Georgia driver leads high-speed

A Georgia man led officers on a pursuit Sunday through Lenoir City and racked up a long list of charges in the process.

Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Cody Bengel responded to the property of an abandoned home on Hotchkiss Valley Road in reference to a suspicious person and car. The caller told deputies there was a green Toyota Camry with heavy front-end damage on the property.

When approaching the car, Bengel identified himself as a deputy and the man, Dionta Tyrell Arnold, 28, Conley, Ga., quickly got into the driver’s seat and sped away through the yard, causing damage along the way, Bengel wrote in a report.

Arnold led a pursuit from Hotchkiss Valley Road onto Highway 95 while speeding and running stop signs. Arnold continued onto Adesa Parkway, where Bengel noticed smoke coming from the Camry. Arnold continued to run red lights and speed recklessly. He then made a U-turn in an intersection before continuing to U.S. Highway 321.

Bengel unsuccessfully attempted to stop Arnold using pursuit intervention techniques, and Arnold continued toward Interstate 75. He drove down the embankment between the on-ramp and I-75, went airborne and landed on the roadway below, Bengel wrote in a report.

The Camry was disabled and deputies boxed in the vehicle on the shoulder of the interstate.

Arnold then fled on foot and later crossed both lanes of traffic. Bengel used his taser to take Arnold down in the median before taking him into custody.

As Arnold was being detained, Bengel noticed a pistol at his feet. He was searched again and placed in a patrol car.

The Camry came back stolen out of Georgia and Arnold’s license was previously suspended. He also had an active warrant out of Clayton County, Ga., for terroristic threats. Bengel reviewed Arnold’s 22 pages of criminal history, where law enforcement learned Arnold is a convicted felon.

A methamphetamine pipe was found in the vehicle cupholder, and Arnold told deputies he was smoking meth when they initially approached him at the house.

Arnold was charged with criminal trespassing, aggravated assault, three counts of reckless endangerment, theft of property, vandalism, two counts of resisting arrest, possession of a handgun while under the influence, possession of a firearm during a dangerous felony, possession of drug paraphernalia, convicted felon in possession of firearm, driving on a revoked/suspended license, reckless driving, driving under the influence, violation of implied consent, three counts of traffic control device, driving on roadways laned for traffic and speeding 21 mph over the limit and held without bond.

Lenoir City man arrested for child porn

After months of investigation and multiple reports from websites, a Lenoir City man was arrested for exploitation of a minor.

The first report came into Lenoir City Police Department Inv. Jason Smith on March 16 from the Knoxville Police Department. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children forwarded the tip to KPD from Twitter, which had reported images of child pornography and erotica that had been uploaded Feb. 10 to the site by a user.

The user registered the account Feb. 9 and had a Lenoir City phone number. The number was found in the records management system to belong to Bobby Lynn Ryan, 39. Ryan also uploaded a photo of himself on the Twitter account, Smith wrote in a report.

Smith received four more tips March 24 from KPD. NCMEC received the tip from Google, which reported an email account attached to Ryan’s phone number uploaded child pornography.

On May 6, Smith received another tip from KPD. NCMEC forwarded the tip from DropBox from an account under the name, “Anonymous Anomaly,” that had uploaded three child pornography videos and had been accessed from the same IP address reported by Twitter.

On May 12, LCPD Lt. Jeremy Dishner stopped Ryan as he was driving a white Chevrolet truck on U.S. Highway 321. Ryan had a gun in the vehicle, which was reported stolen from Knox County on May 16, 2020.

Ryan was charged with theft of property and aggravated exploitation of a minor and released on $31,000 bond.

May 10

• Tyler Matthew Barnes, 36, homeless, was charged with assisting other agency and released without bond.

• Della Marie Gibson, 37, Oak Ridge, was charged with vandalism, five counts of harassment and two counts of stalking and released on $7,000 bond.

• Jason Howard Hatcher, 40, Philadelphia, was charged with capias-criminal court and held on $4,000 bond.

• Travis Benjamin McDaniel, 44, Lenoir City, was charged with simple possession/casual exchange, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $4,500 bond.

• Tasha Lynn Ramsey, 28, Philadelphia, was charged with failure to appear and released without bond.

• Erin Leigh Tilley, 32, Loudon, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $14,000 bond.

• Glenn Franklin Vanosdale, 59, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $2,000 bond.

• Amy Marie Walden, 40, Lenoir City, was charged with contraband in a penal institution, simple possession/casual exchange, driving under the influence, violation of implied consent and due care and held on $17,000 bond.

May 11

• David Paul Akins, 62, Loudon, was charged with simple possession/casual exchange, driving under the influence and driving on roadways laned for traffic and released on $2,000 bond.

• Joey John Besenfelder, 43, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-general sessions and held on $9,000 bond.

• Thomas Lynn Ingram, 42, Lenoir City, was charged with three counts of capias-general sessions and released on $44,000 bond.

• David Charles Martin, 44, Madisonville, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $6,000 bond.

• Hailey Nicole Wilburn, 23, Lenoir City, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of meth, driving on a revoked/suspended license and speeding 21 mph over limit and released on $11,000 bond.

May 12

• Ricky Neal Forster II, 37, Knoxville, was charged with capias-general sessions and held without bond.

• Crystal Lynn Hall, 42, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and failure to appear and held without bond.

• Randall Scott Henry Jr., 45, Sweetwater, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $2,000 bond.

• Colt Johnson, 27, Ten Mile, was charged with violation of probation and held on $1,500 bond.

• Judy Carol Kennedy, 58, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released without bond.

• Elbert Greg Russell, 57, Maryville, was charged with violation of probation and held on $2,000 bond.

May 13

• Edward Charles Garden, 45, Knoxville, was charged with simple possession/casual exchange and driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $4,000 bond.

• James Russell Heiskell, 47, Kingston, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of meth, driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and held on $11,000 bond.

• James David Ingram, 47, Sweetwater, was charged with forgery and released on $5,000 bond.

• Samuel Eugene McClain, 36, Knoxville, was charged with violation of probation and released on $2,000 bond.

• Bradley Joe O’Mary, 48, Knoxville, was charged with simple possession/casual exchange and manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of meth and released on $4,000 bond.

• Noah Landon Rittenhouse, 23, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $1,500 bond.

• Makaila Hope Robinson, 19, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and violation of probation and held on $12,000 bond.

• Corey Lane Ziegler, 43, Chattanooga, was charged with public intoxication and released on $283 bond.

May 14

• Tina Michelle Brown, 49, Townsend, was charged with violation of probation and released on $1,500 bond.

• Reynaldo Esequiel Gamboa, 60, Sweetwater, was charged with capias-municipal court and released without bond.

• Roberto Andres Gonzalez, 24, Philadelphia, was charged with two counts of failure to appear and released on $23,000 bond.

• Gwendalyn Renea Jones, 26, Knoxville, was charged with capias-general sessions and held on $5,000 bond.

• Jessica Nichole Lane, 35, Lenoir City, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and requirements for stop signs and released on $1,000 bond.

• Matthew Carl Marsh, 36, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation and held on $10,000 bond.

• Jeremiah David Raustler, 29, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and released without bond.

May 15

• Shawn Michael Beasley, 32, Ten Mile, was charged with theft of property, possession of a firearm during a dangerous felony, manufacture, sale, delivery, resale of a Schedule VI substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, financial responsibility law, display of registration plate, altering, falsifying or forging auto title, driving without a driver’s license and violation of light law and held on $23,500 bond.

• Makayla Nicole Hensley, 19, Corryton, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and released on $1,000 bond.

• Nathaniel Parker Loyd, 28, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and driving on roadways laned for traffic and released on $1,500 bond.

• Catherine Marie Pressley, 53, Philadelphia, was charged with theft of property and held on $7,500 bond.

May 16

• Dylan Brennan Baker, 29, Maryville, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence and held on $5,000 bond.

• Johnathan Roger Hutchison, 41, Knoxville, was charged with assisting other agency and held without bond.

• Julia Rebecca Mynes, 65, Ivydale, W.Va., was charged with theft of property and held on $10,000 bond.

• Robert Lee White, 51, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation and capias-criminal court and held on $20,000 bond.

• Douglas Roger Wilson, 35, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear and held on $2,000 bond.

• Corey Lane Ziegler, 43, Chattanooga, was charged with public intoxication and released without bond.