ALLEGED DRUG AND WEAPONS DEALERS CALL POLICE ON THEMSELVES
GALLATIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Bluetooth speaker glitch led to the arrest of four people who are now facing drug and weapons charges in Gallatin.
It happened Friday night around 10 p.m. That’s when, according to investigators, the suspects got police to come to their apartment because they accidentally called 911.
What the suspects didn’t know was that for several weeks Gallatin flex officers had been surveilling their apartment as the residents were alleged to be trafficking drugs.
“Investigators were running surveillance on the apartment complex when we get a 911 hang-up from inside the apartment,” Lt. Lamar Ballard said. “Sometimes luck is in our favor.”
It turns out the residents were trying to sync a Bluetooth speaker to a phone and the phone called 911.
The resident told dispatchers that everything was fine, but by policy, the police must check out the call to make sure.
During this time, police say they were watching one of the residents — Lazavious King — place two duffle bags in a garbage can. Inside those duffel bags, police say they ultimately found drugs and weapons.
