LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Campbell County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Matt Wasson was patrolling on May 28 when he received information that Kenneth Isaiah Carroll was at the end of Longmire Lane in LaFollette near Loop Road. It was alleged that Carroll was in a black Chevrolet Trailblazer. Wasson knew that Carroll had active outstanding arrest warrants for theft. When he arrived, he discovered Carroll had already been taken into custody by the LaFollette Police Department and Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Harmon who had been asked for assistance.

Sgt. Charles Duff, Office Anthony Mahar and Officer Cheyenne White with the LaFollette Police Department searched the vehicle and found a small black hard case box with one corner bag with a crystal like substance believed to be Methamphetamine and one clear bag with a green leafy substance thought to to be Marijuana, according to a report from the sheriff’s office. Also found was a broken glass pipe commonly used to smoke Meth and one set of digital scales generally used to weigh drug amounts. Based on the report, Carroll admitted that all the drugs and paraphernalia were his.

Carroll, 44, homeless, LaFollette was charged with theft of property $2,500-$9,999, theft of property $1,000-$2,499, possession of schedule II controlled substance, possession of schedule VI and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jail records indicate that this was Carroll’s 25th arrest. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 06/10/2022-6AM)