Laurens City Police arrested a local man Saturday in connection with an alleged drug sale this past spring. 40-year-old Anthony Lee Gantt of 114 Whaley Street, Laurens is charged with Distribution of Marijuana and with Distribution of Marijuana in Proximity.
Detective Leann Riggott alleges that on April 30th, 2013 Anthony Gantt distributed a quantity of marijuana to a confidential informant who was working in conjunction with the Laurens City Police Department. The sale allegedly occurred on Whaley Street, within a half mile of Ford School. Bonds on the two charges were set totaling $30,000. Anthony Lee Gantt remained in the Johnson Detention Center earlier today.