BCSO: Two arrested during SWAT search on Six Mile Road

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Two men are facing charges after an investigation into illegal drug activity led the Blount County Sheriff’s Office and its SWAT team to search a home on Six Mile Road.

The sheriff’s office said the BCSO SWAT team conducted a search warrant at the home Tuesday morning. Inside the home, agents seized half an ounce of methamphetamine, roughly a quarter pound of marijuana, 1.3 grams of a suspected opiate, less than half a gram of cocaine, and drug paraphernalia, according to BCSO.

The sheriff’s office added that investigators also found a vehicle that was reported stolen in Blount County.

According to the sheriff’s office, investigators arrested Richard Martin Rogers, 53, and William Samuel Nelson, 36. Both men are facing possession of a Schedule II controlled substance for resale (methamphetamine) charge. Rogers has also been charged with possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance for resale (marijuana), simple possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (cocaine), and maintaining a dwelling where drugs are used or sold. Nelson also had four warrants for violation of probation on prior charges, BCSO said.

Rogers is being held on bonds totaling $32,500, and Nelson is being held on a $15,000 bond. They are anticipated in court on Wednesday, September 18.

BCSO added that charges are pending in relation to the stolen vehicle.

The Fifth Judicial Drug Task Force conducted the investigation into illegal drug activity at the home, leading to the arrests. The task force is made up of deputies and law enforcement officers from the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, Maryville Police Department, Alcoa Police Department, and the Office of the Blount County District Attorney General.

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