Man Gets Ten Years in Henderson County Meth Case

ATHENS — A former Seven Points resident heads to prison on a methamphetamine-related charge. On Wednesday morning, Ray Glenn Followwell, 50, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. According to KETK, Followwell was indicted by a Henderson County Grand Jury following an investigation by Henderson County Sheriff�s Office Investigator Wick Gabbard. On November 18th of last year, Gabbard obtained and executed a narcotics search warrant on Followwell�s residence off CR 2428. Other law officers assisted in the execution of the warrant.

Multiple individuals were detained and several arrests were made. Followwell, who had several outstanding felony warrants, attempted to flee the scene. He was found hiding under a pile of boxes and clothes. Followwell ignored verbal commands when he was found and attempted to hide an amount of cash and Methamphetamine. Additional narcotics were found in Followwell�s garage between mattresses in his bedroom, along with more cash and digital scales. Over three grams of methamphetamine was recovered pursuant to the search.