Units and officers with La Follette Police converge on southeast side home- updated story HERE

VERY TOP PHOTO: Two people were detained during a Monday morning drug raid in La Follette.

La Follette Chief of Police Matt Forsyth looks on as Narcotics Sergeant Noah Riggs, left, and Captain Charles Duff detain Rochelle Harrington. Jonathon Tackett, hunkered down out of sight in the front yard, was also detained.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- “We’ve had a month’s long drug investigation going on here at 405 East Hill Street with investigators with our Narcotics Investigation Unit learning that Methamphetamine has been being sold from this residence,” said La Follette Chief of Police Matt Forsyth.

The La Follette Police, led by the LPD Narcotics Unit, assisted by LPD’s Special Response Team, arrived just after 7am Monday at the East Hill St. home. The SRT executed the narcotics search warrant.

Where the is hose is coming out of the mobile home on the right side, suspected greywater is being released into the yard. La Follette City Codes Officer Stuart Hurwitz (red shirt) was also on the scene.

Detained were Rochelle Harrington and Jonathon Tackett. Charges and arrests are pending, according to the chief.

Units and officers with La Follette Police converge on southeast side home

La Follette City Codes Officer Stuart Hurwitz was also on the scene. It was noted that the residents of the home were allegedly releasing greywater into the yard. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-05/19/2025-8AM)

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