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Deputies arrest Caldwell County meth dealer

CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. — Deputies arrest Caldwell County meth dealer.
 
Deputies arrested a well-known methamphetamine dealer in Caldwell County.
 
Investigators said Karl Blanton tried to outrun them in a vehicle on Horseshoe Bend Road when they went to arrest him Monday.
 
Officials said Blanton threw more than $1,000 of meth out of the window before they took him into custody.
 
Blanton faces several felony and misdemeanor drug charges.

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