Sevier County
Man Facing Charges After Boarding School Bus With Knife On Meth
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Sevier County
man is facing charges after allegedly boarding a school bus with a knife
while on meth.
According to a report by the Sevierville Police Department, 25-year-old
Taylor Gassier of Sevierville boarded a bus headed for Sevier County
High School on August 25, 2017. Police were called due to a suspicion
that Gassier was intoxicated and not a student at the school. Officers
found that Gassier had a large steak knife and small pocket knife in his
possession and had been up for the previous five days due to being on
meth.
Gassier was transported to the Sevier County Jail and has been charged
with Public Intoxication, Criminal Trespass and Possession of a Weapon
on School Property.