February 24, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
A man arrested on drug and burglary charges among other offenses after a raid on his Toad Road home by local and state authorities in June, 2018 appeared for sentencing Friday in DeKalb County Criminal Court.
31 year old Travis Eric Patterson entered a plea to one count of possession with intent to sell over 0.5 grams of methamphetamine and one count of burglary. He received an 8 year sentence in the drug case and 4 years for the burglary to run concurrently for a total of 8 years to serve at 30% as a range one offender. Patterson was fined a total of $2,000 and must make restitution of $650 to the burglary victim. Patterson was given jail credit of 141 days.
In a prepared statement at the time of Patterson’s arrest, Sheriff Patrick Ray said that “early on Wednesday morning, June 20, 2018 officers with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, officers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol Special Operations Unit (SWAT), an agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and members of the 13th Judicial District Attorney General’s Office, executed a search warrant at the home of Travis Patterson”.
“The search warrant stemmed from the sale of illegal narcotics and the illegal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon”.
“Through their investigation, Sheriff’s Department Detectives found that Patterson, who is a convicted felon, was in possession of firearms at his home. As a safety precaution, the THP Special Operations Unit was summoned to assist in the search of the home. The THP Special Operations Unit made a forcible entry into the home after no one came to the door. Patterson finally gave himself up along with another male and female who were at the residence. No one was injured”.
“Upon searching Patterson’s residence, Sheriff’s Department officers found 15 grams of methamphetamine, 6 ounces of marijuana, an assortment of prescription pills, one rifle, two shotguns, three pistols, digital scales, glass pipes, and possible stolen power tools. Detectives also seized $427.00 in cash”.
Patterson was indicted on the charges in November, 2019 and began serving the balance of a four year prison sentence in a previous drug case after violating his probation. He was later transferred to Jackson County and escaped from a work detail at the landfill in Clay County in March, 2019. He was captured a few days later.