Pair nabbed for drugs

Two women from Kentucky and the Tazewell area are facing multiple counts of drug and paraphernalia charges after police initially responded to a call of a reckless driver Sunday along Interstate 75 North.

Stopping a vehicle for going 72 mph in a 65 zone, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jimmy Yoakum found the driver, Vicky Lynn Grew, 54, Tazewell, had a revoked license for driving under the influence, and she told police she was renting the vehicle.

Yoakum asked for identification from the other passengers in the vehicle, which included Sarah Lynn Moore, 26, Middlesboro, Ky. Yoakum and another deputy on the scene saw occupants in the vehicle exchange money, according to the arrest report.

During a search of the vehicle, police found aluminum foil wrappers in the car and a small bag with a brown substance in it. Moore told deputies the bag belonged to her and that it contained heroin, Yoakum wrote. Deputies then asked Moore if she had anything illegal, and she said she did not. Also during the search, police found additional drug paraphernalia and powdered substances that belonged to Moore, according to Yoakum. A spoon and two syringes were found in Grew’s purse.

After Moore was transported to Loudon County Jail, deputies found 40 capsules of heroin weighing about 10 grams in a body cavity search. Moore was also in possession of $400, according to the arrest report.

Moore was charged with manufacture/sell/delivery of a Schedule I substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, contraband in a penal institution and manufacture/sell/delivery/resale of a Schedule II substance and held on $74,000 bond.

Grew was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and possession of drug paraphernalia and held on $4,000 bond.

Sept. 18

Jimmy Lynn Arden, 27, Lenoir City, was charged with theft under $500 and released on $1,000 bond. Responding to a call of shoplifting at a retail store in Lenoir City, police spoke with a loss prevention employee, who saw Arden conceal items in a female’s purse and leave the store without paying for the items, according to the arrest report. The items were valued at $102.11.

Robert Clyde Davis, 58, Greenback, was charged with simple possession/casual exchange and held without bond. Stopping Davis for speeding in the area of Old Highway 95, police found he had an active warrant out of Blount County, according to the arrest report. During a search of Davis’ vehicle, officers found multiple pill bottles, four round red pills believed to be 60 mg Oxycontin and one round green pill believed to be 15 mg oxycodone hydrochloride, according to the report.

Adam Michael Hauther, 28, Loudon, was charged with manufacture/sell/possession of a controlled substance and released on a $15,000 bond. Noticing a gray Lincoln traveling east along Highway 72 with its driver’s side headlight out, Loudon Police Officer Brandon Nix stopped the vehicle and spoke with Hauther, who placed a pack of cigarettes on the roof of his car and handed Nix his license, according to the arrest report. After running a license check and returning to the vehicle, Nix again noticed the pack of cigarettes. When the officer shined his flashlight at the cigarettes, he spotted a green substance believed to be marijuana in the pack. While opening the pack, he found a blue baggie at the bottom and a white crystal substance inside the bag, according to the report. Police tested the substance and found that it was methamphetamine, Nix wrote in the report.

Daniel Verlin Knox, 24, Spring City, was charged with driving on a revoked license-fourth offense and held on $16,000 bond.

Alexis Brianne Litwin, 19, Lenoir City, was charged with theft under $500 and held on $1,000 bond. Responding to a call of a shoplifter at a retail store in Lenoir City, police spoke with a loss prevention employee, who watched Litwin conceal clothing items inside a store bag and leave without paying, according to the arrest report. The items were valued at $37.45.

Robert Martin Markowski, 53, Madisonville, was charged with assault and vandalism and held on $4,000 bond.

Juan Ramon Perez, 28, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and driving on a revoked license and held without bond.

Walter Brian Underwood, 53, Loudon, was charged with public intoxication and released on $1,000 bond.

Amanda Marie Wright, 21, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a revoked license and released on $1,000 bond.

Sept. 19

William Michael Bright, 61, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault-misdemeanor and released on $2,000 bond. Dispatched to a call of an assault in the 1300 block of East 2nd Avenue, Lenoir City Police Officer Jason Arden spoke with a woman who said Bright had physically assaulted her, according to the arrest report. The woman told police she had been living with her daughter for her own safety because of Bright’s “mental issues,” Arden wrote. The woman said that on the day of the altercation, she returned to spend the night at her own residence, and Bright started accusing her of “poisoning his food and threatening to kill her,” Arden wrote. She left the room, and when she came back 30 minutes later, Bright pressed his fist into her face and again threatened to kill her. Later during the altercation, Bright began “slapping her about her head and face before grabbing her by the throat and knocking her glasses from her face,” Arden wrote, noting that the woman managed to break free, get some belongings and head for the door. The woman had “red flushed skin” around her face and neck, Arden wrote. Bright told police that the woman had left the home in June and came back without his consent. He was determined to be the primary aggressor, according to police.

Patricia Ann Chapman, 33, Greenback, was charged with driving on a suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.

Joseph B. Hendrickson, 27, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.

Crystal Grace Huffman, 22, Loudon, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and held on $6,500 bond.

James Thomas Inman, 32, Sweetwater, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and held on $10,000 bond.

Travis Logan Kirby, 32, Knoxville, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $8,000 bond.

Joshua David Morgan, 31, Rockford, was charged with forgery and held on $5,000 bond.

Jason Allen Oody, 40, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence and cite-in and held on $2,000 bond.

Robert Joseph Pennington II, 56, Madisonville, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on $2,000 bond.

Gabriel Ray Russell, 37, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation and resisting arrest and held on $3,000 bond. Attempting to serve a warrant on Russell in the 1200 block of Spring Street in Philadelphia, LCSO Deputy Craig Brewer wrote that Russell’s father “had to grab him and hold him from running,” according to the arrest report. “Once I placed a handcuff on him, Mr. Russell then tried to pull away and at that time I deployed my taser to restrain him,” Brewer wrote. “Once on the ground, Mr. Russell wouldn’t comply with orders to get on his stomach and put his hand behind his back. He then tried to get back up and I used my taser again to restrain him.” Another officer arrived on the scene to help get Russell in the backseat of the patrol car.

Freddy Juarez Sanchez, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault-misdemeanor and released on $1,000 bond. Responding to the call of a dispute in the 11900 block of East Lee Highway, LCSO Deputy Chris Jenkins spoke with a woman and a witness. The woman told police Sanchez had gone to the emergency room because their child had fallen and lost a tooth, according to the arrest report. The woman said she messaged a male friend on Facebook to tell him what had happened, and Sanchez found the messages and became angry, Jenkins wrote in the police report. “The victim stated that he lost his composure, accusing the victim of having sexual relations with the friend,” Jenkins wrote. “The victim stated that Mr. Sanchez threatened to kill her and the guy friend.” When the woman and the other man arrived at the residence, Sanchez pushed the woman to the couch, according to police. The woman and witness told police that when she attempted to leave the home, Sanchez “grabbed the victim and twisted her arm and pushed the victim out of the car,” Jenkins wrote. Police determined that Sanchez was the primary aggressor.

Sept. 20

• Bryant Ramirez Aguilera, 20, Loudon, was charged with fugitive from justice and held without bond.

Man charged with gun violation in DUI stop

A Lenoir City man was taken to Loudon County Jail after getting pulled over for crossing the center line this past week along Highway 11 North.

Noticing a black Kia swerving in the road, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Charlie Huskin made a traffic stop and spoke with the driver, Jerry Lynn Kissior, 45, Lenoir City, who told deputies that he was coming from his residence and that his wife had kicked him out of the house, according to the arrest report. He said he was headed to an apartment at Eleven Estates.

Huskin wrote that Kissior showed signs of intoxication, and the man admitted that he had been drinking.

After performing poorly on field sobriety tests, Kissior said that he had a firearm in the vehicle, and the deputy found a loaded gun in the center console, according to the report.

Kissior was read implied consent and refused, Huskin wrote.

Kissior was charged with driving under the influence, violation of implied consent and possession of a handgun while under the influence and released on $2,000 bond.

Sept. 20

• Joshua David Bishop, 37, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and released without bond.

• Christina Marie Collins, 31, Loudon, was charged with theft over $500 and held without bond.

• Melissa Dawn Gibson, 42, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and released without bond.

• Annette Carole Lewis-Woods, 42, Sweetwater, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,000 bond.

• Joseph Gilbert Martinez, 33, Greenback, was charged with driving on a suspended license and held on $2,000 bond.

• Johanna Lewis McFall, 51, Oak Ridge, was charged with driving under the influence and held without bond.

• Cody Wayne Pritchard, 20, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,000 bond.

• Ana Guadalupe Ramirez Lewis, 19, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and possession of drug paraphernalia and released on $2,000 bond.

• Joshua Leon Thomas, 33, Knoxville, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

Sept. 21

• Justin C. Bellamy, 21, Sweetwater, was charged with domestic assault-misdemeanor and held without bond.

• Daniel Keith Carver, 35, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault and held without bond.

• Whitney Amanda Buckner, 31, Philadelphia, was charged with violation of probation-fourth offense and released without bond.

• Jody Lynn Burgess, 27, Walland, was charged with violation of probation and released on $2,000 bond.

• Troy Daniel Davis, 37, Lenoir City, was charged with simple assault and released on $1,000 bond.

• David Joseph Ervin, 40, Pineville, was charged with driving under the influence, simple possession/casual exchange and possession of drug paraphernalia and released on $8,000 bond.

• Jessica Lane Hardy, 36, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence and cite-in and released without bond.

• Kenneth Patrick Jones, 44, Lenoir City, was charged with disorderly conduct and released on $1,000 bond.

Sept. 22

• Marco Antonio Cahue, 20, Port Hueneme, Calif., was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $2,000 bond.

• Syeisha Teresa Kilby, 34, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and held on $2,000 bond.

• Christopher W. Dawson, 42, Madisonville, was charged with theft between $1,000-$10,000 and released without bond.

• Sherry Lynn Greer, 56, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,000 bond.

• Amanda Faye Mathis, 37, Rockwood, was charged with violation of probation and released on $1,000 bond.

• Ricky Glenn Powell, 40, Lenoir City, was charged with theft of property and held on $5,000 bond. Responding to a call of a possible theft in the 12600 block of Highway 321 South in Lenoir City, LCSO Inv. Sgt. Jeff Russell spoke with Powell, who was in possession of aluminum rails that appeared to be from an older pontoon boat, according to the arrest report. After an investigation, Russell found the boat from which the rails seemed to come, and an employee at the location told officers that he saw a male matching Powell’s description near the boat, Russell wrote. The man was seen carrying large items to his residence in the 8500 block of Jackson Bend Road, according to deputies. Russell wrote that he followed a lead that took him to the residence where “several pieces of the rail matching the boat (were) found and disassembled.” The owner of the materials did not give Powell permission to take the items, and the total value on the stolen materials was $1,500, according to the report.

• Christopher Bradley Redmond, 18, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and released on $1,000 bond.

Sept. 23

• Thornton Wesley Elmore, 38, Knoxville, was charged with theft over $1,000 and released on $5,000 bond.

• Holly Renee Greene, 22, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.

• Donette Lashell Hightower, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.

• Carl Adrian Huggins, 55, homeless, was charged with public intoxication and released on $1,000 bond. Dispatched to a call of a suspicious person attempting to purchase alcohol in the 1100 block of Highway 321 North, police found Huggins sitting on an air conditioning unit in back of a gas station, according to the arrest report. Huggins showed signs of intoxication and was determined to be a danger to himself and others.

• Jason Lee Peeler, 35, Madisonville, was charged with contempt of court and held on $500 bond.

• Ashley Marie Valentine, 26, Knoxville, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on $2,000 bond.

Sept. 24

• Nathan Carson Craig, 35, Knoxville, was charged with driving under the influence and driving on a revoked/suspended license and held on $3,000 bond.

• Brandon Lee Houck, 20, Knoxville, was charged with failure to appear-municipal court and held on $2,000 bond.

• Michael Kenneth Jordan, 26, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked license-fifth offense and held on $10,000 bond.

• Emma Jean Martin, 47, Etowah, was charged with failure to appear and held on $2,000 bond.

• Enrique Patino-Corona, 33, Lenoir City, was charged with aggravated assault and held without bond. Responding to a call of a domestic dispute at an apartment along Maremont Parkway in Loudon, police spoke with a woman who was bleeding from her nose and mouth, according to the arrest report. She told police that Patino-Corona hit her multiple times in the face. Patino-Corona initially fled the scene but later returned to the location and was taken into custody, according to police.

• Jessica Nicole Sanchez, 27, Sweetwater, was charged with theft of property and released on $1,000 bond.

• Shane Matthew Schmeling, 42, Maryville, was charged with driving under the influence and held on $4,000 bond.

• David Michael Word, 29, Lenoir City, was charged with sale, loan or exhibition of material to minors and held without bond.

Sept. 25

• Daniel Lee Ernest, 30, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license, three counts of simple possession/casual exchange and contraband in a penal institution and held without bond.