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Election Chairman Charged for Drugging Granddaughters' Ice Cream
8/28/2025
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Story summary
- James Edwin Yokeley Jr., chairman of the Surry County Board of Elections, was charged with drugging his granddaughters' ice cream.
- Police discovered video evidence of him adding MDMA and cocaine to Dairy Queen ice cream.
- He faces charges of food contamination, felony narcotics possession, and felony child abuse.
- Yokeley was released on a $100,000 bond following his arrest.
