Drug investigations in inner-city detention center lead to four charges

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A six-month drug possession investigation at the Downtown Detention Center jail has resulted in charges against four people, Metro Nashville Police announced Monday.

Devin Popejoy, 28, is accused of facilitating the smuggling of drugs into the facility by taking them from 30-year-old Emmanuel Webb. Webb is currently awaiting trial for first-degree murder. Popejoy is also accused of arranging drug-related phone calls between Webb and other people during prison interviews.

Popejoy was arrested in Vermont as a fugitive from Tennessee on charges of possession of meth and fentanyl. Popejoy was allowed to post bail and extradition arrangements were made to return Popejoy to Tennessee.

Two other people have also been charged as a result of this investigation. Anthony Farr Jr., 24, is currently serving a six-year prison sentence for kidnapping and aggravated assault. Roderick Rogers Jr., 24, is incarcerated for violating probation after being convicted of aggravated assault against an emergency medical technician.

Webb was charged with possession of meth and possession of fentanyl.

Farr and Rogers were charged with two counts of possession of meth, two counts of possession of fentanyl and possession of contraband in a correctional facility.

“As part of this case, the DCSO (Davidson County Sheriff’s Office) recently conducted cell searches where liquid meth, papers soaked in liquid meth, crystal meth and fentanyl were found,” the police press release said.

The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) added that the investigation is ongoing as detectives and the DCSO work to identify additional individuals involved.