A Hamilton County judge has ordered the Chattanooga Police Department and the district attorney’s office to hand over case evidence so he can corroborate that a confidential informant bought drugs from a local man accused of felony drug possession.
Wendell Glass, 50, was indicted on one count of unlawful possession of cocaine for resale after cocaine was recovered from his bedroom during a 2021 warranted search of his Hal Drive home.
Chattanooga officer Kenneth Scriven obtained the warrant based on information from a confidential informant, who allegedly made two controlled drug buys from Glass.
The interest of justice calls for Criminal Court Judge Barry Steelman to privately review privileged information pertaining to the confidential informant, the Thursday order states.
Glass is challenging that a controlled drug buy ever took place, the order states. He alleges there has been no confirmation that any evidence related to a drug buy exists.