A La Follette woman’s overdose ends with her arrest

‘Elizabeth McNeeley has had prior overdose 911 calls’- La Follette Police Dispatch

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- The call of an active overdose in progress sent La Follette Police and Fire first responders to a home on East Elm Street Tuesday afternoon.

La Follette Narcotic Detective Noah Riggs arrived to 706 East Elm Street at 4:37pm and found Elizabeth McNeeley in the bathroom floor unconscious, according to the LPD report. Riggs allegedly recovered an open needle in the bathroom.

First responders treated McNeeley, and after she became awake and alert, she refused medical treatment. The police report details that McNeeley signed a refusal form.

McNeeley stated that she had used heroin from her bedroom but always goes into the bathroom so no one would know, based on the report.

Officers observed the witness retrieve two female make-up bags from the bedroom and hand over to officers. The bags contained multiple used baggies with powder residue, burnt spoons, one glass pipe with burn marks and white powder residue, a short red straw with powder residue in the straw, four baggies with cotton filters and approximately 20 -1cc syringes, according to the police report.

More baggies were found in the make-up bags. There was a baggie containing a crystal-like substance with an approximate weight of 1.5 grams, including the baggie, the report states. “I tested the crystal-like substance with the TruNarc device, a handheld narcotics analyzer, with a positive result of meth,” stated Narcotic Detective Riggs.

Riggs confirmed through LPD Dispatch that McNeeley had prior overdose 911 calls to the 706 East Elm Street address. McNeeley was placed under arrest and transported to the Campbell County Jail.

Elizabeth McNeeley, 57, 706 East Elm Street, La Follette, was charged with schedule II (Meth) with intent to manufacture, deliver, sell, deliver (.5 grams or over) and possession of drug paraphernalia.

A September 9 court date awaits McNeeley who is being held this morning in the county jail without bond. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-08/28/2025-6AM)