Watauga Man, Arrested After Trying To Drop Drugs Into Detention Center Recreation Area

A Watauga Tennessee man is jailed after he attempted to drop drugs and other contraband into the Washington County Tennessee Detention Center by flying a drone over the detention center’s recreation yard. 31 year old Dustin J. Garland flew the drone over the intended drop zone, when deputies noticed the drone and its cargo dangling from a fishing line. The line was cut and the drone then crashed after the line became tangled in the crafts propellers. Garland was seen standing under the drone and walked away as it crashed. Garland was apprehended and several drugs including Oxycodone pills and loose smoking tobacco were confiscated. Garland is scheduled for arraignment in Washington County General Sessions Court.