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CTF finds about 10 grams of suspected heroin in second search of home

Posted at 12:29 pm January 9, 2019
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

James William Donald

James William Donald

 

Law enforcement officers found about 10 grams of suspected heroin in their second search of a home on West Outer Drive in less than two years.

The defendant, James William Donald, 71, told Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force Agent Kenneth Woods that he would “take money from other individuals for the purchase of heroin as well as provide heroin to friends that would visit his residence,” according to arrest warrants filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Oak Ridge in December.

The home on West Outer Drive is within about 75 feet of the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge, according to the warrants.

The most recent search by the Crime Task Force occurred on Thursday, December 20. The CTF had a search warrant to seize all controlled substances, the warrants said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: alprazolam, Anderson County General Sessions Court, clonazepam, controlled substances, CTF, Dan Freytag, heroin, Kenneth Woods, maintaining a dwelling for manufacturing selling or delivering narcotics, manufacturing delivering or selling a Schedule II controlled substance, manufacturing delivering selling or possessing a Schedule I controlled substance, manufacturing delivering selling or possessing a Schedule IV controlled substance, morphine, Oak Ridge Police Department, possessing a firearm during a dangerous felony, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of legend drugs without a prescription, search warrant, Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force, tampering with evidence

For members: Knoxville man charged with attempted murder in Oak Ridge

Posted at 1:03 pm September 9, 2017
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A Knoxville man was charged with attempted first-degree murder in August after he allegedly traveled to Oak Ridge armed with two pistols, magazines, and ammunition, intending to kill an Oak Ridge man, according to court records.

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Note: This story was updated at 11:45 a.m. Nov. 1.

A Knoxville man was charged with attempted first-degree murder in August after he allegedly traveled to Oak Ridge armed with two pistols, magazines, and ammunition, intending to kill an Oak Ridge man, according to court records.

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