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Deputy Matthew Smith with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 19-year-old Furie Nikayla Benge with felonious Possession of Methamphetamine. A magistrate issued Benge a $2,000 secured bond.

On January 12^th, Deputy Smith was patrolling the Harmony Grove Rd. area when he stopped a vehicle for numerous traffic violations. The unknown male driver fled on foot. Benge was a passenger and a search of her turned up methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The male driver was not apprehended and this incident is still under further investigation.