Two local men are facing drug and other charges after being found allegedly removing scrap metal from property they are accused of trespassing on.

According to the Chattooga County Sheriff's Department report,  officers were told on February 19, that two men were taking property off land on Butler Dairy Road.  Officers reportedly found 30-year-old Scott Douglas Payne and 36-year-old Roger Dale Galloway, Jr.  with items in their hands they dropped when they saw deputies.  Payne and Galloway, both  of the same Sloppy Floyd Lake Road address, told officers said they were getting scrap metal, and they didn't have permission to do so. 

The complainant, told deputies that the men had taken a tree stand and were getting ready to take another tree stand. The report indicates that the men admitted to taking the tree stand back to their residence. It was later recovered by investigators. 

Upon searching the vehicle the men drove to the ares, officers found: a clear glass pike with a bubble on the end with residue, wrapped in toilet paper. The residue in the pipe reportedly field tested positive for methamphetamine. 

Payne and Galloway were both charged with felony possession of methamphetamine; criminal trespass; possession and use of drug related objects; theft by taking; possession of dangerous drugs; possession of narcotic equipment; invasion of privacy; and theft/larceny.