Lexington man sentenced to 13 years after cocaine found in his car
A Lexington man has been sentenced over 13 years in prison after two pounds of cocaine were found in his vehicle.
Lexington County Sheriff’s Department/ Curley Brooks Jr.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)— A Lexington man has been sentenced over 13 years in prison after two pounds of cocaine were recovered from his vehicle.
The illegal drug was discovered after police conducted a parcel inspection at the FedEx Express Hub in West Columbia when a K-9 gave a positive alert to a package.
Authorities maintained surveillance as the parcel was delivered to the driveway of a residence, where Curley Brooks Jr. received the package.
Brooks attempted to leave in his vehicle with the package, and drove into the yard, colliding with a SLED vehicle, police vehicle, and later a civilian car that was sitting at a stop sign.
During the incident, Brooks’ two-year old child was unsecured in the backseat of the vehicle.
The parcel was recovered sitting on the passenger floorboard of the truck, say officials.
