Dickson man arrested three times in two weeks on drug charges

John Allen Wrenn. COURTESY DCSO A series of arrests gave new meaning to the phrase “third time’s a charm” for one Dickson man. John Allen Wrenn, 49, of Dickson, and a convicted felon, was arrested three times in two weeks on various drug-related charges, according to arrest affidavits filed by the City of Dickson Police Department with the Dickson County General Sessions Court. The first arrest took place April 14.  According to the arrest affidavit, Wrenn was observed wearing a t-shirt that read, “I bet your birthstone is a crack stone” as he was walking around a parking lot on Thornton Drive looking in the windows of parked cars. Once officers arrived on the scene, they found Wrenn in his vehicle allegedly with a glass pipe, commonly used to smoke crack cocaine and methamphetamines, putting it up to his mouth. When officers approached the vehicle and advised Wrenn to exit the vehicle, Wrenn reportedly threw down the pipe and tried to close the door. Officers then tried to pull him from the vehicle, but Wrenn allegedly resisted arrest and attempted to flee.  Once he was secured and placed in the back of the patrol car, officers claim they searched Wrenn’s vehicle and found a stolen loaded nine millimeter pistol, ammunition, baggies containing what appeared to be crystal meth, crack and fentanyl, a digital scale, empty baggies, syringes, glass pipes, pills resembling Ecstasy, a tool that detects cameras, a bag full of house, car and safe keys, car parts, construction tools, household items and a 12-gauge shotgun. Wrenn was charged with disorderly conduct, public intoxication, possession of burglary tools, possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia, possession of handgun while under the influence, resisting arrest (no weapon), Schedule II drugs fentanyl (.5 grams or greater), possession of Schedule II drugs, possession of meth, two counts of simple possession and three counts of weapon possession by a convicted felon of a drug offense. On April 27, following a routine traffic stop on Highway 46 S., Wrenn was asked to exit the vehicle. He allegedly reached inside of his pants and threw down a bag containing crack.  When officers searched Wrenn and his vehicle, they reportedly found money with a substance resembling heroin on it, money with a substance resembling fentanyl and a crack pipe.  Officers also claim Wrenn had a passenger with him named Shellie Haskins who gave officers a fake name of Star Greer. Wrenn was cited with improper turning, no proof of insurance and no proof of registration. He was also charged with tampering with evidence, resisting arrest, possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia, possession of Schedule II drugs and two counts of Schedule I drugs. The third arrest came the following day on April 28. According to the arrest affidavit, while incarcerated at the Dickson County Jail, Wrenn allegedly made several calls, which were recorded, attempting to direct multiple individuals to contraband hidden within the vehicle he was driving when arrested the day before. After obtaining a search warrant for the vehicle, officers reportedly found several baggies containing a substance resembling crystal meth, a baggie containing a substance resembling fentanyl, two digital scales, a pill of unknown origin and a broken glass pipe commonly used for smoking meth. Wrenn was charged with possession of meth, possession of Schedule I drugs, possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia, driving while in possession of meth and possession of legend drugs. Wrenn appeared in court for all three arrests on May 11, and all three sets of charges were waived to the grand jury.