Department activity as of 08/03/2021

A man arrested on a grand jury sealed indictment for sale and delivery of methamphetamine has been caught trying to smuggle cocaine into the jail.

44 year old Jermaine Derperise McCoy is under a $25,000 bond for introduction of contraband into a penal institution and he will make a court appearance on that charge September 30.

McCoy and a co-defendant, 25 year old Katie Leigh Mooneyham McCoy were named in sealed indictments by the grand jury last month for sale and delivery of over 0.5 grams of methamphetamine. The incident occurred on February 18.

While being booked into the jail on July 20, Jermaine McCoy was found to be in possession of 10 grams of a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine. He initially tried to conceal it but later turned it over to the officers.

Both McCoy’s were arraigned in criminal court on the meth charges Monday, August 2. Their bond for that offense was $50,000 each.

63 year old Marty Paul Neal of Tabernacle Road, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence, aggravated assault, and possession of a handgun while under the influence. His bond totals $24,500 and he will make a court appearance August 5.

On July 22 a deputy was summoned to a residence on Tabernacle Road where an unwanted guest had a gun and was threatening the victim but before the officer could get there the man, Neal left on a motor bike. The deputy stopped Neal on Short Mountain Highway and found him to be under the influence.. The officer searched Neal and found a Taurus 9 millimeter handgun in his right pocket. Neal admitted that there had been a physical altercation between himself and another man at the Tabernacle Road residence. The victim claimed that Neal drew a handgun and pointed it at him during the incident. Neal admitted to having the weapon and drinking alcohol during the altercation. Neal submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks.

26 year old Matthew Adam Cubbins of Aaron Webb Road, Smithville is charged with domestic assault and forgery. His bond is $11,000 and he will make a court appearance on August 5.

On June 30 Cubbins cornered a woman in a bathroom of the residence before grabbing her arms and refusing to leave. On the same day Cubbins passed information as being an official medical document from Cheer Mental Health. Staff at the center were shown the document and stated it was not authentic.

31 year old Cameron Renee Page of Pine Orchard Road, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court on August 12.

On July 29 a deputy was alerted to a reckless driver who had struck a trash can and a small tree in the City of Smithville. The officer caught up with the suspect, Page on Bright Hill Road. Page’s eyes were glossy and his speech was slurred. He submitted to field sobriety tasks but performed poorly.

44 year old Byron Ray Wilson of Shelbyville is charged with public intoxication. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court August 19.

On July 31 a deputy was dispatched to the area of Big Hurricane Road where a suspicious man was stumbling and walking his bicycle in the middle of the roadway. Upon arrival the officer spoke with the man, Wilson who was very unsteady on his feet and his speech was incoherent. Wilson said he had taken what he thought was Suboxone a few days prior and thought he was coming down from the influence of it . He was placed under arrest.

37 year old Curtis Armstrong Fox of Walker Creek Road, Alexandria is charged with domestic assault. He is under a $3,500 bond and his court date is August 26.

On August 1 Fox assaulted his girlfriend by striking her in the face several times. A deputy was called to a residence on Walker Creek Road to investigate a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival he spoke with a woman who had blood on her face and clothing and knots and bruising to her facial area. Fox had scratches on his arms which appeared to be defensive wounds from the altercation. Both of them had been drinking prior to the altercation.

Department activity as of 07/2/2021

A man is facing a contraband charge after tossing a cigarette to an inmate during court.

21 year old Robert Stephen Derrick of Toad Road, Dowelltown under a $7,500 bond on a charge of contraband in a penal institution. He also has a failure to appear warrant against him for an earlier offense of leaving a treatment facility before being discharged. His bond is $7,500 on the contraband charge and he will be in court July 29. Derrick is being held without bond for the failure to appear and will answer to that warrant in court on August 23.

On July 15 while in the General Sessions courtroom, Derrick was observed throwing something to a DeKalb County inmate who was also present in the courtroom. It was found to be a tobacco cigarette intended for a prisoner at the jail.

A Woodbury man will be in court this week after being arrested for breaking into a building on Sparta Highway in May.

21 year old Nicholas Miles Herlong of Woodbury is charged with burglary and vandalism. His bond totals $12,500 and his court date is July 29.

On May 15 Herlong broke out several windows before entering the building but was later caught within one mile of the scene by law enforcement. Herlong was bleeding heavily from his arms upon his arrest and blood stains were found in the building he is charged with breaking into.

28 year old Dalton Grady Moore of Cookeville is charged with driving under the influence. His bond is $2,500 and he will be in court July 29.

On July 13 a deputy spotted a gold Toyota traveling west on West Broad Street leaving its lane of travel several times. He conducted a traffic stop and spoke with the driver, Moore who was fidgety and appeared to be under the influence. Moore submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. He also refused to give a blood sample so a search warrant was obtained for a blood draw from him. Moore admitted to having used marijuana prior to getting behind the wheel to drive.

24 year old Braxton Kain Bennett of Smith Road, Smithville is charged with assault. His bond is $4,500 and he will make a court appearance September 30.

On July 7 Bennett, while incarcerated in the DeKalb County Jail was observed on surveillance camera getting into a physical altercation with another inmate inside the jail annex cell. Bennett slammed the other inmate to the floor resulting in an injury to the back of his head. Bennett then struck the victim in the face once with his right hand. The injured inmate was transported to the emergency room of the hospital for treatment.

46 year old Kevin Donald Bogle of Fuston Hollow Road, Alexandria is charged with simple possession of a schedule I drug. His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court August 5.

On July 16 a deputy was on Allen Ferry Road when he spotted Bogle operating a jeep knowing that he did not have a valid driver license. The officer stopped the vehicle and spoke with Bogle who admitted that he had syringes in the jeep. Prior to his arrest, Bogle was searched and found in his left pocket was a white waxy substance believed to be Heroin.

30 year old Jerry Wayne Perry of King Ridge Road, Dowelltown is charged with driving under the influence. His bond is $2,500 and he will make a court appearance August 12.

On July 17 a deputy received a phone call about a stranded motorist on Cookeville Highway past Big Hurricane Road. Upon arrival the officer spoke with Perry, the motorist. Perry said he had driven the vehicle from the Shell station at Silver Point to this location. Perry had a strong odor of alcohol on him and his speech was slurred. He also admitted to having consumed a shot of moonshine twenty minutes prior to the officer’s arrival. Perry submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. He was then placed in custody.

Department activity as of 07/18/2021

Two people caught with a stolen 2021 Homesteader Intrepid trailer have been charged with theft of property over $1,000.

35 year old Ronald Joshua Carter of Carter Drive and 28 year old Lynette Holubek of Smith Road will be in court on July 22. Carter’s bond is $20,000 while Holubek is under a $10,000 bond.

On June 23 a deputy went to a residence on Carter Drive where he found Carter and Holubek in possession of a 2021 Homesteader Intrepid trailer valued at $20,000 which was stolen in Cookeville on June 19.

Two men will find themselves in court this week after being found in possession of methamphetamine earlier this month.

38 year old Warren Brandon Glasby of Manchester is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, deliver or possess. He is under a $10,000 bond and 41 year old Jeremy Ray Likens is facing charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, deliver or possess, and fabricating or tampering with evidence.

On July 6 Glasby exchanged with Likens an object later determined to be approximately 1.5 ounces of a clear crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine.

Likens, who was found with three ounces of a clear crystal substance believed to be methamphetamine as well as a glass pipe commonly used to consume meth, threw those items into the dirt after being confronted by law enforcement.

Likens is under a $17,500 bond. Both he and Glasby are due in court on July 22.

58 year old Robert Lewis Judkins of Alex Lane, Smithville, is charged with vandalism. His bond is $2,000 and he will be in court July 22.

On July 6 Judkins was spotted picking up a bird feeder and breaking down a door to a building. The victim reported that damage to the door and a lock on the door amounted to at least $200.

64 year old Steve Mitchell Redmon of Miller Road, Smithville is charged with public intoxication. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court July 22.

On July 7 a restaurant employee on West Broad Street reported to a deputy in the parking lot that someone inside the diner was highly intoxicated and annoying customers and employees. The officer confronted Redmon and detected a strong odor of alcohol on him and his speech was slurred. Redmon admitted to having consumed a few drinks before he left home but said he was okay when he arrived at the restaurant. Redmon was placed in custody.

49 year old Jannah Lee Cowan of Hillview Heights, Dowelltown is charged with violation of an order of protection. Her bond is $2,500 and she will be in court August 5.

On July 8 a deputy drove by the Hillview Heights residence and noticed a vehicle in the driveway. Due to an order of protection having been served at that home earlier and the officer knowing there should be no vehicles there, he called for a check of the license plate through central dispatch and learned that the automobile parked there belonged to Cowan who was not supposed to be at the residence. The deputy then knocked on the door and the man who answered admitted that Cowan was inside the home. She was placed under arrest.

36 year old Michael Frederick Teachout of Students Home Road, Smithville is charged with violation of an order of protection. His bond is $2,500 and he will be in court August 5.

On July 8 a deputy was patrolling Holmes Creek Road when he noticed a vehicle setting off the roadway almost in the creek. While conducting a welfare check a woman emerged from the woods. The officer asked if she was okay and that if there was anyone else around. She responded “yes, Michael” and then opened the door to the vehicle. Teachout was sitting in the passenger seat, Knowing there was an order of protection in place against Teachout to keep away from this woman, the officer placed him under arrest.

47 year old Jason Bradley Cripps of Four Seasons Road, Smithville is charged with fabricating or tampering with evidence and public intoxication. He is under a $7,000 bond and his court date is July 29.

On July 10 a deputy was dispatched to the area of Old Snow Hill Road where a suspicious person was spotted looking through windows at the Old Snow Hill Church. The officer found the suspect, Cripps who appeared to be unsteady on his feet and his speech was slurred. He was placed under arrest. While the officer was conducting a pat down search, Cripps removed a baggie from his shoe containing three white pills which he tried to put in his mouth. Cripps later said the pills were subutex.

33 year old Justin Matthew Cripps of Grandview Drive, Smithville is charged with vandalism. His bond is $3,500 and he will make a court appearance on August 5.

On June 24, Cripps intentionally and knowingly vandalized property owned by the DeKalb County government. Cripps was observed on jail surveillance video walking around the dayroom area of the jail, striking the commissary box several times leaving the machine dented and broken. Cripps went before the disciplinary board, where he admitted to breaking the machine.

54 year old Douglas Wayne Easey of Tubb Street, Liberty, was charged on June 29 with violation of the sex offender registry. His bond is $5,000.

Easey was released from the Wilson County Jail on June 23 and did not report to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department within the allotted time for a sex offender, which is 48 hours upon release.

39 year old Derrick Edmond Hale of Church Street, Dowelltown, is charged with failure to appear and criminal impersonation. His bond is $2,500.

A deputy went to a residence on Church Street in Dowelltown June 30 to serve a failure to appear warrant on Hale, for expired registration, no seatbelt, and another failure to appear. Upon arrival, the deputy spoke with a man who said that his name was Jared Hale, and he gave a different date of birth from Derrick Edmond Hale. After an investigation, the officer confirmed that Derrick Edmond Hale is the man’s true identity.

38 year old Jimmy Joel Farris of Restview Drive, Smithville, is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, deliver, sell, or possess. He is under a $10,000 bond and is due in court on July 29.

On July 2 at approximately 11:36 p.m. a deputy was on patrol in the area of Holiday Haven Boat Ramp, when he observed two people sitting inside a white SUV. The deputy stopped and spoke with them and identified one as being Jimmy Farris. After a background warrants check, the officer received consent to search Farris’ vehicle, and found a clear baggy containing approximately 1.2 grams of a white crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine. Farris said the substance belonged to him. He was placed in custody and taken to the DeKalb County Jail.

Jesus Fernando Martinez-Padillo of Winding Way, McMinnville is charged with violation of an order of protection. His bond is $1,500 and he will make a court appearance on July 22.

On July 3 Martinez-Padillo was determined to have violated an active no-contact order from bond conditions against him out of Warren County. A deputy pulled over Martinez-Padillo’s vehicle which he was driving and found him with a female passenger. A background check through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) revealed that Martinez-Padillo was under an active no-contact order to keep away from this woman. He was placed under arrest.

56 year old Joey Lewis Derting is charged with driving under the influence. He is under a $1,500 bond and his court date is July 29.

On July 1 a deputy pulled over a green Chevy Cavalier on Woodbury Highway where the driver was observed failing to maintain his lane of travel. The officer spoke with the driver, Derting, whose eyes were bloodshot and glassy and his pupils were constricted. Derting consented to but performed poorly on field sobriety tests. He was then placed under arrest.

20 year old Jammy Wayne Bruce of Tabernacle Road, Smithville is charged with sale and delivery of a schedule IV & VI drug. He is under a $15,000 bond.

A deputy was on patrol July 4 when he observed a gray Ford Taurus being operated by man he knew had no license, and that the registration did not belong to that vehicle. The registration displayed was to a black Ford Ranger. The deputy pulled over the vehicle at the intersection of Smith Road and Martin Street. As he approached Bruce’s automobile, the officer smelled marijuana and during a search of the vehicle, he found inside Bruce’s backpack, a clear baggy containing 28 grams of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana, as well as 20 yellow pills containing the imprint of R039, identified as Alprazolam. Bruce was placed into custody and transported to the jail.

35 year old Joseph Kilzer of Parkway Drive, Smithville, is charged with public intoxication. He is under a $2,000 bond and is due in court on July 22.

On July 5 a deputy responded to the area of Parkway Drive where a man was observed walking through people’s yards. The deputy spotted a man, Kilzer, who matched the description of the suspect and he stopped to speak with him. Kilzer admitted to walking through the yards adding that he had also taken methamphetamine and was trying to get on Youtube. The deputy noticed that Kilzer was unsteady on his feet and very fidgety. For his own safety, and the safety of the public, Kilzer was placed under arrest for public intoxication.

Jail evacuated after man drops off suspicious container at Sheriff’s Office

The DeKalb County Jail was evacuated Saturday after a homeless man dropped off a suspicious container on the front porch of the sheriff’s department.

The man, 46 year old Jimmy Mason Page, told a correctional officer that the contents were radioactive. It turns out that the container held a case of roadside reflective warning triangles, which are often used by semi truck drivers during a breakdown on the highway.

Page is charged with filing a false report (bomb threat). His bond is $10,000 and he will make a court appearance July 29.

The incident began at 11:14 a.m. Saturday when a shirtless white male came to the jail carrying a red box. After he laid the container on the front porch a correctional officer confronted him and asked what he was doing. The man said someone gave him the box and he thought it to be radioactive so he was going to leave it there at the jail. The man then turned and left. Due to the threat the correctional officer started evacuating the jail. All 76 inmates were removed from the building for their safety and taken to the exercise pen behind the jail. After central dispatch (911) was notified a Smithville Police Officer reported that he might know the suspect and found the man who was brought back to the jail and identified as Jimmy Mason Page.

Officers reviewed security video footage at the jail which confirmed that Page was the man who dropped off the container.

Page was charged with filing a false report (making a bomb threat) knowing that the threat was untrue and that it would evoke an emergency response (an evacuation of the jail) and place others in fear of bodily injury.

I want to thank the Smithville Police and Fire Departments, DeKalb EMS, and the Central Dispatch team for their assistance. City firefighters and officers blocked off the area near the jail. DeKalb EMS set up a staging area close by as a precaution. A device was used to check the suspicious container for radioactivity before it was opened and detected none.

Missing Child and Father Found Alive Barricaded in Outbuilding

The search for a six year old missing child and her father is over!

34 year old Nicholas Reeder and daughter Kinzleigh were found alive but barricaded in an outbuilding with little food and water on Reeder’s property in the Pea Ridge community Friday night. Authorities were led to the shed by a bloodhound used in the search.

Kinzleigh was released to the custody of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services and her father was arrested for child abuse and neglect, failure to appear, and custodial interference.

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department along with other agencies from across middle Tennessee have diligently worked around the clock looking for Kinzleigh Reeder. It all came to end on Friday evening when the child was located in an outbuilding with her father.

Throughout the search for Kinzleigh Reeder, there have been hundreds of manpower hours utilized in the diligent search for Nicholas Reeder and the missing child. Throughout the investigation, there have been airplanes equipped with thermal imaging and drones used in the Pea Ridge Community. The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department was contacted to assist in the search with a bloodhound named “Fred”. The bloodhound was able to locate a scent that led to an outbuilding located on the property belonging to Nicholas Reeder. Officers did have to make forcible entry where they came in contact with Nicholas and Kinzleigh Reeder. The door to the outbuilding was barricaded and the windows had been covered up with metal. There was no ventilation and air conditioning inside the small outbuilding. There was barely any food or water for the child. The outbuilding had a strong ammonia smell where the two had been urinating and defecating in a five gallon bucket.

Nicholas Reeder has been arrested for child abuse or neglect. He also had warrants for failure to appear and custodial interference. His total bond is $175,000. The child was released to the custody of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services.

I would like to thank the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department, Rutherford County Fire and Rescue, Stormpoint Emergency Response, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad, DeKalb EMS, Federal Bureau of Investigations and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for all their assistance in the search of Kinzleigh Reeder.

Kinzleigh, who had been missing since May 26, was removed from the custody of Reeder after they were found camped out under a bridge in rising creek water on the cold rainy night of March 18 at Dry Creek and Pea Ridge Road.

Authorities learned that Reeder had driven his Nissan Rogue off the roadway into the creek bed where it got stuck during heavy rain and creek flooding. Kinzleigh was with Reeder at the time.

Reeder was later charged with child abuse and neglect and Kinzleigh was placed into the temporary custody of a family member by the Department of Children’s Services. After Reeder’s release from jail, DCS gave Reeder approval to live in the same home where Kenzleigh was staying.

On Monday, June 21 the Department of Children Services contacted the Sheriff’s Department seeking to file a missing child report. Under a court order signed June 16, the Department of Children Services was granted custody of Kinzleigh but DCS had not been able to locate her. According to DCS the child was last seen by a family member on May 26.

After being contacted by DCS Monday the Sheriff’s Department filed a missing person report and entered information about Kinzleigh into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). We also contacted the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation about issuing an Amber Alert or an Endangered Child Alert but were advised by the TBI that this case did not meet the criteria for an Amber Alert or an Endangered Child Alert. The TBI did assist in doing a Missing Child Alert by providing a missing poster. The District Attorney General’s Office was also notified.

Department activity as of 06/23/2021

A Dowelltown man is facing identity theft and forgery charges after trying to swindle three people.

37 year old Jason Ryan Chapman of North Mill Street Dowelltown is under a $32,500 bond for identity theft, forgery, and three theft of property counts.

On February 26, Chapman forged the name of a victim on a check from Covington Credit and then took a check issued to that victim in the amount of $556.41

On May 10 Chapman tried to obtain $1,648 on a Wilson Bank &Trust account he opened in the name of someone else without consent. Also that day he obtained $448 dollars without consent from the same victim through a Regions Bank account.

On May 28 Chapman used the identity of a third victim to open a Wells Fargo bank account.

21 year old Robert Stephen Derrick of Toad Road, Dowelltown is charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest. His bond totals $12,500 and he will make a court appearance June 24.

On June 16 a deputy spotted a vehicle traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed and swerving on Midway Road. The officer activated his emergency lights and siren trying to get the driver (Derrick) to pull over but he continued speeding away before losing control and crashing near Page Drive. Because of his actions, Sheriff Ray said Derrick placed his female passenger in danger of serious bodily injury or death.

32 year old Kimberly Ann Blanchfield of Nashville Highway, Dowelltown is charged with violation of an order of protection. Her bond is $2,500 and she will be in court July 22.

On June 19 a deputy was dispatched to Nashville Highway due to an unwanted guest. Upon arrival he spoke with the homeowner who said that his daughter, Blanchfield, was at the residence causing problems and that she may have been under the influence. Blanchfield is under an active order of protection to keep away from her father. She was taken into custody.

A man who confronted a woman he was supposed to keep away from will be in court July 1 to answer a charge of violating a no-contact order.

47 year old Michael Lance Chancey of Sparta Highway, Smithville is under a $5,000 bond.

A woman called the central dispatch 911 center on June 12 after Chancey showed up at the home they shared and began arguing with her. Chancey was already gone by the time the officer arrived. A neighbor reported that he overheard the couple arguing the night before on June 11. Shortly after the deputy left, the woman phoned for help again when Chancey returned and forced himself into the residence where she had locked herself in. Chancey was still at the scene when the deputy arrived and he was placed in custody.

47 year old David Edward George of Bell Street, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence. His bond is $1,500 and he will make a court appearance on July 1.

On June 13 a deputy was patrolling Cookeville Highway when he spotted a white Kia wrecked on the side of the road. He stopped to investigate and spoke with the driver, George who appeared to be intoxicated. George was unsteady on his feet and smelled of alcohol. George admitted to having consumed several alcoholic drinks and smoked some marijuana before getting behind the wheel to drive. George submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks.

Department activity as of 06/08/2021

A motorist stopped last week for a registration violation was found with methamphetamine. 28 year old Trevor Ray Campbell of Billings Road is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. His bond is $3,500 and he will make a court appearance on June 24.

On June 1 a deputy was on patrol in the area of Sparta Highway when he spotted a red Ford Ranger with no displayed registration. The officer pulled over the truck and found the registration between the back glass and passenger seat of the vehicle. The registration expired in October, 2019. Upon approaching the truck, the deputy detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside and the occupants admitted to having marijuana. When the driver, Campbell was asked to get out of the truck the officer noticed that Campbell tried to hand off a container to a passenger. The deputy retrieved the container which held a white crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine that weighed about 0.3 grams.

29 year old Nathaniel Dylan Tippens of Morgan Drive, Smithville is charged with evading arrest. He is under a $3,500 bond and his court date is June 17.

On June 2 officers tried to serve an active warrant on Tippens but he took off running on foot. He was subsequently placed in custody.

38 year old Natasha Anne Sellars of Evins Mill Road is charged with two counts of domestic assault.

On June 4 a deputy was called to a residence on Evins Mill Road due to a domestic incident. Upon arrival he spoke with Sellars along with her mother and aunt, who were the victims. Sellars’ mother had a cut and scratch on her left cheek and a bruise on her right elbow. EMS informed the officer that Sellars’ aunt possibly had a broken collar bone. Sellars, who was still irate in the presence of the officer, was determined to have been the primary aggressor in both cases and was placed under arrest.

36 year old Jonathan Dewayne Barnes of Talley Road, Smithville is charged with a seventh offense of driving on a revoked license. His bond is $5,000 and he will make a court appearance on June 24.

On June 6 a deputy was patrolling the area of McMinnville Highway when he spotted a man driving a white Nissan car who was not wearing a seatbelt. The officer pulled over the car and spoke to the driver, Barnes. A background check revealed that Barnes’ license were revoked due to theft of a motor vehicle in DeKalb County. Barnes also had six previous convictions for driving on a revoked or suspended license. He was placed in custody.

Department activity as of 06/02/2021

A Smithville man was arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting his wife.

47 year old Michael Lance Chancey of Sparta Highway, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court June 18.

On May 31 a deputy was summoned to a physical domestic complaint at Chancey’s residence on Sparta Highway. Upon arrival he noticed that Chancey’s wife had apparent injuries to her forehead and legs. The woman said her husband, Chancey assaulted her by smacking and throwing her against a wall after she cautioned him about drinking too much and saying she would not buy him anymore alcohol. Chancey, who was uncooperative with the officer, was placed in custody.

Meanwhile another man was charged Saturday for a repeated criminal trespassing offense.

23 year old Daniel Padilla Aguirre of Campbell Road, Smithville is under a $3,000 bond and he will make a court appearance June 10.

On May 29 a deputy spotted Aguirre walking off the property of Cecil Hale Road where he had been cited by another deputy for trespassing on May 11.

Department activity as of 05/25/2021

Angry spouses were arrested last week in separate cases after ramming vehicles into their mates’ automobiles during domestic disputes.

34 year old Phillip Andrew Martin of Kings Court Trailer Park, Smithville is under a $25,000 bond for aggravated assault and his court date is June 3.

On Thursday, May 20 a deputy was summoned to the jail to speak with a woman who came to report an assault by her husband, Martin. The woman claims that on Wednesday, May 19 she and Martin got into an argument that resulted in Martin ramming a vehicle with her inside it. Even after she got out of her automobile, Martin allegedly continued to ram it placing the woman in fear of her life.

A similar offense occurred involving a different couple days before.

29 year old Vanessa Renee Poss of Old West Point Road, Smithville was charged on May 17 with domestic assault. Her bond is $10,000 and she will make a court appearance June 3.

Poss allegedly threw a metal flower pot at her husband hitting him in the right hand causing a cut. According to her husband, Poss then kicked windows out of their residence and rammed her vehicle into his automobile which was parked in their lawn. Poss allegedly admitted to the crime.

32 year old Trenton Thomas Pedigo of Nashville Highway, Dowelltown is charged with being a fugitive from justice. His bond is $50,000 and he will make a court appearance May 27th.

On May 18 a deputy arrested Pedigo after a background check through central dispatch and NCIC confirmed that Pedigo had warrants against him in Sarpy County, Nebraska for Child Abuse, assault on an officer, disturbing the peace, assault, and resisting arrest.

33 year old Molly Sue Lawrence of Page Drive, Smithville is charged with possession of a schedule I drug (Heroin) with intent to sell or deliver and possession of Methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. Lawrence is under a $50,000 bond and her court date is June 24.

Lawrence was found with the drugs and paraphernalia during a search of her residence. Sheriff Ray along with a detective, and other officers executed a search warrant there where Lawrence was found in the main bedroom of the home. During the investigation, Lawrence pulled from her bra a white container with three baggies and a large quantity of cash. Two of those baggies held a gray colored powder and white powder was in the other. All the powder was believed to be heroin and weighed a total of 3.0 grams. Other baggies of a white powdered substance were found on a night stand also thought to be heroin which weighed 0.1 gram. Another baggie of a crystal like substance which weighed 1.0 gram was recovered from a trash can by the bed believed to be methamphetamine. The search of Lawrence’s bedroom also turned up syringes, pipes, a large quantity of empty baggies, scales, and other paraphernalia.

51 year old Billy Eugene Cook of Floyd Drive, Smithville is charged with burglary. He is under a $10,000 bond and his court date is June 24.

On May 21 a deputy was summoned to Mountain View Drive due to a burglary in progress. Upon arrival the officer spoke to a man and woman who said they spotted Cook allegedly trying to steal their Dodge pickup truck. The woman claims she heard a car door and when she looked off her porch she saw Cook in the truck looking around.

58 year old Pamela Palmateer of Pumpkin Hollow Road, Liberty is charged with domestic assault. Her bond is $7,500 and she is due in court June 17.

On May 21 a deputy was called to a residence on Pumpkin Hollow Road due to a domestic violence offense. Upon arrival the officer spoke with a man who said that his girlfriend struck him on the top of the head and began pulling his hair during an argument. He even produced video evidence of the assault. The woman, who had injuries to her right hand, admitted to hitting her boyfriend.

79 year old Sarah Opal Atnip of Shady Drive Smithville is charged with having contraband in a penal institution. Her bond is $5,000 and she will make a court appearance June 10.

On May 22 Atnip was brought to the jail on an active warrant for failure to appear. During a pat down search, a female correctional officer found on Atnip a baggie containing a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana. Atnip admitted that the substance was weed.

46 year old Frank Stanley Smith of Sherwood Circle, Smithville is charged with violation of an order of protection. His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court June 17.

On May 23 a deputy was east in the area of Sparta Highway when he spotted a woman who was bleeding and sitting on the ground near the road. Smith was standing over her. When the officer stopped to investigate, Smith took off in a white Nissan Titan. The officer radioed another deputy who conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle. An NCIC check revealed that Smith was under an active order of protection from Warren County to keep away from the woman found with him. Smith admitted that he violated the order by bringing the woman to a bar.

Meanwhile the woman, 41 year old Kimberly Diane Smith of McMinnville is charged with public intoxication. Her bond is $1,500 and she will be in court June 17. She was arrested after refusing to arrange or take advantage of safe transportation from the scene. Smith, who was intoxicated, insisted on walking.

24 year old Braxton Kain Bennett of Smith Road is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. His bond is $2,000 and he will be in court June 17.

On May 23 a deputy went to a residence on Cleveland Way trying to find someone wanted in Smith County. Upon arrival the officer spotted Bennett in front of the home. Knowing that Bennett had active warrants against him in DeKalb County the deputy arrested Bennett and during a search found inside Bennett’s wallet a white crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine which weighed 0.12 grams.

Department activity as of 05/20/2021

A 42 year old Smithville man was arrested last week on a fugitive from justice warrant out of South Carolina. Richard Rae Conrad Jr. is under a $75,000 bond and he will make a court appearance on May 27. On May 13 a detective went to Conrad’s home on Green Acre Drive to serve active warrants against him from Greenville, South Carolina for a 3rd degree offense of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, attempting to commit a lude act on a victim under 16 years of year by someone over 14 years old. Greenville authorities plan to seek extradition of Conrad back to South Carolina.

42 year old Amy Renee Ford of Watertown is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. Her bond is $10,000 and she will make a court appearance on May 27.

On May 10 a deputy was summoned to the location of a 911 hang up call in the area of Dry Creek at the swimming hole. Upon arrival the officer found a man and woman, who appeared to be startled and nervous, sitting in a red Chevy truck. They admitted to having called 911.

A background check revealed that Ford had a warrant against her in Smith County. As the deputy placed Ford into custody, she handed him a bag of a green leafy substance, believed to be marijuana. The driver also informed the officer that there were needles and pipes used to smoke marijuana in the vehicle. During a search the deputy found a silver container with needles and 1.5 grams of a white crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine. Ford admitted that the items found belonged to her

54 year old Joe Anthony Young of Lee Homer Road, Smithville, an inmate at the jail, was charged with using implements to escape and aggravated assault.

On May 11 a DeKalb correctional officer went to one of the holding cells to remove Young to finish the booking process but Young became noncompliant and darted toward the cell door trying to escape. As officers began to uncuff Young, he assaulted them grabbing a correctional officer’s arm and Taser. The officer then used the Taser on Young. He is under a total bond of $17,500.

38 year old Natasha Anne Sellars of Evins Mill Road is charged with resisting stop frisk halt or search and disorderly conduct. She is under a $1,000 bond.

On May 12 a deputy was called to Evins Mill Road where a woman was spotted walking in the roadway, yelling, and causing a disturbance. Upon arrival, the officer found Sellars there in the roadway still yelling and she refused to stop when ordered to do so. Sellars was placed into custody.

21 year old Robert Stephen Derrick of Toad Road, Dowelltown is charged with resisting stop frisk halt or search and failure to appear in court.

On May 15 a deputy was patrolling Floyd Drive when he spotted a man walking along the road. The officer stopped to conduct a welfare check and found the man to be Derrick. Knowing that Derrick had active warrants against him, the deputy summoned Derrick to the patrol car but he refused and then took off running. After a short distance Derrick was taken into custody. He is under a $4,500 bond and is due in court on June 3.

44 year old Christopher Keith Tyler of Hartsville is charged with domestic assault. He is under a $5,000 bond and his court date is June 3.

On May 16, a deputy was summoned to the area of Terrell Road and Sparta Highway due to a domestic complaint. Upon arrival the deputy spoke with the caller who reported that he had observed a man and woman engaged in an altercation. The complainant said the man dragged the woman into a wooded area. The officer went to investigate and found the man and woman on the ground. She had lacerations on her face. The man was identified as Tyler and he was placed into custody.