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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Wildwood man arrested after allegedly attempting to sell marijuana to employees at Motel 6

Hodges Labruce Towns Jr.
Hodges Labruce Towns Jr.

A Wildwood man was arrested after allegedly attempting to sell marijuana to employees at at the Motel 6 on State Road 44.

Sumter County sheriff’s deputies responded to Motel 6 on Wednesday night. Employees said the man who attempted to sell them marijuana had gone to the nearby Dani’s Sports Bar, according to an arrest report.

Deputies found 46-year-old Hodges LaBruce Towns Jr. at the sports bar. It appeared he had thrown out a clear plastic bag near a metal pole. The bag was retrieved by deputies who found it contained marijuana.

Towns was arrested on a charge of possession of marijuana. He was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center on $1,000 bond.

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