Traffic stop leads to arrest on

A Loudon man was arrested this weekend on multiple charges after police initially sought the driver for an expired tag.

Conducting a traffic stop on a Ford Ranger about 1 a.m. Saturday, Lenoir City Police Officer Tyrel Lorenz wrote in an arrest report that he saw the truck nearly rear end another vehicle.

Lorenz spoke with the driver, Joel Wayne Patterson, 43, Loudon, who had an odor of alcohol coming from the truck, and a check through dispatch revealed that Patterson’s license was suspended, according to the arrest report. Patterson told police that he had not consumed alcohol.

“Upon further questioning him about it he changed his story multiple times before admitting he consumed 3 shots of alcohol,” according to Lorenz.

Patterson performed poorly on field sobriety tests. While being placed into custody, Patterson told police that he had smoked marijuana that night and had marijuana in the truck, according to police.

Lorenz located a “small amount” of marijuana, two pipes and a grinder, according to the arrest report.

Patterson was charged with driving on a suspended license, driving under the influence, simple possession and possession of drug paraphernalia and released on $5,000 bond.

Greenback woman charged with assault

A woman was taken into custody this past week after an alleged domestic dispute with her brother and grandparents.

Responding to a call of a dispute in the 280 block of Trigonia Road in Greenback, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Craig Brewer arrived on the scene to find Whittney Michelle Strayn, 24, Greenback, “pushing on her grandmother” in the driveway, according to Brewer.

Brewer learned Strayn had a disagreement with her brother earlier in the day and had come outside as her grandparents attempted to leave with her sibling.

“She was being aggressive and threatening to her grandfather to do something to have him thrown in jail,” Brewer said. “Her grandmother was trying to move her from in front of the vehicle so that the two males could leave and Mrs. Strayn was fighting with her grandmother.”

When Strayn realized that police were at the residence, the woman attempted to retreat into the home, according to the arrest report. The grandmother had red marks on her right arm. Brewer said Strayn had been drinking that day and taking prescription medicine. “She is very argumentative and vocal with everyone including officers,” Brewer wrote in his report.

Strayn was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,500 bond.

Aug. 20

Misty Michelle Hill, 38, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.

Aug. 21

Timothy Arnold Alexander, 43, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence and released without bond.
Cody Michael Chastain, 24, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation-second offense and held without bond.
Justin Charles Davis, 36, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence-first offense and released without bond.
Codee Lee Edmonds, 29, Lenoir City, was charged with theft of property, burglary and contempt of court and released on $6,150 bond.
April Michelle Fox, 34, Lenoir City, was charged with theft under $500 and criminal trespass and released on $2,000 bond. Dispatched to a shoplifting call at a retail store in Lenoir City, police determined that Fox took two pair of sliding shorts and a headlamp, concealed the items and exited the store through the lawn and garden center, according to the arrest report. Fox had a previous shoplifting charge from February in Rockwood, according to police.
Lloyd Eugene Griffin, 46, Maryville, was charged with contempt of court and released on $1,500 bond.
Joseph Derrick Hodge, 49, Philadelphia, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and held on $1,000 bond.
Crystal Tenille Shubert, 35, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

Aug. 22

Jeremy Paul Bogle, 24, Lenoir City, was charged with burglary and theft under $500 and held on $6,000 bond.
Brittney Alaine Craig, 26, Philadelphia, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.
Mary Margaret Goddard, 40, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and released on $1,000 bond.
Tony Edward Goddard, 43, Lenoir City, was charged with simple possession/casual exchange and public intoxication and released on $2,000 bond.
Evonlee Star Harris, 19, Loudon, was charged with underage consumption, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and vandalism and released on $3,000 bond. Dispatched to a call of a problem with a juvenile in the 3800 block of Corinth Road, LCSO Deputy Lance Anderson spoke with a woman who said her daughter, Harris, was drunk and destroying a bedroom inside the home. Cpl. Rondel Branan attempted to speak with Harris, “but she refused and tried to aggressively push pass both deputies,” Anderson said. After a brief struggle, Harris was detained, and Anderson wrote that she displayed signs of intoxication. While being escorted to a patrol car, Harris kicked a storm door on the home “damaging it beyond repair,” Anderson said. A 14-year-old juvenile was also on the scene and appeared to be intoxicated, according to police. The teen told officers that Harris supplied him with alcohol.
Michael Lewis Lonker, 43, Maryville, was charged with public intoxication and released on a $1,500 bond. Responding to a call of a suspicious person possibly drinking alcohol on school property in Greenback, LCSO Deputy Tony Branson spoke with Lonker, who said he had been drinking, and he performed poorly on field sobriety tests. While being transported to Loudon County Jail, Lonker told police that he had drank three white Russians and two Coors.
Nicky Lee Nicols, 47, Kingston, was charged with aggravated assault and held on $1,000 bond.
Fredryc Brian Randolph, 44, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault and released without bond. Responding to a call of a domestic dispute in the 2600 block of Hines Valley Road, LCSO Deputy Ronnie Reagan spoke with a woman who said Randolph had been drinking alcohol and was intoxicated when she came home, according to the arrest report. The couple got into an argument about his drinking, and the dispute became heated in the bedroom when Randolph got into the woman’s face and “began chest bumping her,” Reagan said. The woman told police that she put her hands against Randolph, and he then pushed her down. “She then got her phone to call 911 and Mr. Randolph made statements that he would blow her parents’ heads off,” Reagan wrote. Randolph admitted to police that he pushed the woman and threatened her parents.
Justin W. Redmon, 31, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and held on $2,000 bond.
Anthony Richard Tinnel, 35, Philadelphia, was charged with misuse of the 911 emergency system and released on $1,000 bond.
April Michelle Wakeman, 34, Knoxville, was charged with theft under $500 and criminal trespass and held without bond.

Aug. 23

Cory Shane Bright, 25, Knoxville, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.
Laura Beth Meroney-Davis, 33, Sweetwater, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and held on $1,000 bond.
Jeffery Allen Miller, 39, Lenoir City, was charged with vandalism and released on $1,000 bond.
Chad Norris, 35, Lenoir City, was charged with evading arrest, driving on a revoked license and violation of community corrections and held on $3,000 bond.
Amber Nicole Weaver, 27, Philadelphia, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,000 bond.

Aug. 24

Stacey Eugene Branson, 47, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear-criminal court and held without bond.
Amber Lasha Cooper, 20, Chattanooga, was charged with underage consumption and released on $1,000 bond.
Jacob Ryan Letner, 20, Chattanooga, was charged with underage consumption and released on $1,000 bond.
Amber Starr Miller, 20, Chattanooga, was charged with driving under the influence and held on $3,000 bond.
Kaitlyn Nicole Larson, 21, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,000 bond.

Three charged in Lenoir City meth house bust

Lenoir City Police Department made three arrests in connection with the potential manufacture of methamphetamine at a home in the Bon Street area.

Accompanying officials with the Tennessee Department of Children Services, LCPD Inv. Brad Brown learned DCS had received a complaint that children were present at the home in which meth was being produced, according to Brown’s report.

Everta Gene Sue Welty, 27, Lenoir City, allowed officials to enter the home, and Brown said he saw “a dirty home with roach and other insect infestation. Also found in the home were a cold compress, multiple rolls of aluminum foil, and a green 20-ounce bottle that had been used to manufacture methamphetamine.”

Two other adults, Kenneth Paul Cox, 30, Lenoir City, and Cody Eugene Cox, 23, Lenoir City, were also living at the residence, according to police.

Brown said in his report that all three adults were responsible for the well-being of the two male juveniles, ages 3 and 5.

“Defendant allowed children to live in an environment where methamphetamine was being manufactured and exposing them to dangerous chemicals,” Brown wrote. “This along with deplorable living conditions adversely affected the children’s health and well-being.”

Welty was charged with aggravated burglary and manufacture/sell/delivery/resale of a Schedule II substance and held on $45,000 bond.

Kenneth Cox was charged with aggravated child abuse and neglect and manufacture/sell/delivery/resale of a Schedule II substance and held on $45,000 bond.

Cody Cox was charged with aggravated child abuse and neglect and manufacture/sell/delivery/resale of a Schedule II substance and held on $45,000 bond.

Pair nabbed for burglary, theft

A Lenoir City woman is facing theft and burglary charges, while a Lenoir City man was arrested for theft for his involvement in an incident at a local grocery store.

According to LCPD Capt. Kevin Condee, Christine Lodde Hayworth, 45, Lenoir City, along with Jason Michael Ervin, 37, Lenoir City, pulled into the store parking lot in a red Dodge truck and parked near the vehicle of a customer who was shopping inside.

While Ervin was in the store, Hayworth got out of the truck and entered the vehicle, stealing a woman’s Dooney & Bourke purse, which included a cellphone, $250, a driver’s license, sunglasses, credit cards and other items, according to Condee. The total value of the stolen items was $1,300.

After the burglary and theft, Hayworth and Ervin drove the truck to a gas station on Broadway Street and used the woman’s credit card to buy $62.58 in gas, according to Condee, who said the pair were caught at their residence.

Hayworth was charged with burglary of a motor vehicle and theft over $1,000 and held on $7,500 bond.

Ervin was charged with theft under $500 released on $1,000 bond.

Aug. 24

Stacey Eugene Branson, 47, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear-criminal court and held without bond.
Allen Ray Brown, 20, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear on simple possession and released on $1,000 bond.
Emily Shae Burnette, 18, Lenoir City, was charged with nine counts of theft under $500 and released on $9,000 bond. Responding to a call of a theft at a retail store, LCPD Officer Jason Arden spoke with a loss prevention employee, who said he was at the store to investigate a series of thefts that occurred Aug. 3-22. The value of the stolen items totaled $2,020.55, according to Arden’s report. The employee told police that he was able to identify a suspect, Burnette, based on video footage and store receipts. After being charged, Burnette provided a written statement admitting to the allegations.
Amber Lasha Cooper, 20, Chattanooga, was charged with underage consumption and released on $1,000 bond.
Kaitlyn Nicole Larson, 21, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,000 bond.
Jacob Ryan Letner, 20, Chattanooga, was charged with underage consumption and released on $1,000 bond.
Amber Starr Miller, 20, Chattanooga, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $3,000 bond.

Aug. 25

Eric Duane Borchardt, 25, Lenoir City, was charged with arson and held on $15,000 bond.
Avery Jebrone Bradley, 38, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation-second offense and held on $2,000 bond.
Susan Cardwell-Harrison, 39, Lenoir City, was charged with contempt of court and released on $310 bond.
Giovanni Marion Cook, 40, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,000 bond. Dispatched on a call of verbal dispute in the 300 block of Riverbend Drive, police arrived to hear Cook yelling inside the home, according to the arrest report. A teenager opened the door and told police that Cook was upset, and a woman at the residence told police that Cook had been drinking and was upset because children were not assisting with chores around the house. While talking with officers, Cook became “upset and irrational” and was not being compliant with police, according to the arrest report.
Rachel Nico Diamond-Thomas, 22, Oak Ridge, was charged with violation of probation and forgery and held on $5,000 bond.
Eduardo Espinoza Frutos, 36, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and held on $1,000 bond.
Clinton Calvin Russell, 29, Philadelphia, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and released on $2,000 bond. An officer with Loudon Police Department noticed a possible intoxicated person at a restaurant on Highway 72 and saw the man, Russell, in the back parking lot carrying a red bag. Police found a hypodermic needle in the bag, and Russell was with another man, Christopher Dewayne Johnson, who had a syringe and a plastic bag containing a substance believed to be methamphetamine, according to police. Johnson, 22, Loudon, was charged with manufacture/sell/delivery/resale of a Schedule II substance and released on $2,500 bond.

Aug. 26

Steven Michael Ayers, 25, Madisonville, was charged with violation of probation and held on $2,000 bond.
Bradley Joe Bragg, 23, Sweetwater, was charged with driving on a revoked license and released on $4,000 bond.
Codee Lee Edmonds, 29, Lenoir City, was charged with theft over $500 and released on $7,500 bond.
Nader Jafar Gholzadeh, 38, Knoxville, was charged with driving under the influence and driving without a driver’s license and held on $3,500 bond.
Katie Jane McKiddy, 36, Madisonville, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and held on $5,000 bond.
Jerry Alan Palmer, 50, Tellico Plains, was charged with failure to appear on violation of probation and held on $2,000 bond.
Coy Harmon Potter, 34, Knoxville, was charged with failure to appear-municipal court and released on $2,000 bond.
Michael Dewayne Ross, 27, Lenoir City, was charged with two counts of violation of probation, aggravated burglary, theft over $500 and convicted felon in possession of a firearm and held on $25,000 bond.
Jamie Dee Russell, 33, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear and released without bond.
Christy Whisenhunt, 34, Philadelphia, was charged with two counts of simple possession/casual exchange and possession of drug paraphernalia and released on $3,000 bond. Called to a possible intoxicated and reckless driver in Philadelphia, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Michael Watkins spotted a black Saturn Ion matching the complainant’s description traveling north along Interstate 75 at mile marker 76. The driver, Whisenhunt, told Watkins that she had not taken any medication, but she had been up for three days straight without sleep. Using a K-9 to sniff the vehicle, deputies found two “small white round pills” believed to be 20 mg oxycodone in a bottle labeled as 7.5 mg hydrocodone and another pill believed to be 15 mg oxymorphone in a container labeled as 20 mg oxymorphone dated March 12. Also found was a cut straw with white residue.