NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A 39-year-old man has been taken into custody following multiple complaints of drug activity in a Nashville neighborhood.
The Metro Nashville Police Department said investigators have received several reports regarding drug sales in the area of DeFord Bailey Avenue and 12th Avenue South, near the Nashville Public Library's Edgehill branch.
On Monday, June 17, detectives with the MNPD's Specialized Investigations Division said they spotted a man making a "hand to hand drug transaction" in the area before driving off in a Dodge Durango.
Investigators followed the man, later identified as 39-year-old Adrian Lewis, to a nearby gas station where he was arrested. During a search of his vehicle, police said they found a loaded nine-millimeter pistol with an extended magazine, along with several drugs.
The drugs recovered included 36.5 grams of cocaine, 42.3 grams of powder fentanyl, 6.9 grams of heroin, and around 100 fentanyl pills, according to authorities.
Lewis was previously convicted of voluntary manslaughter in 2012 and is on federal supervised release. He is now facing several more charges following his arrest on Monday.
The charges against him include felon in possession of a firearm, the commission of a felony while in possession of a gun, and three counts of felony drug possession. As of Tuesday, June 18, Lewis was still behind bars with a $160,000 bond.
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