Woman smashes car to keep son off road
 
A Lenoir City woman is facing charges for vandalism and domestic assault after telling law enforcement that she smashed a car to keep her son from getting behind the wheel.

Dispatched to a Hines Valley Road residence in reference to a 911 misdial, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Pete McGinley talked with a woman, who said that Penny Joann Rose Covington, 37, allegedly awoken residents by beating and smashing windows out of a car.

“All persons statements both verbal and written stated that she did bust out both drivers side windows along with the front and back glass along with both headlights,” McGinley said. “Cpl. (McGinley) located the defendant at the residence along with a baseball bat at her side. ... She stated that her son was on drugs and would not stop and that she vandalized the car to keep him off the road.”
 
Covington was charged with aggravated domestic and felony vandalism and released on $5,000 bond.
 
Men found with marijuana
 
Two Maryville men are facing charges for possessing marijuana after throwing a baggy of the illegal substance out of a vehicle prior to contact with law enforcement.
 
LCSO Deputy Bobby Hamilton wrote in his report that while directing traffic following a wreck Thursday at Meadow Road West he noticed a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped for traffic throw a plastic baggy of marijuana out of the window.
 
“When I and Sgt. Michael Watkins talked with the passenger of the Bronco II a Mr. Johnny Tipton he stated to us that he did throw the marijuana out the window because it was inside the vehicle and that it did not belong to him either,” Hamilton said. “Defendant appeared to be intoxicated on something and he stated to Sgt. Watkins that he had smoked two marijuana joints earlier.”
 
Hamilton said the marijuana weighed over 2 ounces.
 
Tipton, 32, of Maryville, was charged with manufacture/sell/delivery/resale of a Schedule VI substance and released on $7,000 bond.
Dalbert Dee Hill, 61, also of Maryville, was also arrested in connection with the incident and was charged with manufacture, sell, delivery and resale of a Schedule VI substance. He was released from Loudon County Jail on $7,000 bond.
Jan. 28
  • Joshua Anthony Ward, 34, Sweetwater, was charged with contempt of court and released on $625 bond.
     
  • Elaine Francis Wirth, 34, Knoxville, was charged with a Monroe County warrant and held without bond.
     
  • Jana Michelle Woody, 31, Lenoir City, was charged with an attachment-general sessions court, possession of drug paraphernalia and Schedule IV drug violations and held on $1,500 bond. Lenoir City Police Officer Jeff Anderson wrote in his report that while at a residence attempting to serve a warrant on Woody, officers allegedly found drug paraphernalia in Woody’s purse. “... In her purse was four needles and cotton pieces used as a filter. One pink pill (Zolpidem 5mg) Schedule IV was located in her purse as well,” Anderson said.
Jan. 29
  • Robert Brian Beason, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with seven counts of aggravated sexual battery and released on $7,000 bond. LCSO Deputy Kenny Palmer wrote in his report that Beason had seven active warrants for violation of community supervision for life.
     
  • April Dawn Denton,  41, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation for theft-first offense and violation of probation for theft-third offense and held on $2,000 bond.
     
  • Christopher Shane Fisher, 27, Kingston, was charged with failure to appear on violation of probation and released on $5,000 bond.
     
  • Angela Gwen Long, 49, Oliver Springs, was charged with failure to appear for driving under the influence and implied consent and released without bond.
     
  • Jessika Lauren Massey, 28, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear-suspended driver’s license and violation of probation-driving on a suspended license and dog at large and released on $3,000 bond.
Jan. 30
  • Travis Matthew Allen, 33, Athens, was charged with theft under $500 and prohibited weapons and held without bond. LCPD Officer Jason Felts wrote in his report that Allen was observed walking out of a Lenoir City retail store “pushing a buggy with items he did not pay for ...” “After stopping him and patting him down, I found a pair of brass knuckles in his front pocket,” Felts said.
     
  • Holly Elizabeth Breeding, 40, Greenback, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,500 bond. Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Rodney Best wrote in his report that Breeding, who allegedly flipped her vehicle near Morganton Road, had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage and bloodshot eyes. Best noted that beer was found inside the vehicle, but Breeding denied drinking. “While awaiting the blood to be drawn, Ms. Breeding advised me that she had drunk one beer earlier,” Best said.
     
  • Shelby Jessica Davis, 21, Tellico Plains, was charged with violation of probation and simple assault and held without bond.
     
  • Jessica Marie Graves, 26, Lenoir City, was charged with contempt of court and failure to appear-general sessions and held on $1,500 bond.
  • Christopher Dewayne Johnson, 21, Loudon, was charged with burglary and theft of property and held without bond.
     
  • Jason Aaron Kee, 35, Athens, was charged with public intoxication and released on $1,000 bond. LCSO Deputy Jamie Pistole wrote in his report that a woman said that Kee allegedly had been drinking all day and was being belligerent. “After speaking with both parties it was believed that Mr. Jason Kee would be a harm to himself or others if released with his intoxicated condition. Mr. Kee did admit to drinking approximately a 12 pack of beer in an unknown amount of time prior to contact with law enforcement,” Pistole said.
     
  • Daniel Alex Lane, 59, Rossville, Ga., was charged with violation of implied consent and driving under the influence and released on $4,000 bond. Loudon Police Officer Bennie Houser wrote in his report that a driver, Lane, had a strong odor of an intoxicant, but the driver said that he had not been drinking. Lane had a prior DUI charge in Georgia, Houser said.
     
  • Barry Lynn Morris, 52, Rossville, Ga., was charged with public intoxication and released without bond. LPD Officer Bennie Houser wrote in his report that after arresting the driver, he noticed Morris, a passenger, had a strong odor of an intoxicant and was unsteady on his feet.
Jan. 31
  • Quan D. Do, 39, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $1,000 bond. LCSO Sgt. Jerramie Bowen wrote in his report that Do, a driver, had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage and performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. “Mr. Do stated that he had been to a bar in Maryville (Barleys) and had drank about four to five beers,” Bowen said, adding that an alcoholic drink was also found in the cup holder of the vehicle.
     
  • Stacy Leann Isbell, 45, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.
     
  • Shane Edward Snyder, 30, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.
     
  • Jody Justin Wright, 42, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear and released without bond.
     
  • Karl Albert Wunderlich, 48, homeless, was charged with resisting arrest, public intoxication, assault, disorderly conduct and assisting other agency and held on $8,500 bond.
Feb. 1
  • Kristina Layne Booth, 34, Knoxville, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license, driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia, Schedule III drug violations, tampering/fabricating with evidence and violation of implied consent and held on $21,500 bond. Dispatched to Interstate 75 and Highway 321 in reference to a possible drunk driver, LCSO Sgt. Jerramie Bowen talked with the driver, Booth, who allegedly had slurred speech, an odor of an alcoholic beverage and red, watery eyes. Booth performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. “Inside the vehicle in plain view was a 24oz (Miller Light) beer can. While in the back of my patrol unit Mrs. Booth was being looked at by EMS she did put something into her mouth later to be found was a Suboxone 8mg sublingual film,” Bowen said. “Mrs. Booth was told to spit it out and she did swallow it.” Law enforcement also found another Suboxone strip, several bags of needles along with a spoon that had residue and had been burnt for narcotic use, Bowen said.
     
  • Orlando Ramos Chavez, 33, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $2,000 bond. Stopping a vehicle for crossing the center line of Browder Hollow Road multiple times, LCSO Cpl. Rondel M. Branam wrote in his report that the vehicle was slow to respond to emergency equipment. The driver, Chavez, allegedly had red, watery eyes, slurred speech and a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage, Branam said. Chavez performed poorly on field sobriety tasks and was found to have a suspended license.
     
  • Brian Keith Dotson, 18, Greenback, was charged with underage driving while intoxicated and released on $1,000 bond. LCSO Deputy Brandon Burley wrote in his report that he stopped a vehicle for speeding and jumping railroad tracks and found the driver, Dotson, to have a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage. Burley noted that a can of beer was in plain view in the vehicle and Dotson admitted to drinking multiple alcoholic beverages in addition to smoking a gram of marijuana. Dotson performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. “During the investigation Dustin Lynn Carver was established as the front seat passenger of the vehicle. Carver did have red/watery bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and did admit to consuming multiple alcoholic beverages prior to law enforcement contact,” Burley said.
  • Dustin Lynn Carver, 18, Friendsville, was charged with underage consumption and released on $1,000 bond.
     
  • April Michelle Drinnon, 38, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault and held without bond. Dispatched to a possible domestic fight at a Riverview Road residence, LCSO Cpl. Rondel M. Branam talked with a man, who said that Drinnon allegedly began pushing another man around the living room and had been drinking heavily while watching the Super Bowl. “I did notice that (the man) had deep scratch marks to both sides of his neck and when I asked him what had happened he stated that he did it himself,” Branam said. “I then made contact with April Drinnon who was in her bedroom and she did have blood on the palms of her hands. I asked April what had happened and she stated that there was an argument but everything was fine now.”
     
  • Gabriel Patino Garcia, 31, Loudon, was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and public intoxication and held on $2,000 bond. Dispatched to a wreck without injuries, LPD Officer Bennie Houser wrote in his report that he arrested the driver, a juvenile, for underage DUI. “Mr. Garcia was a passenger in the vehicle and was trying to walk away from the scene of the wreck. Mr. Garcia had a strong odor about his person and he stated he had drank one beer,” Houser said. “Mr. Garcia is 31 years old and the driver of the vehicle was 17 years old.”
     
  • John Palladin Gibson, 42, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.
     
  • Abadir O. Hashi, 38, Minneapolis, Minn., was charged with child endangerment out of Ohio and held without bond. Dispatched to Interstate 75 in reference to a reckless driver, LCSO Deputy Cody Fritts wrote in his report that the driver, Hashi, was found to be a fugitive from justice and had an active warrant for child neglect out of Franklin County, Ohio.
     
  • Chad Norris, 34, homeless, was charged with theft of property $1,000-$10,000 and held without bond.
Feb. 2
  • Diedra Diniel Hammons, 22, Loudon, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and driving on a revoked/suspended license and held on $2,500 bond.
     
  • Joseph Jordan Seigle, 32, Friendsville, was charged with failure to appear and held without bond.

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