On Tuesday Dakota Alexander Barnes age 22 of North Tennessee Blvd. Murfreesboro was driving a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation on Asbury Road in Manchester.
Tennessee Highway Patrolman Jason Boles allegedly found Barnes with approximately 26 grams of white pills and crushed white pills believed to be Xanax in five plastic baggies. Also allegedly found were two plastic baggies containing approximately 18 grams of a green plant-like material believed to be marijuana and approximately $875 in cash in a purse the subject was in possession of. According to the arrest warrant the trooper found a set of digital scales with residue on them. Later according to the warrant when Barnes was in the holding area of the Coffee County Jail, he allegedly advised that he had no illegal or unlawful items on his person, but was found to have a partially-smoked blunt with marijuana in it on his person.
Barnes was charged with entering contraband in a penal institution, 2 counts manufacturing/delivery/selling of a controlled substance and unlawful drug paraphernalia. His bond was set at $101,000 and has a court date of April 26, 2016.