San Francisco Man Arrested Twice In Just Over A Week On Suspicion Of Meth Possession In Valley Springs

VALLEY SPRINGS (CBS13) — A antheral has been arrested doubly successful Valley Springs implicit the past 8 days – with deputies saying they allegedly recovered him dozens of grams of methamphetamine each time.

The archetypal apprehension happened aboriginal successful the greeting backmost connected Oct. 15. According to the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were retired connected patrol successful the Valley Springs country erstwhile they noticed a suspicious-looking car with nary plates parked adjacent a closed concern on Nove Way.

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Deputies contacted the operator – 43-year-old San Francisco nonmigratory William Alexander Benton – and a K9 soon helped them find 39.81 grams of methamphetamine successful the vehicle.

Nearly 2 twelve hypodermic needles were besides discovered, deputies say.

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Benton was cited connected misdemeanor cause charges and past released astatine the country that night.

However, deputies again ran into him connected the nighttime of Oct. 23 adjacent the West Point Veterans Hall. Again, deputies noticed a suspicious conveyance successful the beforehand parking batch and soon recovered Benton inside.

This time, a hunt of Benton’s car uncovered 33.8 grams of methamphetamine arsenic good arsenic 1 hypodermic needled. Further, deputies noticed respective different items that led them to fishy the merchantability of amerciable drugs.

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Benton was arrested and has since been booked into jailhouse connected cause possession and different charges.

CBS13 Staff