Sweetwater man jailed after brie

A Sweetwater man was arrested on multiple drug charges Jan. 15 after trying to evade law enforcement officers during a car chase.

Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy William Jenkins noticed a vehicle speeding away on Spring Street in what he thought was an attempt to elude him and decided to follow. When Jenkins ran the vehicle’s tags, he learned the owner has a suspended license.

Jenkins caught the vehicle and pulled over the driver on Interstate 75.

When Jenkins asked the driver, Thomas Joshua Bowers, 32, for his license, Bowers instead handed him an identification card. Bowers also admitted he had been speeding to get away from Jenkins.

Noticing a smell of marijuana, Jenkins asked Bowers if he had marijuana, which he denied. Jenkins then asked if Bowers had any meth, which he also denied. Jenkins wrote in his report that both times Bowers glanced at the passenger side floorboard when answering.

Jenkins also asked Bowers when he last smoked marijuana, to which he replied the previous night.

Jenkins told Bowers to exit the vehicle and placed him in custody before searching the car. The deputy found 40.5 grams of meth and 43 grams of marijuana in multiple baggies as well as a digital scale, cut straws, a burnt glass pipe and multiple needles. All items were located in the passenger side floorboard.

Bowers refused to perform a field sobriety test or consent to a blood draw, instead reportedly saying, “I just told you I did dope an hour ago. Why would I take the test and let it tell you that?”

As Jenkins drove Bowers to the Loudon County Jail, Jenkins asked Bowers what he did for a living, to which he replied, “What do you think I do? You just caught me. I sell dope for a living,” according to the report.

Bowers had a suspended license and active warrants out of Anderson, Knox and Monroe counties.

Bowers was charged with manufacture, sell, delivery and resale of a Schedule II substance, manufacture, sell, delivery and resale of a Schedule VI substance, simple possession/casual exchange, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence, violation of implied consent, driving on revoked/suspended license and speed limit and held on $41,500 bond.

Jan. 14

• Stephen Scott Chesnut, 45, Lenoir City, was charged with disorderly conduct and simple possession/casual exchange and released on $2,000 bond.

• Jason Derick Davis, 35, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,000 bond.

• Todd Allen Phillips, 47, Lexington, Ky., was charged with driving under the influence, possession of a handgun while under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $6,500 bond.

Jan. 15

• James Darrell Azbill, 57, Henderson, was charged with fraudulent use of a credit card and held on $1,000 bond.

• Joshua Allen Bradley, 25, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,000 bond.

• Elmer Justino Bravo-Ortiz, 29, unknown residence, was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, domestic assault and driving without a valid license and released on $3,000 bond.

• Floyd E. Cabe, 47, Knoxville, was charged with violation of probation and released on $2,000 bond.

• Gregory Heath Engle, 34, Lenoir City, was charged with fugitive from justice and held without bond.

• Terry Daniel Myers, 40, Knoxville, was charged with contraband in penal institution, criminal impersonation, simple possession/casual exchange, possession of drug paraphernalia, two counts of violation of probation and capias-municipal court and held on $19,000 bond.

• Joseph Richard Skyberg, 44, Sweetwater, was charged with theft of property and aggravated burglary and released on $25,000 bond.

• Amanda Kay Torres, 31, Harriman, was charged with violation of probation and released on $1,000 bond.

• Rachel Ann Webb, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,500 bond.

• Kenneth Andrew Wilson, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with theft of property and released on $1,000 bond.

Jan. 16

• Joshua Shawn Coffman, 20, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and released on $5,000 bond.

• Adam Justin Cook, 40, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,000 bond.

• Christopher Taylor Roger Morgan, 30, Sweetwater, was charged with theft of property and aggravated burglary and held on $50,000 bond.

• Gerald Allen Poff, 46, Maryville, was charged with capias-criminal court and released on $2,000 bond.

• James Robert Strickland, 46, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $1,000 bond.

Jan. 17

• Cortland D. Hedrick, 24, Knoxville, was charged with vandalism and released on $5,000 bond.

• James Christopher Lombardo, 42, was charged with disorderly conduct and released on $1,000 bond.

• Brenda Michelle Marsh, 37, Vonore, was charged with violation of probation and released on $2,000 bond.

Jan. 18

• Israel Martinez Gonzalez, 30, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of order of protection/restraining order, two counts of violation of probation, interference with emergency call to 911 and capias-municipal court and held on $9,300 bond.

• Matthew Alexander Nolan, 21, Louisville, was charged with two counts of capias-general sessions and released on $2,000 bond.

• Lola Marie Pennington, 37, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a revoked license and released on $2,000 bond.

• Heather Jean Pilgrim, 48, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-general sessions and held on $2,000 bond.

• James Lee Rhoades Jr., 42, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and held on $283 bond.

Jan. 19

• Brandon Thomas Deaton, 31, Lenoir City, was charged with aggravated assault and released on $15,000 bond.

• Danielle Darlene Gribble, 46, Loudon, was charged with theft of property and aggravated burglary and held on $80,000 bond.

• Paula Michelle Mitchell, 40, Holly Ridge, N.C., was charged with simple possession/casual exchange, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license and held on $10,000 bond.

• Jeffrey Lynn Sales, 49, Newport, was charged with driving under the influence, reckless endangerment, vehicular assault, possession of drug paraphernalia and manufacturing, delivery, sale or possession of meth and held on $19,000 bond.

• Shelby Kara Smith, 29, Loudon, was charged with theft of property and aggravated burglary and released on $2,000 bond.

• Dana Christine Summers, 49, Oakdale, was charged with violation of probation and released on $2,500 bond.

Jan. 20

• Joshua Edward Allison, 44, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and capias-general sessions and released on $20,000 bond.

• Stephen Scott Chestnut, 45, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of order of protection/restraining order and held without bond.

• Christina Marie Collins, 37, Philadelphia, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $40,000 bond.

• Robert Nicholas Johnson, 33, Oak Ridge, was charged with violation of probation and held on $10,000 bond.

• Stephanie Leeann Taylor, 40, Knoxville, was charged with capias-general sessions and held without bond.

Jan. 21

• Carey Hilton Andrews, 56, Knoxville, was charged with violation of probation and held on $3,000 bond.

• August Dean Cole, 29, Maryville, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $3,000 bond.

• William Dale Hughes, 45, Lenoir City, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and capias-general sessions and released on $3,000 bond.

• Gwendalyn Renea Jones, 27, Knoxville, was charged with capias-general sessions and held without bond.

• Melissa Sue McKee, 32, Madisonville, was charged with capias-criminal court and released on $15,000 bond.

• Bryson Drake Mealer, 20, Lenoir City, was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, theft of property and possession of drug paraphernalia and released on $7,000 bond.

• Austin James Richards, 29, Clinton, was charged with aggravated kidnapping, sexual battery, indecent exposure and theft of property and released on $56,000 bond.

Jan. 22

• Philip Walker Allen, 21, Knoxville, was charged with two counts of simple possession/casual exchange and released on $2,000 bond.

• Garrison McKinley Brackins, 20, Sevierville, was charged with capias-general sessions and held without bond.

• Tamela Felix, 48, Athens, was charged with capias-municipal court and held on $2,000 bond.

• Vanessa Jade Fritts, 38, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation, manufacture, sell, delivery and resale of a Schedule II substance and manufacturing, delivery, sale or possession of meth and held on $32,000 bond.

• William Joseph Jenkins, 46, Sweetwater, was charged with theft of property and aggravated burglary and released on $80,000 bond.

• Michael Logan Reynolds, 25, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence, financial responsibility law and expiration of certificates and plates and released on $1,500 bond.

• Kaitlyn Gabriella Selvidge, 21, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,000 bond.

Jan. 23

• Christopher Todd Dyer, 52, Heiskell, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $1,000 bond.

• Kevin Donald Friedman, 37, Loudon, was charged with two counts of capias-criminal court and two counts of capias-general sessions and released on $35,000 bond.

• Jorge Luis Servin Gonzalez, Lenoir City, 22, Lenoir City was charged with simple possession/casual exchange and released on $1,000 bond.

• Dalton James Laforge, 27, Oliver Springs, was charged with simple possession/casual exchange, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence, violation of implied consent and driving on revoked/suspended license and released on $5,500 bond.

• Whitney Amanda Lynn, 37, Philadelphia, was charged with criminal impersonation and two counts of capias-criminal court and held on $1,000 bond.

• Briana Marie McGaha, 25, Loudon, was charged with two counts of attachment (juvenile court) and capias-general session and held on $300 bond.

• Lance Henry Miller, 41, Knoxville, was charged with capias-general sessions and held without bond.

• Christian Kaye Thornton, 45, Knoxville, was charged with capias-criminal court and held without bond.

Jan. 24

• Bradley Scott Evans, 40, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-municipal court and held without bond.

• Scotty Gene Puckett, 49, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on revoked/suspended license and held without bond.

• Amber Kimberly Shrewbury, 25, Loudon, was charged with capias-general sessions and held without bond.