Smithfield Couple Facing Drug Charges

Two Smithfield residents are facing felony drug charges. Police arrested Brandon Matthew Pilkington and Vicky Jeanine Farmer of Fourth Street after responding to a complaint about suspicious activity in a room at Howard Johnson’s Motel on Mallard Road Tuesday night. A small amount of cocaine and marijuana was seized, according to Smithfield Police Lt. Keith Powell. Both suspects were jailed under a $10,000 bond.