JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A South Carolina man was arrested after allegedly evading police in Johnson City on Thursday.
The Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) reported that officers with the Special Investigations Squad (SIS) arrested Louis Ross, 35, of Spartanburg, South Carolina after a foot pursuit on Thursday.
According to the release, JCPD SIS officers stopped a vehicle that Ross was known to be a passenger of at West State of Franklin Road and Spring Street around 4:30 p.m.
Ross allegedly jumped from the vehicle, ran from the scene and dropped four bags containing a crystalline substance.
After a brief foot pursuit, officers arrested Ross and found the bags containing 4.02 pounds of methamphetamine, the JCPD reported.
A search warrant for a short-term rental where Ross was staying was obtained.
Officers reportedly found 20 pills believed to be MDMA (ecstasy), seven pills believed to be Roxicodone, 3.5 ounces of a powdery substance believed to be cocaine, two ounces of power fentanyl and nearly 12 ounces of methamphetamine.
$7,000 and unlawful drug paraphernalia were also found at the rental, according to the JCPD.
Ross was charged with the following:
- Maintaining a dwelling where a controlled substance is stored or distributed
- Five counts of manufacture/delivery/sell of a controlled substance
- Possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell/deliver
- Evading arrest
- Possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia
After Ross was arrested, he complained of difficulty breathing and was taken to an area hospital, the JCPD stated.
He was then released and taken to the Washington County Detention Center.
The arrest was the result of a long-term investigation, the JCPD said.
