On 07/29/2021, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested John Earl Best, 44 years of age, of 121 Alderbrook Circle in Washington. Best was charged with four (4) counts of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine with 1000 feet of a park/playground, two (2) counts of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine and six (6) counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Best’s arrest stemmed from Investigators making purchases of cocaine from Best. Best was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $125,000.00 secured bond.