On Wednesday Tullahoma Officer Tommy Elliott stopped Leonard F Pike on 315 East Lincoln Street for suspicious activity in the area. According to the arrest warrant, Officer Elliott made contact with Pike and detected in plain view a used hypodermic needle lying in the back seat of the vehicle. Elliott then allegedly searched the vehicle and located 2 pistols hidden under the center console of the vehicle along with ammunition for both firearms. The warrant goes onto to say that the officer located in the Pike’s front jacket pocket a pill crusher that contained two white pills believed to be Hydrocodone that the man did not have a prescription with him at the time of his arrest.
Pike age 37 of Fountain Grove Road Manchester was charged with unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities, unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon and schedule II drug violations. Bond was set at $10,500 and Pike has a court date set for May 12, 2016.