Benfield, Scott Lee, 43, was booked into the Catawba County jail on 8/15/2026 on multiple alleged charges, according to the county’s Who’s In Jail roster.
The people named here are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Charges are allegations from the Catawba County detention roster and have not been adjudicated.
Roster details
- Name: Benfield, Scott Lee
- Age: 43
- Date confined: 8/15/2026
- Alleged charge: POSSESS METHAMPHETAMINE (bond $25,000; court date 9/3/2026; 26CR383228-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Newton Police Department)
- Alleged charge: FELONY PROBATION VIOLATION (bond $10,000; court date 9/24/2026; 25CR495158-1770 | Newton Superior Court; agency: Probation / Parole)
- Alleged charge: ATTEMPTED LARCENY (F) (26CR383228-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Newton Police Department)
- Alleged charge: BREAKING AND OR ENTERING (F) (26CR383228-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Newton Police Department)
- Alleged charge: POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA (26CR383228-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Newton Police Department)
- Alleged charge: POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS (26CR383228-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Newton Police Department)
- Bond (as listed): $25,000; $10,000
- Court (as listed): court date 9/3/2026; 26CR383228-170 | Newton District Court; court date 9/24/2026; 25CR495158-1770 | Newton Superior Court; 26CR383228-170 | Newton District Court
- Arresting agency (as listed): Newton Police Department; Probation / Parole
Source: Catawba County Who’s In Jail, https://injail.catawbacountync.gov/whosinjail/, retrieved September 3, 2026, 9:15 p.m. ET.
