Tuscumbia man faces drug charges

RUSSELLVILLE – A Tuscumbia man was arrested by members of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office last week during a routine traffic stop. He was arrested after deputies discovered he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest related to allegedly selling drugs near a school in Colbert County. A Colbert County grand jury returned a two-count indictment during its May term charging Horace Wayne Borden, 26, of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance near a school, and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Franklin County deputies transferred Borden to the Colbert County Jail, where it was later discovered that Borden had put something inside one of his boots after corrections officers reviewed surveillance footage, according to Colbert County Drug Task Force Director Curtis Burns.

When corrections officers couldn’t find anything inside Borden’s boot, it was later discovered that he had ingested what he had put in his boot.

Borden was taken to Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield, where he was given medication to pass what he had ingested.

Soon thereafter taking the medication, it was discovered that Borden had ingested a bindle of methamphetamines and pregabalin.

Borden was later released from the hospital and booked into jail.

Burns said Borden may likely face further charges at a later date.

Borden allegedly sold some meth on Feb. 27 within 3 miles of Deshler High School, according to Burns.

Borden pleaded guilty on March 28, 2024, to one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance in Franklin County. He was sentenced on Nov. 10, 2024, to two years probation, according to court records.

Borden is being held in the Colbert County Jail on a $22,500 bond.