The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
Source: WVLT
Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:39 PM
Blount County Officials Say They Have Arrested Four Individuals Following Two "High Risk" Search Warrants
On Friday morning, deputies and officers with the Fifth Judicial Drug Task Force and the sheriff's office SWAT team performed two search warrants, one at a residence on Becks Circle Drive in Louisville and another at a motel on Alcoa Highway.
Investigators discovered discovered approximately 19 grams of crystal methamphetamine, one gram of heroin and items related to weighting, packaging and selling narcotics at the Becks residence.
They also found a small amount of morphine and marijuana as well as two long guns. They arrested 35-year-old Timothy Michael Kershaw and 36-year-old Amy Michelle Clarkson.
Kershaw was charged with possession of a schedule I controlled substance for resale, possession of schedule II controlled substance for resale and possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.
Clarkson was charged with maintaining a dwelling where narcotics are used or sold, simple possession of a schedule I controlled substance and a warrant for felony violation of probation.
Following the execution of the warrant at the Becks Circle Drive residence, officials completed another search warrant at a motel on Alcoa Highway.
Investigators seized $2,000 in cash and a handgun as well as three and a half grams of heroin and 100 grams of crystal methamphetamine. Robin White, 47, of Maryville, and Brittany Leanne Darnell, 27, of Maryville, were arrested.
White was charged with possession of a schedule I controlled substance, possession of a schedule II controlled substance for resale and possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony. According to BCSO, she is also waiting on a previous drug charge.
Darnell is charged with possession of a schedule II controlled substance for resale and felony violation of probation.
BCSO reported that bond amounts and court dates haven't been set for any of the individuals yet.