LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – LaFollette Police Detective-Sergeant Noah Riggs was on patrol when he saw a vehicle traveling on Jacksboro Pike near West Beech Street with a driver’s side brake light not working. Riggs stopped the vehicle as the driver was pulling into Domino’s Pizza parking lot further east on West Central Avenue.

Riggs saw a small black baggie come out of the passenger side window to keep him from recovering evidence in this May 2 traffic stop, according to a report from the LaFollette Police Department.

When Riggs made contact with the driver, identified as Jason Allan McMurry, he stated that he was going home from work and did not have a drivers license. A check of his license through dispatch revealed the license was revoked due to a DUI with an extensive driving history. Riggs recovered the baggie that had been thrown out of the passenger window, inside the baggie was a crystal like substance that weighed .5 grams. McMurry was placed under arrest and transported to the Campbell County Jail.

McMurry, 49, 723 Haynes Ridge Road, Speedwell was charged with violation of light law, driving on revoked/suspended, possession of schedule II controlled substance, tampering with or fabricating evidence. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 05/16/2024-6AM)

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