Burlington teen arrested after police report drug deal, hidden handgun
Tucker Street Apartments drew police again when officers said they saw Malcolm Dupree Odom Jr. making drug deals before finding a concealed handgun and marijuana.
Tucker Street Apartments has become a repeated focus for Burlington police, and the latest arrest there added another case involving suspected street-level drug activity and a hidden gun. Officers said 18-year-old Malcolm Dupree Odom Jr. was seen on May 8, 2026, conducting apparent drug transactions in the 1300 block of Tucker Street before the investigation turned into a foot chase and an arrest.
A Burlington Police Department media release said officers spotted a suspicious vehicle in the apartment area and moved in to investigate. When officers exited their vehicle, two people fled on foot. Officers chased them briefly and took two suspects into custody, according to the police account summarized by Alamance County Crime Stoppers.
Police said the investigation into Odom led to the discovery of a concealed handgun and marijuana. Odom was charged with resist, delay and obstruct, felony possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, and carrying a concealed handgun. He was transported to the Alamance County Jail, where he was initially held on a $10,000 secured bond before that bond was reduced to $500 secured and he was released.
The arrest fits a pattern that has kept Tucker Street on police radar in recent weeks. Another Burlington case tied to the same street ended with two 22-year-old men arrested and two firearms recovered after a separate foot chase on May 8, 2026. In a different Tucker Street case in late April, officers said proactive patrols connected to a shooting investigation led them to recover an assault rifle and a stolen handgun from a vehicle.
For Burlington residents watching enforcement around apartment complexes, the concern is not only the individual charges but the mix of suspected drug dealing, flight from officers and firearms in a densely populated neighborhood. North Carolina’s eCourts system, fully implemented in all 100 counties on October 13, 2025, now makes it easier to follow how Odom’s case and other Tucker Street prosecutions move through the courts and the Alamance County Jail records.
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