Accused Drug Dealer On The Run Since 2006 Jailed Under $1M Bond

A man wanted for the past year on charges of distributing drugs in Johnston County was captured Thursday. Jimmy Wayne Banks, 30, of Whittington Street , Benson had been a large scale drug dealer at one time, according to Sheriff’s Narcotics Captain A.C. Fish. Banks had tried to keep a low profile after learning he was wanted, Captain Fish said. Banks allegedly sold cocaine to an undercover agent in 2006 in the Glen Echo Mobile Home Park on Old Drug Store Road . Banks is now in the Johnston County Jail under a $1,001,000 bond.