Century Man Arrested On Drug Charges After Wrong Way Trip

June 27, 2012

A Century man was arrested on drug charges after driving the wrong way on Ten Mile Road in Pensacola.

Escambia County deputies conducted a traffic stop on Gregory Mark Benauer, 53. He told them that he must have driven in the wrong lane because he was tired and was lighting a cigarette, according to an arrest report.

On Benauer’s person, deputies reporting finding drug paraphernalia, including a syringes, and a pill bottle with Oyxcodone that was not prescribed in his name. Benauer first told deputies that the syringes were used to inject horses, but he later recanted that story and admitted to injecting Oxycodone, the arrest report states.

Benauer was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $6,000 bond.

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6 Responses to “Century Man Arrested On Drug Charges After Wrong Way Trip”

  1. David Huie Green on June 29th, 2012 8:30 am

    REGARDING:
    “Nobodys perfect people mess up. Sometimes things like this is a wake up call. Tell me you never texted and drove before. ”

    Okay. I have NEVER texted and driven. I don’t kill people just for fun or to pass on a message which isn’t important enough to pull over to send.

    Since you apparently have and do text while driving, please STOP DOING THAT. You may kill someone and then just say, “Well, their luck just ran out.”

    David considering a killer-to-be

  2. SHO-NUFF on June 28th, 2012 12:21 am

    Pure Genius!!!!
    The good book says the meek will inherent the Earth. Don’t think this situation applies…..

  3. Rigger on June 27th, 2012 8:51 pm

    Take it easy on the old man. Nobodys perfect people mess up. Sometimes things like this is a wake up call. Tell me you never texted and drove before. You could have killed a family too. Everybodys luck runs out.

  4. Mary S on June 27th, 2012 12:08 pm

    UHG Its people like this that makes it hard for people who need meds not be able to get them….

  5. Motorist on June 27th, 2012 9:00 am

    Oh that’s typical. Lets say if he had a head on wreck he would’ve killed a family. Mr benauer would’ve lived and just received a bump to his head and continued to make excuses. I’m glad this junkie was caught before he ruined someone elses lives besides his own.

  6. welder on June 27th, 2012 6:56 am

    Heres your sign…