Castalia town commissioner and Democratic N.C. Senate candidate Clarence Alexander Bender was arrested on drug-dealing charges Thursday by Nash County deputies.
Bender, 54, was charged with three counts of trafficking opium or heroin and maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for the keeping and storage of a controlled substance.
He was arrested during a traffic stop on N.C. 58 between Nashville and Castalia and taken into custody without incident, said Nash County Sheriff’s Lt. Dennis Wooten.
“We were attempting to locate him, and we noticed him in a vehicle and performed the stop,” Wooten said.
Bender’s arrest culminated a two-month joint investigation between the Nash County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Agency that resulted in the seizure of 119 prescription pills, Wooten said.
Authorities began their investigation of Bender after receiving information that he might be selling prescription narcotics, Wooten said.
Bender is being held under a $300,000 secured bond in the Nash County jail and is scheduled for his first court appearance Friday in N.C. District Court in Nashville.
Bender is challenging N.C. Sen. Buck Newton, R-Wilson, for the 11th District seat in the N.C. Senate.
Comments
Some will still....
Sadly, some will still vote for him. It's too late for his name to be taken off the ballot. Some who are so enslaved to the democrat party will say the charges are just not true... he hasn't been convicted... or it's simply profiling and persecution. What is it with the democrat party? There are plenty of criminals in the republican party but it seems lately that they are just crawling out of the wood work in the democrat party. Of course let's not forget that a significant number of czars either withdrew, resigned, or cut deals to get out of their criminal activities.
helping obama's economy
well,..just maybe.. maybe... he was trying to do his part to help obama's failing economy... keep the money rolling... or keep the papers rolling to make a joint. ok, he might be a nice guy... but not selling what he was... is this the tip of the iceberg? was he a much larger dealer, or was he buying from the 'big guys'?? others are right.. he will still get votes, shouldn't but will.
Blind Voting
Yet another example why "blind voting" is simply wrong (Blind Voting defined: Voting for a candidate simply because of their party affillation or other characteristics like gender, age, race, etc.). Some in recent days/weeks have suggested turning-out and voting in such a manner. When possible, please get to know something about the people you vote for and what they stand. It's our responsibility as citizens to do so.
UH OH!!!! RECORD?
oops! looks like this might not be his first time having problems with the law. back in the 90's a man with that name got in trouble for social services/aiding and abetting. http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&offender...
Sentence Number:
02-001
Commitment Type:
PROBATION/PAROLE
Conviction Date:
06/28/1994
County Of Conviction:
NASH
Punishment Type:
PRE-SS (FAIR) DCC
Sentence Type 1:
PROBATION
Sentence Type 2:
SUSPENDED SENTENCE
Sentence Type 3:
DEPT OF CORR DIV OF PRISONS
Commitment
Docket#
Offense (Qualifier)
Offense Date
Type
Sentencing Penalty Class Code
CONCURRENT TO SENTENCE NUMBER 01-001
94009149
VIOLATION SOCIAL SERVICES LAWS (AID&ABET)
06/01/1992
MISD.
MISD.(PRE-STRUCTURE)
Sentence Number:
01-001
Commitment Type:
PROBATION/PAROLE
Conviction Date:
06/01/1993
County Of Conviction:
NASH
Punishment Type:
PRE-SS (FAIR) DCC
Sentence Type 1:
PROBATION
Sentence Type 2:
SUSPENDED SENTENCE
Sentence Type 3:
DEPT OF CORR DIV OF PRISONS
Commitment
Docket#
Offense (Qualifier)
Offense Date
Type
Sentencing Penalty Class Code
INITIAL
93006650
VIOLATION SOCIAL SERVICES LAWS (PRINCIPAL)
02/24/1993
MISD.
MISD.(PRE-
nash county values
congrats to the nash county sheriffs dept. another example of nash county values on the good side. thank goodness we have buck newton AND the nash county sheriffs dept.
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