Currituck County, NC - Authorities arrested a 49-year-old man following a reported shooting that left a woman injured and led to the discovery of significant narcotics inside a local residence.
Deputies with the Currituck County Sheriff’s Office were first alerted Monday evening, April 6, after a woman arrived at a Virginia Beach hospital with a gunshot wound to her lower leg. Investigators determined the injury stemmed from a domestic dispute at a home on Waterlily Road in Currituck.
In response, a multi-unit operation was launched early Tuesday morning around 2:30 a.m. The department’s SWAT team, along with criminal investigators, narcotics officers, and a K9 unit, executed a search warrant at the residence tied to the incident.
During the operation, Scott Alan Benson was taken into custody without resistance. Authorities reported finding evidence connected to the shooting, along with what they described as a trafficking-level quantity of illegal drugs.
Benson was initially held without bond at the Currituck County Detention Center. However, later Tuesday morning, a judge set bond, which Benson posted.
According to officials, shortly after his release, Benson returned to the same Waterlily Road property—an action that violated the terms of his release. By approximately 6:00 p.m. that evening, the SWAT team returned to the residence and arrested him again without incident.
He is now being held under a $1.75 million bond and faces multiple charges, including assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, trafficking methamphetamine, maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances, and possession of a Schedule IV substance.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Currituck County Man Arrested Twice in 24 Hours
Currituck County, NC - Authorities arrested a 49-year-old man following a reported shooting that left a woman injured and led to the discovery of significant narcotics inside a local residence.
Deputies with the Currituck County Sheriff’s Office were first alerted Monday evening, April 6, after a woman arrived at a Virginia Beach hospital with a gunshot wound to her lower leg. Investigators determined the injury stemmed from a domestic dispute at a home on Waterlily Road in Currituck.
In response, a multi-unit operation was launched early Tuesday morning around 2:30 a.m. The department’s SWAT team, along with criminal investigators, narcotics officers, and a K9 unit, executed a search warrant at the residence tied to the incident.
During the operation, Scott Alan Benson was taken into custody without resistance. Authorities reported finding evidence connected to the shooting, along with what they described as a trafficking-level quantity of illegal drugs.
Benson was initially held without bond at the Currituck County Detention Center. However, later Tuesday morning, a judge set bond, which Benson posted.
According to officials, shortly after his release, Benson returned to the same Waterlily Road property—an action that violated the terms of his release. By approximately 6:00 p.m. that evening, the SWAT team returned to the residence and arrested him again without incident.
He is now being held under a $1.75 million bond and faces multiple charges, including assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, trafficking methamphetamine, maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances, and possession of a Schedule IV substance.
The investigation remains ongoing.