Knoxville SWAT, FBI raid near school leads to two arrests

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Wednesday raid by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and the FBI at a home near a school led to two arrests, according to a report obtained by WVLT News.

The raid happened around 6 a.m. at a home on Alki Lane, the report said. Inside, officers reportedly found two people, identified as John Johnson and Ahmed Hawkins, as well as the following:

• A Glock 19
• An Anderson AM-15 AR pistol
• $2,545 in cash
• One gram of marijuana
• 144 packages of grey powder believed to be heroin
• Another 306 grams of suspected heroin
• A Bersa handgun
• Seven blenders believed to be used in the manufacturing of heroin
• Six digital scales
• A Glock 23
• 69 grams of pressed Adderall that tested positive for meth
• A Ruger SR9

Both Johnson and Hawkins are convicted felons, the report said. Additionally, the home was located within a TCA Restricted Zone, which is a zone surrounding Giving Tree Montessori School with extra drug and weapons restrictions.

Johnson and Hawkins were charged with several drug and weapons charges.

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