Man arrested after drugs, stolen items found in his possession

BENTON -- What began as a report of a naked male at a Scott County business led to the discovery of numerous stolen items and illegal drugs.

Tyler Levron, 44, of Denison, La., is in the Scott County Jail charged with the felonies of possession of a controlled substance and receiving stolen property, and the misdemeanor of driving while suspended.

At 7:37 a.m. Monday, Scott County Sheriff Department officers Corporal Justin Wooten and Deputy Danny Finley responded to Boomland at Benton in reference to a naked male. According to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter, the deputies located the man, later identified as Levron, partially clothed behind the steering wheel of a truck with Iowa license plates on the parking lot.

After determining Levron had a suspended license, deputies received a consent search.

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