Department activity as of 09/14/2020

A Smithville woman pulled over by Sheriff’s Department detectives for a minor traffic offense was found to have heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana on her and in the vehicle. 36 year old Amanda Faye Ervin of Short Mountain Highway is charged with sale and delivery of heroin and methamphetamine. Ervin was also cited for simple possession of a schedule II drug (subutex), simple possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and failure to maintain lane of travel. Her bond is $20,000 and she will be court on September 24. On September 4 two detectives pulled over a white SUV for failing to maintain its lane of travel. After Ervin, the driver, consented to a search the detectives found in her bra a needle and baggie containing a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine which weighed 0.87 grams. Ervin also had in her possession a container which held a substance inside two pieces of foil believed to be heroin which weighed 0.12 grams and 0.10 grams. Detectives further found a white pill in a container believed to be subutex and a baggie of a green leafy substance thought to be marijuana which weighed. 0.43 grams. Inside her vehicle in the driver side door panel were two baggies of a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine which weighed 3.5 grams and 0.6 grams. The search also turned up a digital scale, grinder, two pipes, rolling papers, five needles, and four baggies.

32 year old Kimberly Blanchfield of Nashville Highway, Dowelltown is charged with domestic assault. Her bond is $2,500 and she will be in court October 1. On September 4 a deputy was summoned to a domestic assault complaint at a residence on Nashville Highway. Upon arrival the officer spoke to Blanchfield’s mother who said that Blanchfield had bitten her on the right side of the face and that she had struck her in the mouth resulting in a busted lip. Blanchfield had a strong odor of alcohol on her person and was placed under arrest.

49 year old Richard Allen Tilley of Short Mountain Highway is charged with a violation of an order of protection. His bond is $2,500 and he will be in court September 24. On September 1 a deputy was summoned to a residence on Short Mountain Highway due to a domestic assault. Upon arrival the officer spoke with Tilley and another person, which central dispatched confirmed, had an order of protection against Tilley. He was supposed to keep away from this person.

Department activity as of 8/20/2020

An elderly woman was recently arrested for assaulting her granddaughter. 78 year old Sarah Opal Atnip of Shady Drive, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. Her bond is $3,000 and she will be in court September 3. On August 21 a deputy was dispatched to Shady Drive due to a physical domestic. Upon arrival the officer spoke with a woman who reported that she and her grandmother, Atnip had gotten into an argument. According the woman, Atnip started swinging at her and then grabbed her by the arms.

59 year old Sammy Gene Taylor of Snow Hill Road, Dowelltown is charged with public intoxication. His bond is $1,000 and he will be in court September 3. On August 19 a deputy was dispatched to Hale’s Lane in reference to an unwanted guest. Upon his arrival, the officer was informed that Taylor was highly intoxicated and was not supposed to be there. The deputy found Taylor near the road on Hale’s Lane. Taylor’s speech was slurred and he was very unsteady on his feet. He also smelled of alcohol. Taylor was then placed under arrest.

32 year old Stephanie Susanne Amanti of Earl Avenue, Smithville is charged in a recent grand jury sealed indictment with two counts of sale and delivery of a schedule drug. Her bond is $5,000 and she will be arraigned on September 8.

56 year old Aubrey Lee Kilgore of East Main Street, Dowelltown is charged with a second offense of driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license. He was further cited for driving on roadways laned for travel and possession of schedule II, IV, and V drugs. His bond is $4,000 and he will be in court September 10. On August 20 a deputy spotted a black Chevy S-10 traveling north on Brush Creek Highway leaving its lane of travel. The officer pulled over the truck and spoke with the driver, Kilgore who admitted to having consumed alcohol and taken xanax and suboxone. Kilgore submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. Open, unopened, and empty containers of alcohol were found in the truck along with half a xanax pill and a bottle containing three Gabapentin pills. Kilgore tried to hide in his mouth approximately two grams of a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine. A computer check revealed that Kilgore’s license were revoked in Putnam County for DUI on July 23, 2019.

53 year old James Michael Turner of Tampa Drive, Nashville is charged with a third offense of driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license. His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court September 17. On August 21 a deputy was dispatched to Allen Ferry Road due to a possible wreck. Upon arrival the officer spoke with Turner and learned that he had been driving on Allen Ferry Road when he ran off the right side of the road and got stuck. Turner had a strong odor of alcohol on his person. His speech was slurred and he was very unsteady on his feet. Turner submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. A computer check revealed that Turner’s license had been revoked for DUI on November 8, 2014 in Rutherford County.

Department activity as of 8/18/2020

A semi truck driver arrested last week for DUI bailed out of a patrol car and jumped in the lake trying to escape.

35 year old Christopher Paul Ashlock of Muscle Shoals, Alabama is charged with driving under the influence, escape, and resisting stop , frisk, halt, or arrest. His bond is $8,500 and he will be in court September 3.

On Thursday, August 13 a deputy received a call of a possible drunk driver on Highway 70 east and went to investigate. He spotted a white tractor trailer truck traveling toward Sparta and watched as it crossed over the white line of the road onto the right shoulder almost hitting road signs and mail boxes before going back across the center line. The officer then pulled over the truck and spoke with the driver, Ashlock whose eyes were bloodshot and watery. The deputy also detected a strong odor of alcohol and marijuana coming from inside the truck. Ashlock submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. He was placed under arrest, handcuffed, and seated in the rear of the patrol car. With his wrists handcuffed behind him, Ashlock managed to open the car door and flee on foot before jumping in Center Hill Lake near Sligo Marina trying to swim away. Officers secured a boat and caught up with Ashlock. Although he continued to resist, Ashlock was apprehended and brought to the jail for booking.

39 year old Geri Lynn Brown is charged with burglary, auto burglary, aggravated burglary, and two counts of theft. Her bond is $30,000 and she will be in court August 27.

On August 1 Brown broke into and stole items from a residence and garage on Chapman Hollow Road taking two shotguns, two handguns, a leather western gun belt, several power tools, and other miscellaneous items. The value of the stolen items comes to $3,790. Brown also broke into an stole a 1993 Toyota Corolla valued at $2,500.

27 year old Dalton Grady Moore of Poss Road, Smithville is charged with public intoxication. On August 14 a deputy received a call about a man in the area of Four Seasons Marina who was possibly under the influence. Upon arrival the officer found Moore who appeared to be in a hyperactive state and an altered mental status. Moore said he had smoked some marijuana about two hours earlier. He was placed under arrest.

54 year old Franklin Dewayne Nicholas of McMinnville is charged with possession of a schedule VI controlled substance (marijuana) for sale or delivery and possession of methamphetamine to manufacture, sell or deliver. His bond is $24,500 and he will be in court September 3.

On August 13 the Warren County Sheriff’s Department Drug Unit contacted a DeKalb County deputy to be on the lookout for a silver Nissan Altima traveling on Sparta Highway with illegal narcotics. The officer spotted the car in a parking lot on Sparta Highway and stopped to investigate. The deputy spoke with the driver, Nicholas and obtained consent to search the car. The search turned up 40 plastic baggies, seven grams of a clear crystal like substance thought to be methamphetamine, and eight grams of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana. The officer also seized the car and $190 in cash.

Department activity as of 8/10/2020

A Smithville man has been charged with breaking into and taking items from a houseboat. 34 year old Christopher Elliott Bradshaw of Smithville will be in court August 20 on charges of burglary, theft of property, and vandalism. His bond is $15,000. On July 28 Bradshaw allegedly broke into a houseboat on Floating Mill Road and took three pairs of Bravan glasses, an iphone, and $200 cash. He also damaged a door to the boat during the burglary. The total value of the stolen items comes to $1,800.

19 year old Markus Jay Majka of Bright Hill Road, Smithville is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. He was further cited for driving on roadways laned for travel and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court August 20. On August 4 two detectives pulled over a black Mazda for failure to maintain lane of travel (swerving) on Miller Lane. The driver, Majka, had no license. He consented to a search of his vehicle which yielded seven baggies of a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine in amounts of 0.55 grams, 0.46 grams, 0.65 grams, 0.33 grams, 0.38 grams, 0.28 grams, and 0.39 grams. Also during the search, the officers found a scale, 17 additional baggies with residue, several glass pipes, and other drug paraphernalia in the car.

42 year old Stephen Anthony Patterson of Sparta Highway, Smithville is charged with a 2nd offense of driving on a revoked license and sale and delivery of a schedule VI drug (Marijuana). His bond is $3,500 and he will make a court appearance August 20th. On August 5 two detectives pulled over a black Chevy S10 on Hurricane Ridge Road because the driver, Patterson had active warrants against him. Patterson’s license were revoked for a DUI in DeKalb County on December 21, 2017 and have not been reinstated. He has a prior charge against him in Warren County for driving while revoked on March 27, 2019. He is currently on probation. Patterson gave consent for a search of his person and vehicle that turned up a pouch containing 4.0 ounces of a green leafy substance which was found in the bed of the truck. The marijuana was packaged in four individual baggies. Nineteen additional baggies were in the cab of the truck. Patterson also had $754 on him believed to be proceeds from the sale of illegal narcotics. The cash was seized.

Department activity as of 8/06/2020

A woman who assaulted another with a golf club last month will be in court next week. 47 year old Billie Jo Morris of King Court Circle, Smithville is charged with aggravated assault. Her bond is $1,500 and she will be in court August 13. On July 9 Morris caused bodily injury to a woman while using a weapon (golf club). A deputy was called to the hospital where the victim had gone for treatment after being assaulted. The victim said Morris struck her in the right arm with a golf club at a location on King’s Court Circle and tried to hit her again but she (victim) was able to get control of the golf club. The victim had bruising and swelling on her right arm and an injury to her left arm after falling to the ground upon being hit.

53 year old Joel Acuna Delacruz, Sr. of Old West Point Road, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court date is August 20. On August 1 Delacruz caused bodily harm to his wife by hitting her in the back of the head with his hand. A deputy was called to the Delacruz home on Old West Point Road due to a domestic disturbance and spoke with the victim who said she and her husband, Delacruz had been arguing and that he hit her causing a knot on the back of her head. A witness confirmed her story.

The man who was charged last week with escape after getting away from officers while being transported from the courthouse to the jail is facing more charges. 41 year old James Ricky Ashford, Jr. of Delong Road, Smithville is charged with driving on a suspended license and theft of property. His bond is $3,000 on these charges and his court date is August 13. On July 30 a deputy spotted Ashford driving. Ashford’s license have been suspended since November 1, 2018 for failure to show proof of insurance. The theft charge is due to Ashford stealing a pair of handcuffs during the escape incident last week.

27 year old Michael Brady McGhee of Pack Circle, Smithville is charged with criminal trespassing. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court August 20. On July 28 a deputy was dispatched to Vanatta Subdivison in Alexandria due to an unwanted guest on the property. Upon arrival the officer spoke with the homeowner who said she did not want McGhee on her property. McGhee refused to leave even after being told he needed to go.

Department activity as of 7/29/2020

A Dowelltown man was arrested last Sunday after allegedly threatening another man with a knife while intoxicated. 31 year old Trenton Thomas Pedigo of Nashville Highway, Dowelltown is charged with aggravated assault, public intoxication, and resist stop frisk halt search or arrest. His bond is $11,500 and he will be in court August 20. On July 26 a deputy was dispatched to Nashville Highway in reference to someone being threatened with a knife. Upon arrival he spoke with the victim who said another man with no shirt and wearing black pants pulled a knife and chased him. Pedigo appeared to be under the influence and had a half bottle of Vodka. As the deputy was placing him in custody, Pedigo resisted by pulling his hands away and trying to run.

More charges have been filed against a DeKalb County couple recently arrested for burglary and theft offenses. 43 Year old Jessica Lee Steinbach and 35 year old Edward Lee Judkins, Jr. of Keltonburg Road are charged with burglary and theft of property over $1,000. Bond for each is $8,500 and they will be in court August 20. On July 10 the couple broke into a semi trailer located on Keltonburg Road and stole several items including tools, welding rods, carburetor, darts, grease gun, and more valued at $1,367.

53 year old Lisa Taylor Chancey of Sparta Highway, Smithville is charged with public intoxication. Her court date is August 20. On July 23 a deputy was dispatched to Lake Motel on Sparta Highway due to an intoxicated woman. Upon arrival the officer spoke with the woman, Chancey who appeared to be very intoxicated. Chancey was very unsteady on her feet and her speech was slurred. Chancey told the officer that she had drank five shots. He also learned the Chancey had gone to different rooms at the motel and knocked on the doors and windows.

Andrea Colleen Claspell of Coconut Ridge Road, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence. Her bond is $1,500 and she will be in court August 20. On July 23 a deputy was dispatched to a residence on Allens Chapel Road for a welfare check. The complainant said that a silver SUV was parked in his driveway and that a woman in the vehicle was unresponsive. The officer arrived and found the woman, Claspell unresponsive in the driver seat. Keys to the vehicle were in the ignition and the motor was running. He awoke the woman and spoke with her. Claspell smelled of alcohol and her speech was slurred. Claspell said she had consumed some tequila and thought she was in Indiana. Claspell also said she had driven there from Short Mountain Road. Claspell was unable to perform field sobriety tasks due to her level of intoxication.

40 year old Tawanna Ann Evans of Adcock Cemetery Road is charged under a sealed indictment issued on June 2, 2020 with two counts of possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver and two counts of the same offense in a drug free zone.. Her bond is $7500 and she will be arraigned in criminal court on August 3.

Department activity as of 7/14/2020

After allegedly stealing two trucks a month ago and trying to take another one Friday, 35 year old Edward Lee Judkins, Jr. was captured while fleeing from a home he had just broken into on Old Blue Springs Road.

Judkins, who resides on Keltonburg Road, Smithville, is charged with aggravated burglary; evading arrest; resist stop frisk halt search; three counts of burglary, three counts of theft, and two counts of vandalism. His bond totals $67,500 and he will be in court July 23.

On Friday, July 10 a deputy was called to a residence on Old Blue Springs Road to investigate the possible theft of a brown two tone Chevrolet truck. Judkins had just broken into the truck, destroying the steering column to gain access to the ignition, before driving away in reverse as the deputy and a detective arrived on the scene. In trying to make his getaway, Judkins ran into a maroon Ford truck parked at the residence, and then went through a row of hedges onto the property of a neighbor causing $239 worth of damage to some landscaping there. After the truck stalled Judkins jumped out and fled on foot. Later a call came in that Judkins had returned to the same home on Old Blue Springs Road and entered by kicking in a door. As officers arrived back on the scene, they captured Judkins after spotting him climbing out a front window.

In the earlier crimes, Judkins is charged with breaking into and stealing a 1998 Nissan Frontier truck valued at $1,000 on June 9 and then burglarizing and taking a 2006 GMC truck valued at $4,500 on June 16.

40 year old John Adrian Williams of Orthodox Way, Liberty is charged with being a fugitive from justice. His bond is $5,000. On July 10 a deputy was called to Williams’ home due to a fire. Upon arrival he spoke with Williams and contacted central dispatch for a computer check which revealed that Williams was wanted in Jackson County, Missouri for a failure to appear with a bond of $1,000.

29 year old Michael James Edmiston of Crest Drive, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court July 30. On July 6 a deputy was dispatched to Crest Drive due to a physical domestic where a woman was found bleeding from her arm. Upon arrival the officer spoke with the woman who said that she and her son, Edmiston had gotten into an argument and that he grabbed her by both arms which caused the skin to tear in two places on her left arm making it bleed.

Department activity as of 7/07/2020

After trying to flee from a deputy in a stolen truck and then on foot, 37 year old Warren Brandon Glasby of Poss Road, Smithville was taken into custody on Sunday July 5th.

Glasby is charged with theft of property, evading arrest, and vandalism. He was also cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond totals $17,500 and he will be in court July 23.

On Sunday, July 5 a deputy spotted Glasby in a truck on Allen Ferry Road which had been reported stolen on June 28. But as the deputy approached, Glasby jumped from the truck and tried to run away on foot along Allen Ferry Road and then down Cordell Love Road before being apprehended on Stonegate Drive. Inside the truck, the deputy found a glass pipe containing drug residue. The truck had also been damaged.

A Woodbury man has been arrested for breaking into a garage and stealing a motorcycle on Tubb Street in Liberty last fall. 27 year old Dustin Lewayne Nichols of Woodbury is charged with burglary, theft of property, and vandalism. His bond is $11,000 and he will be in court July 23. On November 27 Nichols broke into a garage through a window and altered an ignition switch to a 2005 Kawasaki Vulcan before stealing the motorcycle. The bike was valued at $2,500 and damage to the ignition was over $1,000. A detective investigated the case.

29 year old Jeremiah Daniel Martin of Kendra Drive, Smithville was arrested on Saturday, July 4th after being named in a Grand Jury sealed indictment last month for two counts of methamphetamine possession (under half a gram) with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. He will be arraigned in criminal court July 14.

65 year old Robert Joseph Salyers of Austin Bottom Road, Baxter is charged with aggravated assault. His bond is $15,000 and he will make a court appearance July 23. On June 24 Salyers’ wife reported that he struck her several times on the head, back, and buttocks with a belt and that he kicked her in the head and groin, punched her in the face, and he she was dragged by her hair up and down the stairs in the home. The woman said she could not physically move from the residence until June 30 when she managed to run away and was picked up by a passerby and taken to the emergency room of the hospital. She suffered multiple injuries because of the assault. A detective investigated the case.

46 year old Gary McGee, Jr. of Chesnut Mound is charged with violation of the sex offender registration law. He was arrested July 1 and is under a $5,000 bond. McGee will be in court on July 18. On June 16 McGee was found to be in violation of the sex offender registry. Under the law McGee is to register annually but failed to do so this year in the designated time frame. McGee has also changed his address but failed to report that as required under terms of the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry law. A detective investigated the case.

78 year old Sarah Opal Atnip of Shady Drive, Smithville is charged with two counts of vandalism. Her bond is $3,000 and she will be in court July 16. On June 7 Atnip went to a residence on Allen Street, Smithville and scratched up a 2003 Nissan Altima on all sides causing $4,500 damage to the paint on the vehicle. Atnip returned to the home on July 2 and broke out the front windows to the home causing $250 in damage. A detective investigated the case.

39 year old Mark Denver Young of Barnes Mill Road, Smithville is charged with violation of bond conditions. On July 3 a deputy pulled over a red pickup truck driven by Young. A woman was in the truck with him. The officer was informed by central dispatch that Young was under active bond conditions to keep away from this woman.

24 year old Tavarius Dandre League of McMinnville is charged with aggravated assault. He is under a $3,500 bond and will be in court July 23. On July 5 a deputy responded to a physical domestic complaint on Jefferson Road and upon arrival found a woman with blood on her shirt and legs and bruises on her throat. According to witnesses the woman and League had been arguing all during the night resulting in the assault. League was determined to have been the primary aggressor.

50 year old Michael Steven Conners of Old Snow Hill Road, Dowelltown is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court July 23. On July 5 a deputy was called to Jacobs Pillar Road in the area of Miller Lane where a woman was found laying in a ditch. Upon arrival the officer spoke with the woman who reported that Conners had pulled her from a vehicle and tossed her bags out on top of her by the side of the road. The woman had red marks and scratches on the right side of her face and road rash on her right elbow.

Department activity as of 7/04/2020

A man arrested last month after leading authorities on a high speed chase stemming from a shooting investigation has been charged with stealing the car he was driving during the pursuit.

44 year old Gregory Michael Patton is charged with burglary, aggravated burglary, and theft of property over $10,000. His bond is $22,500 and he will be in court July 30.

On Thursday, June 11 Patton broke into a home on Adcock Cemetery Road and stole $1,000 worth of property and then stole from the residence a 2015 Toyota Corolla valued at $12,000.

Officers of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and Smithville Police Department encountered Patton while searching for 28 year old Gregorio Cruz Vanloo of McMinnville, who had been a suspect in a “shots fired” incident in the parking lot of Los Lobos Mexican Restaurant in Smithville.

“While we were searching a call came in that someone had spotted a man fitting the description of our suspect (Vanloo) getting into a red Toyota, driven by another man later identified as Patton, at the corner of Evins Mill Road and Highway 70. According to the witness, the man (suspect) got into the rear seat and laid down, The car then came back into town,” said Smithville Police Chief Mark Collins.

County and city officers later spotted a red Toyota matching the description on Highland Avenue and when they approached the car it sped away resulting in a pursuit which started in Smithville and traversed along several streets and county roads before heading out Short Mountain Highway and into Cannon County where the driver finally pulled over on Jim Cummings Highway near the Coffee County line. During the chase, which at times exceeded speeds of 100 miles per hour, a Be On The Lookout (BOLO) was issued and officers from the Warren County and Cannon County Sheriff’s Departments, Woodbury Police Department, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol joined in the effort to get the vehicle stopped. Following the chase , officers discovered that Vanloo was not in the Toyota with Patton and received a tip that he was at a residence on Highland Avenue where the pursuit began but upon arriving there after the tip, they discovered Vanloo had already left.

After the pursuit Patton was charged with reckless endangerment, evading arrest, and driving under the influence. He was also cited for possession of schedule II and V drugs (methamphetamine and Gabapentin).

The charges against Patton taken that day (June 11) allege he tried to evade law enforcement in congested traffic driving at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour forcing several vehicles off the roadway and going through a public housing area at excessive speeds where children were present.

Patton admitted to having taken methamphetamine and heroin. His speech was slurred and he was unsteady on his feet. Patton had to be assisted to the patrol car. He had on him 0.4 grams of methamphetamine and two Gabapentin pills.

Later that day, June 11, Vanloo was tracked to a home on Toad Road and was killed in an exchange of gunfire with local law enforcement officers.

47 year old Candida Faye Davidson of Eagle Creek Road, Smithville is charged with violation of bond conditions. Her bond is $1,500 and she will be in court July 16. On June 23 a deputy was summoned to a residence on Frosty Point due to an unwanted guest. Upon arrival he found Davidson at the residence with another woman in violation of court ordered bond conditions put in place on May 26. Under the order Davidson is to stay away from the woman.

30 year old Christopher Lee Cunningham of Old Blue Springs Road, Smithville is charged with public intoxication. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court July 16. On June 23 a deputy found Cunningham in a ditch on Blue Springs Road. He appeared to be under the influence. Cunningham was placed under arrest for his safety and that of the public.

49 year old Kevin Scott Hammond of Shady Drive, Smithville is charged with public intoxication. His bond is $1,000 and he will be in court July 16. On June 26 a deputy was called to a business on Cookeville Highway where a man was possibly intoxicated. Upon arrival he found Hammond there. He was unsteady on his feet and his speech was slurred. Hammond was placed under arrest for his safety and that of others.

41 year old James Ricky Ashford, Jr. of Eckels Heights, Liberty is charged with vandalism, burglary of an auto, and theft of property. His bond is $7,000 and he will make a court appearance July 16. On April 8 Ashford broke into a silver Chevrolet Impala and took several tools, tool bag, and baseball pitching machine with a total value of $600 . During the burglary he damaged the backseat of the car. The damage amount totaled $500.

38 year old Barry Summers of Wolf Creek Road is cited for theft under $1,000. On June 4 Summers took three batteries from a business on Cookeville Highway. He admitted to having committed the theft. The batteries were recovered at his home. The value of the batteries exceeded $500.

38 year old Jon Stephen Smith of Goodlettsville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $2,500 and he will be in court July 16. On June 22 a deputy was called to Pates Ford Marina on a domestic complaint. Upon arrival the officer learned that Stephen was the primary aggressor against his wife. He allegedly dragged her from bed, took a tablet from her, and then hit the woman about the head and face.

45 year old Jimmy Mason Page of Old Snow Hill Road, Dowelltown is charged with violation of an order of protection. He is under a $2,500 bond and his court date is June 25. On June 9 a deputy was summoned to a residence on the Old Snow Hill Road due to a suspicious person. Upon arrival the officer found Page at his mother’s home in violation of the order to keep away from there.

60 year old Jerry Donald Johnson of Lower Helton Road, Alexandria is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court July 2. On June 13 a deputy was called to a home on Lower Helton Road due to a possible domestic incident. Upon arrival the officer spoke with Johnson’s son who said that when he got home from work his father came after him with a stick. Witnesses said Johnson was the primary aggressor.

30 year old Eric Dean Morgan of Watertown is charged with a violation of an order of protection and domestic assault. He is under a $3,500 bond and his court date is July 2. On June 14 a deputy was called to the public square in Alexandria and spoke with a woman who reported that her ex-boyfriend, Morgan pushed her several times and struck her in the face and head with his fist at a residence they shared on Malone Hollow Road prior to her obtaining an order of protection against him. Under the order, Morgan was to keep away from the woman.

39 year old Mark Denver Young of Barnes Mill Road, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $2,500 and he will be in court July 16. On June 10 a deputy was dispatched to a residence on Barnes Mill Road due to a domestic assault. Upon arrival the officer spoke to a woman who had bruises on her mouth, neck, and left arm. The woman said Young had struck her several times causing bruising and bleeding and that Young had also assaulted her four days before on June 6.

70 year old Melissa Ann King of King Court Circle, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. Her bond is $1,500 and she will be in court July 16. On June 11 a deputy responded to a domestic violence call on Kings Court Circle and spoke with King who said she and her daughter were at a neighbor’s home and got into an argument over civil matters. According to the daughter, King slapped her just below the left ear leaving marks.

49 year old Stanley William Morris, Jr. of Pumpkin Hollow Road, Liberty was arrested June 18 after being named in a Grand Jury sealed indictment charging him with 2 counts of possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver a half gram of methamphetamine in a drug free zone. His bond is $7,500 and he will be arraigned in criminal court on July 14.

24 year old Spencer Ervin Stanfield of Vickers Hollow Road, Smithville is charged with a 3rd offense of driving under the influence. He is under a $1,500 bond and will be in court July 9.

On June 20 a deputy responded to the area of Four Seasons Road where a vehicle was setting in the middle of the road and the driver was passed out. Upon arrival the officer observed that the driver had two open containers of alcoholic beverages in his possession, one between his legs and the other in the center console cup holder. The deputy awoke the driver, Stanfield and asked him to submit to field sobriety tasks. After performing poorly on the tasks, Stanfield was placed under arrest. He was further cited for driving on a revoked license and violation of the open container law.

Missing Spring Hill Teen and Armed 16 Year old Indiana Boy Found in DeKalb County

A Spring Hill teenager, the focus of a TBI Endangered Child Alert, and a 16-year-old Indiana boy were found late Saturday night in DeKalb County.

The teens, 17 year old Brooke Tabitha Ciolkosz of Spring Hill and 16 year old Dawson Brink of Indiana were taken into custody after authorities tracked them from a cell phone ping. They were asleep in a tent near their white pickup truck which was stuck on an old logging trail off Parsley Road near Center Hill Lake. An AR-15 rifle, fully loaded 30 caliber pistol, and a large amount of ammunition were also found there.

When she went missing Saturday morning, Spring Hill police said Ciolkosz was believed to have left with Brink in a white 1996 Dodge Dakota with a possible Indiana license plate.

The TBI said Brink took the truck from his home without permission and also left with an AR-15, a handgun, and a large amount of ammunition. Both teens were considered endangered.

Prior to their arrests, police said the last known possible location of the two was on Interstate 40 at 9 a.m. Saturday headed east bound approximately 30 miles west of Cookeville.

A search began locally Saturday night after someone spotted a suspicious vehicle on Parsley Road.

A call came into Central Dispatch at 8:42 p.m. about a white pickup which had gone down a logging road and not come out. A deputy searched the area but did not see or hear anything.

At 11:30 p.m., Chief Deputy Robert Patrick and I began working with a Detective from Spring Hill concerning the two runaways, identified as Ciolkosz and Brink, who were considered armed and dangerous. The teens were in a white Dodge Dakota pickup truck with Indiana tags and they had in their possession an AR-15 Rifle, a pistol and large amounts of ammo. The Spring Hill Detective was also tracking the juveniles’ cell phone movements. Their phone pinged around the cell tower at Silver Point. Meanwhile the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Highway Patrol searched an area near Interstate 40 and on Tucker Ridge Road in Putnam County looking for the teens.

As Chief Deputy Patrick and I were enroute to Parsley Road, Brink’s father called the Spring Hill Detective and said he was on Parsley Road with the complainant who made the initial call about seeing a suspicious vehicle.

I then contacted a Tennessee Highway Patrolman, who was also looking for the juveniles in Putnam County, to meet them.

At 11:52 p.m., Chief Deputy Patrick, 4 members of the Sheriff’s Department, a Tennessee Highway Patrolman, and I arrived on Parsley Road. After walking down a logging road that led to the lake we found the white Dodge Dakota which was stuck. The juveniles were there asleep outside of the vehicle in a tent. They were awakened and taken into custody without incident. A fully loaded 40 caliber pistol and an AR-15 rifle were also recovered.

No local charges will be sought on the juveniles.