DRUG TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS

July 30, 2010
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(Walhalla, SC). David Teray Sanders was found guilty by an Oconee County jury on Thursday, July 29th, on the charges of Trafficking in Crack Cocaine (10-28 grams), 3rd offense, Trafficking in Cocaine (more than 200 but less than 400 grams), 3rd offense, and Failure to Stop for a Blue Light. The Honorable Cordell Maddox sentenced Sanders to 3 years on the Failure to Stop for Blue Light charge and 25 years on each of the trafficking charges, all to run concurrent.

On May 21, 2009, an officer with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office attempted to make a traffic stop in the area of Exit 4 on I-85 North. The vehicle, driven by Sanders, accelerated away from the officer in an attempt to evade. Sanders then drove off the interstate, ran his vehicle through several pine trees and stopped near a field in the Fair Play area of Oconee County. He and a passenger exited the vehicle, jumped a fence, and ran from law enforcement. During the chase, Sanders threw down a gun and several packages of what was later identified as cocaine and crack cocaine.

Law enforcement officers from the Oconee Sheriff’s Office located Sanders approximately 1/2 mile from the scene where he first fled on foot. Approximately 22 grams of crack cocaine and 340 grams of cocaine were found at the scene.

Sanders was on probation from the State of Georgia at the time of his arrest. He currently has a detainer from the U. S. Marshals Office for a Federal Probation violation, as well as pending drug charges from the State of North Carolina.