Blount County man arrested after

Blount County man arrested after attack

A Maryville man is facing assault charges after law enforcement learned he tried to attack two individuals with a butcher knife.

Responding to a fight in progress on Poplar Street, Loudon Police Officer Jonathan Yates saw three people running down the street.

Yates met with people inside the house who said the attacker, Marvin Ray Murrell, had fled.

Yates found Murrell walking on Ferry Street. Yates noted in his report that Murrell had been in a fight and was bleeding from his face. Two victims gave statements claiming Murrell was upset about money.

“A fist fight broke out and all three sustained injuries,” Yates wrote in the report. “The fight was over and all had separated when Murrell returned with a butcher knife and 6-pound dumbbell weight. Murrell aggressively and with intent of causing bodily harm, attacked (one man) and (another man). They fled from his assault while he slashed at them with the knives.”

The two victims were not cut, but Murrell did put them in fear of being killed or seriously injured, according to Yates’ report.

“After failing to stab the victims, the defendant threw the knives at them and fled the house,” Yates wrote in the report.

Murrell was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and held on $20,000 bond.

Jan. 8

• Nancy Allyn Coleman, 20, Lenoir City, was charged with two counts of simple possession/casual exchange and open container and released on $3,000 bond.

• Cari Ann Henderson, 43, Athens, was charged with failure to appear-municipal court and held on $1,000 bond.

• John Allen Sentell, 40, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

Jan. 9

• Alexander Coats Baity, 29, Knoxville, was charged with failure to appear and released on $70,000 bond.

• Daniel Keith Carver, 37, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.

• Timothy Mitchell Dawson, 46, Philadelphia, was charged with criminal court capias and released without bond.

• Christina Lee Devaney, 30, Lenoir City, was charged with two counts of simple possession/casual exchange and released on $2,000 bond.

• Phillip Wayne Farmer, 39, Loudon, was charged with child endangerment and domestic assault-misdemeanor and released on $52,000 bond. On Jan. 8, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brian Smith responded to a domestic violence call on Watkins Road. Smith talked with a woman who said she and Farmer argued. Farmer became “very agitated” and claimed he had cameras in the house and in her vehicle. The woman said she was on a bed feeding her baby when Farmer held her down by pushing her head into the bed and staying on top of her and the baby. She said when she was able to get up, Farmer pushed her backward across the bed, began striking her in the head and right arm and then threw her and the baby across the bedroom, which caused her to land on top of the baby in a baby bed. Smith observed red marks on the woman and baby.

• Lenning Jav Huerta Martinez, 24, Philadelphia, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a Schedule VI substance, possession of a Schedule II substance, violation of probation and criminal impersonation and held on $9,000 bond.

• William Joseph Lanter, 40, Loudon, was charged with aggravated robbery and released on $50,000 bond.

• Anthony Dewayne Martin, 47, Knoxville, was charged with failure to appear and held on $2,000 bond.

• Robert Edward McMahan, 46, Greenback, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and held on $1,000 bond.

• Charles Edward Robinette, 46, Lenoir City, was charged with criminal court capias and released on $5,000 bond.

• Elijah Jenson Woods, 32, Loudon, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and criminal court capias and released on $33,000 bond.

Jan. 10

• Willie A. Burris, 47, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation and held on $1,000 bond.

• Brandon Lee Douglas, 31, Knoxville, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, simple possession/casual exchange and driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $8,000 bond.

• Michael Shane Henry, 31, Georgetown, was charged with assisting other agency and released without bond.

• Steve Dillen Langley, 22, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear and held without bond.

• Jennifer Mae Lowe, 32, Wartburg, was charged with violation of probation and released on $2,000 bond.

• Christopher Wayne Presswood, 54, Sweetwater, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $1,500 bond.

• April Michelle Ridge, 37, Maryville, was charged with failure to appear and held on $2,000 bond.

• Steve Clay Scott, 32, Philadelphia, was charged with manufacture, delivery, sale of possession of a Schedule II substance, simple possession/casual exchange, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving on a revoked/suspended license and held on $16,000 bond.

• Marvin Lester Smith, 23, Georgetown, was charged with driving without a valid license and possession of drug paraphernalia and held on $4,000 bond.

Jan. 11

• Christopher Payne Bennett, 23, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation and held on $30,000 bond.

• Michael Andrew Bennett, 29, Lenoir City, was charged with two counts of simple possession/casual exchange and possession of drug paraphernalia and held on $3,000 bond.

• Steven Hunter Breeden, 38, Knoxville, was charged with contempt of court and held on $150 bond.

• Harley Mirielle Crawford, 18, Lenoir City, was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, tampering with evidence, possession of drug paraphernalia and manufacture, sale, delivery or possession of a Schedule VI substance and released on $12,000 bond. Dispatched to the West Hills Drive area for a suspicious female, Lenoir City Police Officer Shannon Runyan met with a neighbor who said he saw a small, dark car in the area and saw a female get into the vehicle and drive away. Runyan watched the vehicle leaving Allison Lane with a male driver and female passenger. A traffic stop was initiated in which Runyan provided backup. Approaching the vehicle, officers could smell marijuana. After a K-9 unit was called to the scene, the two were removed from the vehicle. “Consequently, approximately 18.7 grams of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana and 1.1 grams of a wax substance believed to be hashish was located along with rolling papers, plastic baggies, three glass pipes and $113 in cash (in) all small bills,” Runyan wrote in the report. The driver, a 17-year-old juvenile, said he handed a large bag of marijuana and cash to the defendant to hide and she attempted to conceal the marijuana and cash during the traffic stop. The driver was transported to the juvenile center, while Crawford was taken to jail.

• Deborah Ann Frazier, 59, Greenback, was charged with criminal court capias and released on $5,000 bond.

• Maryann E. Page, 41, Knoxville, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $1,000 bond.

Jan. 12

• Ashley Marie Binkowski, 28, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation and held on $4,000 bond.

• Marsha Ann Washburn, 46, Knoxville, was charged with manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of a Schedule II substance and held on $25,000 bond. Observing a red Ford Focus heading west on Highway 70, LCSO Deputy Zachary Frye paced the vehicle, claiming it was going 50 miles per hour in a 40 mph zone. The driver also did not maintain its lane of travel and crossed the center line more than once. After initiating a traffic stop, Frye talked with Washburn, who said she and her friends were going to a friend’s house on Abbott Road. The three other occupants in the car appeared “very nervous,” according to the report. Frye was given consent to search the car. “Upon search of the vehicle, a small bag containing 0.40 grams of crystal substance believed to be methamphetamine was found in the driver side floor board underneath the driver’s purse,” Frye wrote in the report. No one would claim ownership of the meth when asked. Washburn stated she was “a meth addict and used daily,” according to the report.