On August 28, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit conducted a controlled buy on Facebook Marketplace with a suspect who posted stolen items two days prior. A joint operation was then launched involving the HCSO Criminal Investigations Unit, Narcotics and Special Operations Unit, alongside Uniformed Services deputies.
HCSO detectives and patrol deputies initiated a traffic stop on Hixson Pike, where the suspect was found in possession of the stolen property. Deputies executed a search warrant at the suspect’s home and three storage units, where deputies located drugs, drug paraphernalia, a loaded 9mm handgun, an altered shotgun, an altered flare gun, a large quantity of ammunition, two explosive military hand grenade simulators, 15 homemade explosives, and approximately $40,000–$60,000 in stolen property.
The stolen property has been linked to multiple thefts and burglaries being investigated by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and the Chattanooga Police Department…