SEVIERVILLE (WATE) - Two Sevier County
men were arrested Thursday after officers found narcotics in their car during a traffic stop.
The Sevier County Sheriff said a traffic officer stopped David
Cushman, 42, of Gatlinburg and
Timothy Uner, 49, of Sevierville around 10:00 a.m. on Chapman Highway
at Shiloh Church Road on a seat belt violation.
Officers then discovered the driver had an active warrant for violating probation
in Sevier County.
Officers then searched the car
and found Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Alprazolam, Xanax, Valium, and Dilaudid
along with a pistol, $1546 in cash and drug paraphernalia.
They also found several unfilled prescriptions and appointment
cards from doctors and pain clinics in the region.
The two men were arrested and officers seized the
items and the car.
Cushman was charged with eight counts of possession of a Schedule II narcotics with intent to resell, unlawful possession
of a firearm, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Uner was charged with one count of intent to resell narcotics, drug paraphernalia and probation violation charges.
Both men were transported to Sevier
County Jail where they were arraigned before a magistrate.
Cushman is being
held without bond. Uner is free after posting a $3,000 bond.
The pair will be in court on Nov. 9.
