WANTED FOR ESCAPE, LAWS FOUND HIDING IN BOX SPRING MATTRESS
While serving a notice of a hearing yesterday at a residence on McElhaney Road, Roane County deputies came upon a woman who had an active warrant for felony escape. The homeowner allowed officers to search and 35-year-old Amber Janae Laws was located hiding inside a box spring mattress in a bedroom. Laws was taken to Roane Medical Center for evaluation then to jail for resisting arrest.