Bledsoe deputies arrest suspected Oxycodone dealer

PIKEVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) – On Tuesday, Bledsoe County deputies spotted a man acting suspiciously in a driveway in the northwest part of the county.

When they approached, Michael Watson fled on foot.

They eventually found him hiding under a mobile home.

When they got out, officers say they found plenty of drugs and cash on him.

The haul was 105 oxycodone pills, drug paraphernalia and $789.

Because of the large amount of cash, they suspect him of selling the drugs.