40-year-old Joseph Paul Worth Mosteller of Dysartsville Road in Morganton was arrested last Friday (June 23) by Burke County Sheriff’s Officers. He was charged with two felony counts apiece of possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver schedule II controlled substance and possession of schedule II controlled substance, along with single felony counts of trafficking methamphetamine and heroin and flee to elude arrest with a motor vehicle.

Mosteller was arrested shortly after 10 a.m. Friday on Highway 70 at Muddy Creek Road in Morganton. It’s the second time Mosteller has been arrested by Burke County authorities in the last three weeks. As WHKY previously reported on June 9, on June 7, Mosteller was arrested by Morganton Public Safety Officers on a charge from Catawba County. He was arrested during a traffic stop on Burkemont Avenue near the Interstate 40 exit 103 ramp and charged with trafficking meth.

Mosteller has a criminal history that includes multiple convictions dating back to 2015. All but one of the convictions occurred in Burke County, one was in McDowell County. Mosteller has been convicted of several crimes including assault, trespassing, violation of a protective order, speeding to elude arrest, kidnapping, and the sale of schedule II controlled substance.

Following Friday’s arrest, Mosteller was incarcerated in the Burke County Jail under no bond and he remained in jail as of earlier today (June 27). Mosteller was scheduled to appear in District Court in Morganton Monday (June 26). Has multiple upcoming court dates scheduled in Burke County with the next appearance set for July 7 in District Court. His next District Court date on the Catawba County charge is scheduled for July 3.