BENTON, AR – A Benton man is behind bars on drug charges after he was pulled over for a traffic violation on Tuesday.
Just after 1 p.m. an officer with the Benton Police Department pulled over a vehicle in the area of Silica Heights Road for speeding and other traffic infractions.
When officers spoke with driver, identified as Robert Granderson, 35, of Benton, he told the officer that his license was suspended. The officer also found a pipe commonly used to smoke illegal drugs in the vehicle along with meth.
According to a report a loaded firearm that had been reported stolen out of Little Rock was also found in Granderson’s vehicle.
Granderson was arrested and taken to the Saline County Detention Facility. He is charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Driving on Suspended Drivers License, Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and a Firearm, Unsafe Driving, Unauthorized Use of Another Person’s Property to Facilitate a Crime, and Theft by Receiving. This is an on-going investigation and additional charges could be forthcoming.
Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to contact the Benton Police Department at (501) 778-1171 or (501) 315-TIPS. You also may send us an anonymous crime tip about this incident to CRIMES (274637) with the keyword BNPD in the body of the text or go to crimereports.com to leave a tip.
A crime tip can also be submitted via the official Benton Police Department app found on ITunes and Google Play.
Just after 1 p.m. an officer with the Benton Police Department pulled over a vehicle in the area of Silica Heights Road for speeding and other traffic infractions.
When officers spoke with driver, identified as Robert Granderson, 35, of Benton, he told the officer that his license was suspended. The officer also found a pipe commonly used to smoke illegal drugs in the vehicle along with meth.
According to a report a loaded firearm that had been reported stolen out of Little Rock was also found in Granderson’s vehicle.
Granderson was arrested and taken to the Saline County Detention Facility. He is charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Driving on Suspended Drivers License, Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and a Firearm, Unsafe Driving, Unauthorized Use of Another Person’s Property to Facilitate a Crime, and Theft by Receiving. This is an on-going investigation and additional charges could be forthcoming.
Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to contact the Benton Police Department at (501) 778-1171 or (501) 315-TIPS. You also may send us an anonymous crime tip about this incident to CRIMES (274637) with the keyword BNPD in the body of the text or go to crimereports.com to leave a tip.
A crime tip can also be submitted via the official Benton Police Department app found on ITunes and Google Play.
