Benny Bennett of Bernard has a pretrial conference this Friday. 70-year-old Bennett has four felony charges against him, three being related to drug possession, and the other for serious injury with a vehicle.
The incident happened in August of last year, when Bennett hit a person who was in a wheelchair. During the investigation, officers conducted a field sobriety test on Bennett, which he failed. Officers also gave a breathalyzer test, which her failed by blowing a .163. Three different drugs including marijuana and cocaine were also found in his system. Officers searched his vehicle afterwards and found an empty bottle of tequila, several ounces of marijuana, and several grams of psilocybin mushrooms and cocaine.
Bennett is being held in the Jackson County Jail, and has a pretrial conference set for this Friday. However, a motion for a continuance has been filed.
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