Police should be harder on drug dealers than users, a Shelbyville man arrested for possession of a schedule II drug and paraphernalia said Tuesday.

Officers investigating a report of an overdose victim said they found Joseph Allen Barrett, 23, of Hoover Street on his bed with a loaded needle and bag of a white powder substance which field tested positive for cocaine. Barrett allegedly told police the substance was heroin.

Barrett allegedly asked police to “just let it slide” when told he was being arrested, stating he was just a user, not a dealer. Police said he did not name the source of the drug when asked.

**Jail intake

The following were charged since Monday by the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, Shelbyville Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts.

•Joseph Allen Barrett, 23, Hoover Street; possession of schedule II drug, possession of drug paraphernalia; held, $1,500 bond

•Michael Wallace Bridges, 37, Industrial Parkway; bond revoked per judge; held, no bond

•William Michael Earles Jr., 42, Harrison Road; bondsman surrender, capias; held, $5,500 bond

•Manuel De Jesus Garcia Alfaro, 49, Highway 82 South; running stop sign, driving on expired license; summons delivered

•Anthony Walker Lewis, 47, Barksdale Lane; aggravated assault (two counts); held, $20,000 bond

•William Donald Parker, 39, White Street; bond revoked per judge; held, no bond

•Kahmya Monae Scheaffer, 19, Green Lane; possession of schedule VI drug; summons delivered

•Dawson Bailey Spivey, 20, Lebanon; failure to appear; summons delivered

•Michael Anthony Throneberry, 57, El Bethel Road; show cause contempt, probation revocation; released, $2,000 bond