TOP PHOTO: This is the Hamilton Inn on Clyde Street at Knoxville where a La Follette man was arrested by agents from Knox and Campbell Counties on Friday.

KNOXVILLE, TN (WLAF) – A La Follette man wanted in Campbell County and Knox County was apprehended on Friday at a Knoxville motel in a joint effort by both county’s Narcotics Units.

Tyler Russell Allen, 29, was arrested in a room at the Hamilton Inn, near the intersection of Middlebrook Pike and Western Avenue. Allen’s arrest stemmed from his violation of probation out of Campbell County Criminal Court.

Tyler Russell Allen, 29, of La Follette.

Investigators found a large amount of meth and heroin inside Allen’s motel room according to a report from the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office.

Allen is facing charges in both counties and is currently being housed in the Knox County Jail. His last arrest in Campbell County was in July 2021 based on jail records. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 03/15/2022-6AM-PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT)

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