Vonore man jailed on multiple me

A Vonore man is facing multiple charges after a police officer watched the vehicle he was driving fail to maintain its lane and nearly side-swipe a car in an adjacent lane.

Lenoir City Police Officer Riley Miller was on patrol Dec. 20 when he saw a white Saturn SUV travel north on U.S. Highway 321 and nearly hit a gray Nissan sedan. The driver of the Nissan had to apply brakes to avoid the collision.

After a traffic stop near a fast food restaurant, Miller talked with the driver, Jon Glen Wright, who said his license was revoked. Miller then had Wright step out of the vehicle.

“During my investigation, I noticed what appeared to be a digital scale in Wright’s shirt pocket,” Miller wrote in a report. “Wright gave verbal consent to retrieve the digital scale from his pocket, at which time a crystal-like substance commonly associated with methamphetamine was located on it. Wright did state that he uses methamphetamine, but also mentioned he had not used today.”

A search of the vehicle located a large bag under the driver’s seat containing a crystal-like substance that tested positive for meth. Officers also found two hypodermic needles and a bottle cap, which are commonly used to inject narcotics. The total amount of meth was 26.28 grams.

Wright, 48, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, manufacture, sale, or possession of meth, driving on a revoked/suspended license, driving while in possession of meth and driving on roadways laned for traffic and held on $26,000 bond.

Dec. 20

• Christian Gonzales, 18, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-criminal court and released on $7,500 bond.

• Williams Gregory Joseph, 29, Knoxville, was charged with assisting other agency and released without bond.

• Arnold Wilburn Presley Sr., 62, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,500 bond.

Dec. 21

• Donnie Ingram Bauswell, 49, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-municipal court and released on $2,000 bond.

• Christopher Wayne Beech, 41, Knoxville, was charged with assisting other agency and released without bond.

• Erik Thomas Hicks, 32, Loudon, was charged with criminal impersonation and held on $2,000 bond.

• Katie Lynn King, 28, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.

• Kaitlyn Marie Mills, 23, Friendsville, was charged with violation of probation and released on $10,000 bond.

• Erin Leigh Tilley, 33, Loudon, was charged with capias-criminal court and held on $7,500 bond.

• Shelby Lee Williams, 25, Tellico Plains, was charged with violation of probation and released on $3,000 bond.

Dec. 22

• Katherine Dianne Finn, 42, Smyrna, Ga., was charged with capias-criminal court and held on $15,000 bond.

• Jeffrey Alvin Graves, 56, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and two counts of capias-criminal court and held on $40,000 bond.

• Reagon Devona Jones, 32, Madisonville, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $6,000 bond.

• Chez Deshae Mayotte, 29, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault and held on $1,000 bond.

Dec. 23

• David Lee Young, 41, Maryville, was charged with violation of probation and held on $2,000 bond.