NEWCOMB, TN (WLAF) – Walking down the road ended with a trip to jail for a Pioneer man. Last Friday, Campbell County Sheriff’s Deputy Christopher West was on Hwy 297 in Newcomb when he noticed a man walking up the side of the road.

West stopped and spoke with the man who revealed himself to be Richard Lee Johnson. West ran a warrant check on the man, and the check yielded no warrants for Johnson. At this point, West asked the man if he had anything illegal in his possession, according to a report from the sheriff’s department. 

Johnson allegedly then showed West he had a green box containing several needles, containers and a clear bag with a crystal-like substance inside. The deputy then noticed Johnson had a clear box holding a clear bag with an unknown amount of brown powder substance and a clear bag with several pieces of an orange pill.

Johnson, 28, 980 Red Cut Rd, Pioneer is charged with possession of schedule I controlled substance, possession schedule II controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of schedule III controlled substance.

Based on jail records, Johnson is unemployed, and this was his fifth arrest. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 06/11/2021-6AM)

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