Jesse Wade Hargis of South Pittsburg is charged with intentionally placing nails on several roads. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office sought help from the 12th Judicial District Drug and Violent Crime Task Force after numerous reports of nails found on roadways. Surveillance tracked Hargis to stores in Hamilton County, where he was seen buying pounds of nails multiple times. These purchases matched the dates nails were discovered on roads and parking lots.
On Thursday, detectives took Hargis into custody at the Nickajack Dam.
MCSO said Hargis had nails on him that resembled those found on multiple roadways the previous night…