Gang team arrests man with 2/3 pound of meth

BENTON COUNTY NEWS RELEASE -- On August 1st, 2012, at about 1857 hours, members of the Benton County Gang Team, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division, and officers from the West Richland Police Department initiated a traffic stop on Kyle D. Milton.

Deputies were investigating Milton for stolen firearms and narcotics distribution.  In the course of the investigation, the gang team had acquired a search warrant for Mr. Milton’s residence, a recreational vehicle parked at the above location, and subsequently his car.

While searching his car, deputies located over 2/3 of a pound of a substance that field tested positive for Methamphetamine and over 8,500 dollars in cash.

Milton was transported to the Benton County Jail and arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine with intent to distribute.