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Taylorsville Man Charged After Report Of Gun Shots Being Fired

April 17, 2025 By Richard C. Gilbert

Trenton Derice Bennett

A Taylorsville man was arrested early Thursday morning after 911 got a call about shots being fired.

33-year old Trenton Derice Bennett was arrested by the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office and charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. He’s being held without bond in the county jail.

Bennett has a number of previous convictions that include larceny of a firearm, possession of schedule II controlled substance and intimidating a witness.

Photo: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office

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