narcotics, which have been sent to the lab for identification. Southers was arrested for an outstanding indictment for possession of schedule I or II narcotics and is being held in the Botetourt-Craig Regional Jail on a $5,000.00 secured bond. Pending the results of the lab analysis, additional charges may be filed.

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