Johnston Deputies Arrest Wilson’s Mills Woman On Drug Charges

SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A Wilson’s Mills woman wanted in connection with a 2024 undercover narcotics investigation has been arrested on multiple felony drug charges, according to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office.

Lindsay Gray Pinder, also known as Lindsay Gray Smith, 40, of Swift Creek Road, was arrested July 20 by sheriff’s deputies.

Pinder was served with six felony warrants stemming from a Johnston County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division investigation that began in 2024. Authorities allege Pinder sold methamphetamine to undercover officers during the approximately six-month investigation.

In addition to the new charges, Pinder was served with three outstanding warrants for failing to appear in court on separate drug-related charges.

She was taken before a magistrate and later appeared before a district court judge. At last report, Pinder was still being held in the Johnston County Detention Center.

The investigation was conducted by the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division.