Man passed out, arrested with drugs - Cookeville Herald Citizen

PUTNAM COUNTY — A man passed out in the parking lot of a North Washington Avenue gas station is facing multiple charges after police found him in possession of what they believed to be meth, according to several warrants on file.

Friday morning, Officer Josh Ward responded to the T-Mart store where a man was passed out in his truck.

"Upon arrival I observed a male passed out in an unlocked vehicle with the keys in the ignition," a report by Officer Ward states.

After several attempts to wake the man, he was identified as Timothy Edward Clinton, 40, of John Garrison Road.

"Mr. Clinton appeared to be disoriented and did not know how long he had been in the parking lot," Officer Ward's report states.

"Mr. Clinton appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance based on my training and experience."

Because he was apparently intoxicated and in control of a vehicle, he was placed under arrest and searched.

"I located a clear plastic baggie with approximately two grams of an off-white crystallized substance in Mr. Clinton's right key pocket," the report states.

"In Mr. Clinton's right side pants pocket I located a used syringe with off white residue."

He was taken to the Putnam County jail where he was booked on charges of public intoxication, simple possession of a schedule II drug and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.