From the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office -
On Monday, December 2, 2024, Detectives with the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office Drug Investigations Division and Criminal Investigations Division conducted a traffic stop on Highway 33 just north of Lone Mountain Road. This was after receiving information via APLR (Automated License Plate Reader) that a vehicle belonging to a person wanted for outstanding felony charges was traveling on Highway 33.
Upon the traffic stop and arrest of the wanted person, 27-year-old Katelyn Nicole Boatright of Middlesboro, CCSO K9 Kira was deployed providing a positive alert to the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle.
After a subsequent search Detectives recovered approximately 5 pounds of Methamphetamine from inside the vehicle as well as a quantity of cocaine, mushrooms, and 3 handguns.
Two other occupants of the vehicle were also placed under arrest.
Katelyn Nicole Boatright was charged with a Capias/Bench Warrant (Schedule II Drugs: Mfg, Del, Sell, Poss. X2; Schedule VI Drugs: Mfg, Del, Sell, Poss; Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia)
Possession of a Schedule I Controlled Substance for Resale
Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance (Cocaine) for Resale
Possession of Methamphetamine for Resale over 2,000 grams
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon X3
Possession of a Firearm in the Commission of a Dangerous Felony
Criminal Conspiracy
22-year-old Bryson Harvey Hatfield of Middlesboro, Kentucky was charged with:
Possession of Methamphetamine for Resale over 2,000 grams
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon X3
Possession of a Firearm in the Commission of a Dangerous Felony
Criminal Conspiracy
Driving While in Possession of Methamphetamine
Driving on a Suspended or Revoked Driver's License
21-year-old Braden Dray Greer of Tazewell, Tennessee was charged with:
Possession of Methamphetamine for Resale over 2,000 grams
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon X3
Possession of a Firearm in the Commission of a Dangerous Felony
Criminal Conspiracy
All three were lodged in the Claiborne County Jail.
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