A convicted felon was taken to the hospital this afternoon after fighting police during a traffic stop in La Vergne.
In the vehicle officers found an altered weapon and ammunition as well as illegal narcotics including suspected gray heroin*.
The suspect is identified as Ricky Whitlow (36). He has been booked at the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office on possession of weapon by convicted felon, resisting arrest, possession of schedule I, possession of schedule II and possession of schedule VI. Whitlow is a convicted felon in Rutherford, Davidson and Wilson counties on charges including manslaughter, aggravated robbery and theft.
What is *Gray Heroin?
Gray heroin is often a term used to describe heroin that has been laced with synthetic opioids.