BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (WHKY) – Deputies with the Burke County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a Connelly Springs man on drug charges after a traffic stop.

Authorities say 51-year-old Murphy Scott McLeod was stopped Tuesday near St. John Church Avenue and NC 18 South. Deputies recognized McLeod and knew he had an active warrant.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies received consent to search the vehicle and found approximately eight grams of methamphetamine.

McLeod was served with the warrant charging him with felony trafficking in methamphetamine. He also faces new charges of felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor driving while license revoked.

McLeod was placed under a 48-hour no-bond hold. He is scheduled to appear in court Thursday (Oct. 1). The Sheriff’s Office says McLeod had been on the Burke County Most Wanted list for less than a day.