October 28th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

On Sunday, Garrett County deputies stopped a vehicle along Garrett Highway near Oakland. During the stop, a Sheriff’s Office K-9 conducted a scan of the vehicle that resulted in a positive alert.  A search of the vehicle resulted in finding drugs and paraphernalia.  As a result, deputies arrested Jason Bender, 51 years old of Swanton, and Curtis Plaugher, 31 years old, Virginia, for Possession of Methamphetamine, Suboxone, and Possession of Paraphernalia.