A routine traffic stop led to the arrest of a Florida man on methamphetamine trafficking charges.
On Wednesday, February 5th, a Walton County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a truck for an obstructed license plate on Woodyard Road. The driver, identified as 41-year-old Chester McKinley, admitted to the deputy that he did not have a driver’s license and was test-driving a friend’s truck after doing some repair work on it.
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Deputies detained McKinley and searched the vehicle, discovering a large plastic bag containing a white crystal-like substance under the middle seat. The substance, weighing 16 grams, field-tested positive for methamphetamine.
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McKinley was arrested and charged with trafficking methamphetamine and driving without a license. He was booked into the Walton County Jail with a $50,000 bond.
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