On December 30, 2025, as part of a collaborative effort, detectives with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office Traffic and Criminal Enforcement (T.R.A.C.E.) Team, Criminal Investigations Division, and Patrol Division, along with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Urban Criminal Interdiction Team, executed a search warrant at 5875 Mendenhall Road Extension in Archdale in reference to a multi-jurisdictional theft investigation. During the search, detectives recovered numerous items of horse tack equipment that had been reported stolen during a breaking and entering in Davidson County in November 2025. Detectives also recovered tires stolen during a separate larceny in Randolph County. Further investigation at the residence led to the seizure of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. As a result, Bobby Gales, III and Christa Braswell were arrested.
The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Urban Criminal Interdiction Team charged Gales with felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office additionally charged Gales with felony breaking and entering, felony larceny after breaking and entering, felony possession of stolen property and felony obtaining property by false pretense. He was also served with an outstanding order for arrest for failure to appear on a possession of stolen property charge out of Randolph County. Gales was placed in the Davidson County Jail under no bond.
Braswell was arrested by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on an outstanding order for arrest for probation violation and transported to the Randolph County Detention Center under a $40,400 secured bond.
Both individuals are scheduled to appear in court on December 31, 2025.
Additional charges will be forthcoming regarding this investigation.
Name of Defendants:
Bobby Wayne Gales, III Christa Katherine Braswell
Age 41 Age 39
