Warrant For Felony Escape Leads To Drug Arrest

A man wanted for escape from jail was taken into custody over the weekend in Newport. Police were called to the 1000 block of Cosby Hwy about a person riding a bike in the roadway. That person wound up being 43 year old Jason Stuart who was wanted for felony escape. Stuart told the arresting officer that he had nothing illegal on him, but once inside the jail, a Cocke County Corrections Officer found 3 grams of methamphetamine in a bag in Stuart’s underwear. He now is being charged with introduction into a penal facility.