News Herald Arrest Report

Man attempts to burglarize Laundromat
 
A Lenoir City man is facing burglary charges after law enforcement responded to a laundromat on Kingston Street in Lenoir City.

Dispatch told Lenoir City Police Officer Jamie Pistole on Saturday that off-duty officer Sgt. Ronnie Reagan had detained Rustin Lynn Key, 36, and needed additional officers. Pistole and others arrived and learned Reagan and his wife were traveling on Kingston Street when she saw a man trying to hide behind a washing machine. Reagan detained Key as he exited the building.

“Rustin had no laundry in the establishment and had no reason to be there,” Pistole wrote in a report. “Officers observed that the screws had been taken out of the doors of eight washing machines and it is believed Rustin was attempting to steal what money that there was in those machines at the time.”

Key, who was released from jail just 13 hours earlier, said he was “broke” and needed money.

Key was charged with burglary, vandalism and possession of burglary tools and held on $9,500 bond.

Virginia man gets DUI after interstate wreck

A Roanoke, Va., man faces various charges following a wreck Friday on Interstate 75 South.

Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Brandon Webb responded to a call of property damage near the 83 mile marker. Webb noticed a box truck in the right ditch and another vehicle facing southbound traffic in the median across from the truck.

A man approached Webb who said he spoke with another driver who witnessed the wreck and recorded it on a dash camera. The man said he saw the box truck driver throw a bottle out of his vehicle after the wreck occurred. Webb also learned a skid steer being used to clear vegetation along the interstate for the Tennessee Department of Transportation was involved in the incident.

After speaking with the skid steer driver, Webb reviewed the camera footage and determined Charles Thomas Scott, 72, was the driver at fault. Scott allegedly was seen driving over the fog line at least three times within 30 seconds of the wreck. Scott drove off the main roadway before striking the skid steer and clipping the back end of Ford Escape, causing it to spin out of control into the median. No injuries occurred.

Webb then spoke with Scott, who had bloodshot and watery eyes, complained about a dry mouth and couldn’t stand up on his own.

“Mr. Scott denied throwing a bottle out of his vehicle when I asked him about it,” Webb wrote in a report. “Mr. Scott also denied that he had any alcoholic beverages prior to the crash or while driving. I went to the passenger’s side door of the Penske truck where the witness had stated he had thrown a bottle out and I found a blue 1.75L Platinum 7X vodka bottle that was only a quarter of the way full lying just beneath the passenger door on the ground.”

Scott denied seeing the bottle and didn’t take ownership of it until he learned a witness saw him. He then said he threw it because he was “scared it would look like he was drinking and driving.”

Scott was charged with reckless endangerment, driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $12,500 bond.

July 19

• Phillip Blake Boling, 19, Rutledge, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $1,000 bond.

• Misty Dawn Carroll, 32, Madisonville, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $4,000 bond.

• Nicole Marie Freels, 30, Rockwood, was charged with capias-municipal court and released on $3,000 bond.
• Don Anthony Hendrick, 34, Seymour, was charged with violation of probation and released on $2,000 bond.
• Scott Michael Latour, 49, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of order of protection/restraint and released on $15,000 bond.

July 20

• Truman Wayne Chapman, 45, Loudon, was charged with public intoxication and released on $1,000 bond.

• Cody Eugene Cox, 29, Lenoir City, was charged with manufacture, sale, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of probation and driving on a revoked/suspended license and held on $7,000 bond.

• Ilena Ann Estenoz, 39, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,500 bond.
• James Edward McClain II, 43, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-criminal court and released on $10,000 bond.
• Phillip Harold Olmstead, 61, Sweetwater, was charged with violation of parole and held without bond.
• Charles Lee Pack, 51, Knoxville, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $1,000 bond.
• James Howard Williams, 39, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.
• Debbie Diane Word, 55, Greenback, was charged with three counts of violation of probation and held on $28,000 bond.

July 21

• James Dean Eversole, 26, Philadelphia, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.
• Jamie Joann Hawkins, 54, Lenoir City, was charged with theft of property and violation of probation and released on $5,000 bond.
• Russell Chance Humphreys, 22, Loudon, was charged with capias-criminal court and held on $10,000 bond.
• Tammy Sue Martin, 52, Louisville, was charged with violation of probation and held on $3,000 bond.
• Justin Hunter Plummer, 24, Lenoir City, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, financial responsibility law, expiration of certificates and plates, altering, falsifying or forging auto title and driving without a valid license and released on $7,000 bond.
• Anthony Ernest Squailia Jr., 30, Knoxville, was charged with violation of probation and held on $3,000 bond.

• Brandi Michele Stewart, 40, Tellico Plains, was charged with false reports/statements and released on $5,000 bond.

• Virgil Wayne Young, 48, Rockwood, was charged with theft of property and criminal trespass, financial responsibility law and removal of registration decal or plate and released on $4,000 bond.

July 22

• Christopher Steven Dills, 26, Loudon, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and held on $2,000 bond.
• Taleena Marie Ebersole, 40, Bessemer, Ala., was charged with manufacture, sale, delivery, resale of Schedule II substance, simple possession/casual exchange, possession of drug paraphernalia, manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of meth and driving on a revoked/suspended license and held without bond.
• Kevin Dwayne Helton, 33, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and capias-municipal court and held on $1,000 bond.
• Corey Joe Huffman, 29, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault-misdemeanor, evading arrest and two counts of violation of probation and held without bond.
• James Earl Koerber, 63, Greenback, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and held without bond.
• Tony Ray Marsh Jr., 53, Leavenworth, Ind., was charged with public intoxication and held without bond.
• Heather Marie Rogers, 42, Athens, was charged with false reports/statements and released on $7,500 bond.
• Jackie Dakota Watkins, 26, Lenoir City, was charged with evading arrest and held without bond.
• Shawn Desmond Williams, 33, Loudon, was charged with capias-general session and held without bond.

July 23

• Camren James Beasley, 23, Loudon, was charged with violation of order of protection/restraint and released on $1,500 bond. Beasley was also charged July 26 with violation of order of protection/restraint and held without bond.
• Sammy Lynn Clabough, 48, Lenoir City, was charged with manufacture, sale, delivery, resale of a Schedule II substance, simple possession/casual exchange and assisting other agency and held on $11,000 bond.
• Rony Perez Gomez, 24, Lenoir City, was charged with driving without a valid license and released on $229.50 bond.
• Eric Casey Tipton, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with four counts of capias-general session and held on $52,000 bond.
• Michael Edward Brashears, 44, Oakdale, was charged with public intoxication and released on $283 bond.
• Matthew Robert Houghton, 40, Lenoir City, was charged with juvenile court attachment and held on $2,061 bond.
• Shelby Cassandra Smith, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with misuse of 911 emergency system and released on $1,000 bond.
• Brandon Dennis Williams, 34, Lenoir City, was charged with tampering/fabricating with evidence, simple possession/casual exchange, manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of meth and failure to obey a police officer and held on $27,000 bond.

July 24

• Charles Estel Coffman III, 43, Loudon, was charged with capias-general sessions and capias-municipal court and held on $4,000 bond.
• Saul Porter Frase, 42, Lenoir City, was charged with tampering/fabricating with evidence, resisting arrest, simple possession/casual exchange, manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of meth and signals for turns and released on $27,000 bond.
• Lacy Rae Green, 31, Loudon, was charged with public intoxication and released without bond.
• Artemio Jimenez Gonzalez, 42, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $1,500 bond.
• Amanda Nicole Lane, 37, Knoxville, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $3,000 bond.
• Christopher Allen Neely, 33, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of order of protection/restraint and held on $5,000 bond.

July 25

• Collin Payce Bennett, 23, Lenoir City, was charged with altering, falsifying or forging auto title and released on $2,500 bond.
• Juan Antonio Garcia, 39, homeless, was charged with driving under the influence, violation of implied consent and driving without a valid license and held on $1,500 bond.
• Pamela Sue Loveday, 60, was charged with capias-general sessions and held on $2,000 bond.

• Debra Kay Nykamp, 65, Lenoir City, was charged with evading arrest and driving under the influence and released on $6,500 bond.

July 26

• Emily Renea Schaffer, 38, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence, open container and driving on roadways lane for traffic and held without bond.

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