While serving a warrant, authorities make a drug bust

ON OCTOBER 18TH, 2016, AUTHORITIES WITH THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO ALEXANDER LANE IN ETHRIDGE, TN, TO SERVE AN ARREST WARRANT ON GARY GORDON FOR CHILD SUPPORT.

WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED THEY NOTICED SEVERAL PEOPLE RUN FROM OUTSIDE TO INSIDE THE RESIDENCE AND SHUT THE DOOR. AFTER KNOCKING SEVERAL TIMES, A FEMALE WHO ALSO RESIDES AT THE RESIDENCE, CAME TO THE FRONT DOOR.

OFFICERS LOCATED FOUR PEOPLE INSIDE THE RESIDENCE AND QUICKLY SECURED GORDON ON THE CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT. WHILE ARRESTING GORDON, OFFICERS NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF BURNT MARIJUANA AND SAW PARAPHERNALIA ITEMS IN PLAIN VIEW.

OFFICERS DETAINED THE OTHER THREE SUBJECTS AND CONTACTED AN INVESTIGATOR WITH THE LAWRENCE COUNTY NARCOTICS UNIT. WHEN THE INVESTIGATOR ARRIVED, CONSENT TO SEARCH THE RESIDENCE WAS OBTAINED.

DURING THE SEARCH 28 GRAMS OF METHAMPHETAMINE, 2 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA, A MARIJUANA ROACH, SEVERAL PARAPHERNALIA ITEMS, $1940 CASH AND TWO HANDGUNS WERE FOUND.

ONE OF THE HANDGUNS HAD THE SERIAL NUMBER SCRATCHED OFF AND IS BELIEVED TO BE STOLEN.

GARY GORDON CLAIMED OWNERSHIP OF ALL THE ITEMS SEIZED AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LAWRENCE COUNTY JAIL.

GORDON WAS BOOKED ON THE CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT AND ALSO CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF SCH II METH FOR RESALE, SIMPLE POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN THE COMMISSION OF A FELONY AND POSSESSION OF A FIREARM WITH AN ALTERED SERIAL NUMBER.