On April 17, 2026, at approximately 10:38 PM, Fairfield Glade Police Officer Charlton Heston observed a silver 2003 GMC Hummer II traveling eastbound on Peavine Road in Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. The officer noticed an obstruction on the vehicle’s registration plate (a highly reflective covering) that prevented him from reading it, which is a violation of Tennessee law. He initiated a traffic stop near Peavine Road and Westminster Drive.

Upon contacting the driver, 60-year-old Richard Lee Hudson Jr. of Crossville, the officer learned through dispatch that Hudson’s driver’s license had been suspended since 2023. Hudson admitted he had been driving on the suspended license for over two years. He was placed under arrest for driving on a revoked/suspended license. A consensual search of his person and a post-arrest inventory of the vehicle were conducted.

During the vehicle inventory, officers discovered a small baggie containing a white crystalline substance inside a cigarette pack, along with a glass pipe that also had white residue. A presumptive field test on the substance was positive for methamphetamine. The baggie and contents weighed 13.5 grams. Based on the officer’s narcotics training, this amount is approximately 54 times the typical quantity carried for personal use (around 0.25 grams) and is consistent with quantities associated with distribution. Hudson stated during transport that the methamphetamine did not belong to him but that he knew whose it was, which the officer interpreted as evidence of knowing possession for delivery purposes.

As a result, Hudson was also charged with felony manufacture, delivery, sale, or possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. He was transported to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Intake.

Hudson has a court date of May 18, 2026, at 8:30 AM, with total bond set at $4,000 ($1,500 for the driving charge, $1,000 for the meth charge, and $1,500 for the paraphernalia charge). The suspected methamphetamine and glass pipe were placed into evidence for testing by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. A warning citation was also issued for the obstructed registration plate.