A South Carolina man was found with a gun during a traffic stop on Interstate 26, the sheriff’s department reports, but what deputies say they uncovered at his Lexington County home could cause him much more trouble.
David Matthews, a 51-year-old West Columbia resident, was arrested on Jan. 29, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department .
“Lexington County narcotics agents stopped Matthews on I-26 near (U.S. 321/Charleston Highway) ,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said Tuesday in a news release. “Agents found a handgun in Matthews’ possession during the stop.”
There was no word why Matthews was stopped.
Matthews has a prior conviction that prohibits him from possessing a firearm, the sheriff’s department said.
“While executing a search warrant of his residence, there were over 28 grams of meth, over 28 grams of crack cocaine, over 28 grams of fentanyl, over 3,500 grams of marijuana, over $25,000 in U.S. currency and six firearms found inside the home,” Koon said. “One firearm was confirmed stolen from a neighboring jurisdiction.”