Fined $100k for Transporting Drugs, Benton Sentenced 20 Years
Douglas County Chief Superior Court Judge Robert J. James imposed Frankie Leshawn Benton’s 20-year sentence after the defendant was found guilty of Trafficking in Marijuana in a bench trial.
A 38-year-old Snellville woman caught transporting approximately 20 pounds of marijuana along I-20 last February was sentenced to 20 years and fined $100,000 dollars following her conviction last week, according to Douglas County District Attorney David McDade. Chief Superior Court Judge Robert J. James imposed Frankie Leshawn Benton’s 20-year sentence after the defendant was found guilty of Trafficking in Marijuana in a bench trial. Benton is required to serve the first seven years of her 20-year sentence in prison. Assistant District Attorney Tom Kegley pointed out at trial that the drug discovery was made during a traffic stop on February 1, 2012, near the Post Road exit. Felony Interception and Narcotic Detection Unit (FIND) Officer …
QT
4:36 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013
Yeah Frankie def. is a good person..know her personally. You & yours will always be in my prayers.. plus Douglas Co. Full of it. Didn't even really have a reason to pull her over. Other than being black!! WTH more ›