Clay County Deputies Seize Drugs and Stolen IDs
/Clay County deputies were able to seize dozens of stolen IDs and several types of drugs in the early hours of Wednesday, June 7.
Just after midnight deputies saw a vehicle that had illegally tinted windows. The vehicle had been reported stolen according to a license plate match. The driver of the vehicle, Michael Bennett, 49, drove off when deputies attempted to stop him. He crashed near the NE Antioch Road exit ramp on I-35.
Deputies found driver’s licenses, passports and social security cards belonging to 22 different individuals in the vehicle. They also found checkbooks, credit and debit cards, checks totaling more than $3,460, and dozens of preloaded debit cards.
Deputies also recovered a handgun and multiple different types of drugs, such as powdered fentanyl, meth and prescription pills.
Bennett was taken into custody and charged with resisting arrest and possession of a controlled substance.
KPGZ News - Brian Watts contributed to this story