LPD, CCSO execute narcotics search warrant

TOP PHOTO:  La Follette Police and Campbell County Sheriff’s investigators executed a narcotics search warrant at a mobile home that sits down under East Prospect Street near the hospital.

LPD Drug Agent Matthew Forsyth talks with the person Forsyth describes as the main target of today’s investigation, Tarien Wilder.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – This morning’s suspect and law enforcement officers are very familiar with each other.  The La Follette Police Drug Unit and Special Response Team with assistance from investigators with the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office executed a narcotics search warrant at 907 East Prospect Street just after 9:30 am Thursday morning.

LPD Drug Agent Matthew Forsyth said, “Our target here this morning is 34-year old Tarien Wilder, and this is the third time we’ve served her with a search warrant.  However, all three have been served at different addresses.”

A narcotics search warrant was executed at this mobile home Thursday morning.

According to jail records, Wilder is out on bond after being arrested in July on drug charges.  An arrest or arrests on investigators’ search warrant execution today is pending.

Agent Forsyth added that also in the mobile home with Wilder are the woman who rents the home along with another female and a male.  He points out that the male subject was just released from jail and is out on bond.

Campbell County Sheriff’s Sergeant Travis Bostic with K-9 Santo visit with La Follette Police Officer Darryl Chapman.  K-9 Santo played a key role in today’s investigation.

This is the second time investigators have executed search warrants at the 907 East Prospect address.  Different people were living in the mobile home at the time.  (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 09/24/2020-10:30AM)