A suspicious vehicle led Alexandria Police to three men who allegedly had drugs and a weapon, resulting in all three being arrested.
According to Alexandria Police Chief Travis Bryant, officers arrested Kipp Jones of Wilson Avenue, Lebanon, Dacorrius Crawford of Duck Hawk Drive, McMinnville, and Quajonta Cason of Jennings Avenue, Lebanon. Each man is facing charges of manufacture, sale, delivery, or possession of schedule II drugs, possession of a handgun during a dangerous felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Bond for Jones and Cason was set at $60,000 each, with a court date of March 7. Crawford was also arrested on a probation warrant out of Wilson County, with additional charges of criminal impersonation and bribery of a public official. He is being held in Wilson County.
According to Chief Bryant, “On Saturday, February 24th, officers with the Alexandria Police Department approached a suspicious vehicle on Gin Alley and made contact with Jones. As the officer was speaking with him, a strong odor of marijuana was detected coming from the vehicle.”
“As the officer attempted to detain Jones, a second suspect, Crawford, exited the vehicle. Officers knew that Crawford had an outstanding warrant against him for a state probation violation. In an effort to avoid arrest, Crawford tried to falsify his name and offer monetary compensation to the officer.”
“The third suspect Cason was then detained, and a search of the vehicle was performed. The search revealed approximately 5.21 grams of a purple powder believed to be fentanyl, approximately 5.09 grams of a white crystal-like substance thought to be meth and a loaded 9mm handgun.”
Chief Bryant went on to say, “Officers with the Alexandria Police Department met with officials from the Lebanon Police Department along with the Tennessee Drug Task Force and conducted a presumptive test of the narcotics recovered, which were identified as methamphetamine and fentanyl. Crawford is also suspected of the sale and delivery of narcotics in surrounding counties.”
