Travis M. Smith,fled on foot after stepping out of a vehicle in a hotel parking lot on South Blackstock Road

Travis M. Smith, 30, must serve 85 percent of the sentence issued by Judge J. Derham Cole before he is eligible for parole.Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies arrested Smith and Joey Wood, 29, of Moore during a Feb. 12, 2008, traffic stop. Deputies said Smith fled on foot after stepping out of a vehicle in a hotel parking lot on South Blackstock Road, but he was captured after a brief pursuit.Deputies said they saw Smith throw a plastic bag that contained cocaine while he was trying to flee. Charges against Wood are pending.Smith's criminal record includes prior convictions for possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and distribution of cocaine.