Athens man found with meth, fentanyl and brass knuckles

For the Enquirer

Priceville police charged an Athens man April 2 with trafficking dangerous drugs after he was allegedly found with a quantity of narcotics and paraphernalia, according to the Priceville Police Department.

Shortly after midnight, police said officers noticed a motorcycle stopped on the left shoulder of Interstate 65 near the Tennessee River bridge. They said the driver, Charles Ellie Oden Jr., 52, displayed nervous behavior and they noticed two characters of his license plate were covered by black electrical tape. Police also said they could smell marijuana on him. A field investigation followed, according to police, and the department’s K-9 Unit respond-ed to the scene and gave a positive alert for narcotics. Police said they found a quantity of a methamphetamine and fentanyl mixture, marijuana, an assortment of drug paraphernalia, and brass knuckles in Oden’s possession after a search. In addition to trafficking dangerous drugs, police said Oden was charged with second-degree possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of brass knuckles.

He remained in the Morgan County Jail April 3 afternoon in lieu of a $240,000 bond, according to jail records.