Gun Barrel City drug dealer arrested for possession of meth while on parole

Luther Scott Bryson Sr., 50 (Source: Henderson County Jail)

A Gun Barrel City man on parole and previously arrested multiple times on drug charges was taken into custody Tuesday after a traffic stop yielded a large amount of methamphetamine, the Henderson County Sheriff's Office announced.

Henderson County Drug Arrest

Luther Scott Bryson Sr., 50, was arrested after Narcotics Investigators and K-9 Deputies stopped a red Ford Pickup in the 200 block of Softwind Street in Gun Barrel City just before 3 p.m. on Oct. 14, 2025.

During the investigation, officials identified Bryson as a passenger in the vehicle. He was found to be in possession of a substantial amount of methamphetamine concealed on his person, along with several clear plastic baggies commonly used for packaging narcotics for sale, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office.

What they're saying:

"He is the type of suspect this Office’s continuing campaign against narcotics is designed to catch," the Sheriff's Office stated in the release.

Bryson was booked into the Henderson County Jail on a charge of Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance. He is currently awaiting arraignment.

His bond has been set at $100,000.

Dig deeper:

According to jail records, Bryson Sr. has been in and out of jail in Henderson County since 2002 for drug-related crimes, forgery, theft, parole violations, and burglary. 

The Source: Information in this article is from the Henderson County Sheriff's Office.

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