Arrest for suspended license leads to investigators finding drugs

SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Sumter County deputies say a man was arrested on charges of driving with a suspended license when drugs were found.

Late Wednesday night, Dec. 10, deputies found cocaine and other narcotics after arresting a man for charges of driving with a suspended license.

That night deputies saw a vehicle driven by a person they say is known to have a suspended driver’s license.

The driver who was identified as Jaquan Frederick Dewand Murray-Benjamin stopped the vehicle and then attempted to flee on foot.

Deputies detained Murray-Benjamin and saw suspected crack cocaine in plain view inside the vehicle, says the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

A probable-cause search led to the discovery of additional illegal narcotics.

The cocaine found in Murray-Benjamin possession had an approximate total field weight of more than 66 grams, say deputies.

Murray-Benjamin was taken to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center, where he is being held awaiting trial on a total bond of $106,600.