SUBJECT: Bradley Hampton Bobbitt, age 44, of 1217 Madison Avenue,
Florence, SC was arrested by deputies with the Florence County Sheriffs Office on
April 6, 2021 and charged with Trafficking in Marijuana (S.C. Code Ann. 44-52370(e)(l)(a)l), Possession With Intent to Distribute Schedule I Substance (S.C. Code Ann. 44-53-370(b)(2)) and Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime (S.C. Code Ann. 16-23-490). See FCSO Booking website for additional details.
NARRATIVE: On April 6, 2021 Deputies assigned to the FCSO Narcotics and Criminal Enforcement Unit initiated a traffic stop on a white pick-up truck for a moving violation on a vehicle on TV Road near Florence, SC. Upon approaching the vehicle the deputy noticed the odor of marijuana. A subsequent probable cause search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of over 57 pounds of marijuana, 21 grams of mushrooms, a Ruger handgun and a 12 gauge shotgun. (see attached photograph)
Deputies charged the operator of the vehicle, Bradley Hampton Bobbitt with Trafficking in Marijuana, Possession With Intent to Distribute Other Substances (mushrooms) and Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Violent Crime.
Bobbitt is being held at the Florence County Sheriff s Office pending a bond hearing.