LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Last Saturday, Campbell County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Weaver was dispatched to 172 College Hill Rd, where it was reported that someone was screaming “He’s trying to kill me.”

It was just after 2am, when Weaver arrived and spoke with a woman who appeared confused as to why officers were there, according to a report from the sheriff’s department. The woman invited officers into the home where they found a man identified as Patrick Neil Matlock walking out of a closet. Matlock could speak coherently and appeared to be under the influence.

Inside the closet was a hypodermic needle, a burnt spoon, and a small baggie with a brown powder residue believed to be heroin. Weaver contacted Campbell County Emergency Services to assure that medical attention was not needed. Matlock did not need medical attention and was placed in custody.

Matlock, 38, 172 College Hill Road, LaFollette was charged with possession of schedule I controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 05/07/2021-6AM)

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