Tennessee Highway Patrol Makes Traffic Stop That Leads to Drug and Currency Seizure in Anderson County
NASHVILLE --- Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Knoxville District Trooper Isaiah Lloyd made traffic stop on a 2011 Dodge Ram pickup on I-75 South in Anderson County, at mile marker 122, for speeding 91 miles per hour (mph) in a 65 mph zone. As Trooper Lloyd approached the vehicle to interview with the vehicles occupants he immediately could smell a very strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.
Trooper Lloyd requested a K-9 from Anderson County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) to come to the scene and assist with a drug detection K-9. As officers with the ACSO arrived on scene they performed a walk around of the suspect vehicle with their K-9. This indicated a positive response to drugs possibly being present in the vehicle. Trooper Lloyd performed a probable cause search of the vehicle and found marijuana residue and approximately $6,000 in cash in a duffel bag inside the vehicle.
Interdiction Plus (IP) Troopers Johnathan Scott and Kevin Stroup arrived on scene and assisted Trooper Lloyd in searching the vehicle. The troopers then found an additional $5,000 on the driver, and a vacuumed sealed package of currency under the hood of the vehicle. Troopers Scott and Lloyd performed an on camera count of the currency which totaled $32,663.00. IP Trooper Scott continued the search of the vehicle and located a liquid substance found in a baby bottle which field tested positive for Codeine (a schedule II narcotic). He further found three Xanax (schedule IV) pills wrapped in a receipt inside the center console of the vehicle.
The driver, Damone Anthony Hennings, 24, and passenger Eric Demone Hennings, 27, both of Acworth, Georgia, were arrested and transported to ACSO for booking. The booking photos can be obtained from ACSO. Both were charged with possession of scheduled II narcotic, and schedule IV controlled substance with intent to resell or deliver. Demone Hennings was also charged with speeding.
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