Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics unit arrests 6 in three days

Sheriff Keith Korenek reports the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics unit has arrested six people in four separate incidents over the course of three days.

Timeline

Wednesday:

On Jan. 22, the narcotics unit conducted a traffic stop on N. Washington in La Grange. According to Sheriff Korenek, the driver of the vehicle had a history of forgery and was found to be in possession of printers and other check forging equipment. The case remains under investigation.

His identity has not been released.

Another traffic stop that same day in the area of E. Guadalupe in La Grange resulted in the driver, Andy Bennett, being found to be in possession of methamphetamine. He was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

Thursday:

On Jan. 23, the narcotics unit conducted a traffic stop in the area of Guadalupe and N. Monroe in La Grange. After further investigation, the sheriff says a significant amount of narcotics was found in the vehicle and on the occupants. Tanika Benford and Nathan Luhrs were arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance and tampering with evidence. Charges will be sought against a third occupant of the vehicle. The third person's identity has not been released.

Investigators went to a house where Benford and Luhrs were before the traffic stop. Deputies arrested Eddie Williams on warrants out of Waller and Colorado Counties for possession of a controlled substance and credit card abuse.

Friday:

On Jan. 24, local DPS troopers tried to stop a vehicle in the area of Hwy 71 in West Point. The driver tried to evade the troopers. The sheriff said the narcotics unit proceeded to the most likely route for the suspect to take and were able to block them off, stopping the vehicle and detaining the driver.

The driver's identity has not been released.

The Source: Information in this article is from the Fayette County Sheriff's Office

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