News Herald Arrest Report

Man arrested for firearm possession in bar
 
A Clarkesville man was charged with possession of a firearm while under the influence last week at a restaurant in Lenoir City.

Responding to a call of an intoxicated person with a weapon at a location on Town Creek Road, Lenoir City Police Officer Tyrel Lorenz spoke with Michael Peyton Russell, 51, who had a "very strong odor of an alcoholic beverage," according to the arrest report.

"I asked Mr. Russell if he had a firearm on his person and he stated he didn't know," Lorenz wrote. "When asked a second time, he stated he did."
Lorenz recovered a Kahr PM40 semiautomatic pistol from Russell's right pocket, according to the arrest report.
 
The manager at the restaurant told police that Russell had eight Manhattan drinks in about four hours, Lorenz wrote.
 
Russell was also charged with public intoxication and released on $4,500 bond.
 
Woman charged with felony evading
 
A Lenoir City woman was taken into custody after speeding by a stopped Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper at more than 90 miles per hour over the weekend on Interstate 75 in Monroe County.
 
Clocking a 1999 Chevy Malibu going 94 mph in a 70 mph zone, Trooper James Dalton followed the driver, Amanda Ruth Ward, 24, Lenoir City, as she entered Loudon County, according to the arrest report.
 
As the vehicle came closer to nearby traffic, Ward began changing lanes without signaling and pulling onto the right shoulder of the road along the interstate, according to the arrest report.
 
Police stopped the vehicle, and during a search of the car found aluminum foil in the center console, Dalton wrote. Inside the foil was a clear bag and a folded piece of paper containing a white crystal substance that field tested for methamphetamine.
 
Ward was charged with felony evading, driving on a revoked/suspended license and simple possession of a Schedule II substance and released on $14,000 bond.
 
Feb. 16
 
• Megan Leigh Allen, 32, Raymond, Miss., was charged with theft of property and held without bond.
 
• Paul Joseph Oppergard, 44, Knoxville, was charged with domestic assault and released on $3,000 bond.
 
Feb. 17
 
• Whitney Shea Charles, 35, Loudon, was charged with public intoxication and released on $2,000 bond.
 
• Daniel Chase Hardin, 18, Loudon, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and held on $1,000 bond.
 
• Krista Lynn Morris, 45, Knoxville, was charged with driving under the influence and held on $6,500 bond.
 
• Joel Wayne Patterson, 43, Loudon, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on $20,000 bond.
 
• Curtis Adam Summey, 28, Vonore, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on $2,000 bond.
 
Feb. 18
 
• Evan Michael Ray, 29, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault-misdemeanor and held without bond.
 
• Samantha Jean Wright, 39, Philadelphia, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and held without bond.
 
• Patrick Michael Brewer, 35, Lenoir City, was charged with contempt of court and failure to appear and released on $1,150 bond.
 
• Tommy Keener, 76, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and released on $1,000 bond.
 
• Michael Eugene Pack, 36, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation, misdemeanor evading and driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $5,000 bond.
 
• Evan Michael Ray, 29, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault-misdemeanor and released on $1,000 bond.
 
• Samantha Jean Wright, 39, Philadelphia, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on $2,000 bond.
 
Feb. 19
 
• Codee Lee Edmonds, 30, Lenoir City, was charged with cash bond and failure to appear-general sessions and held on $20,500 bond.
 
• Regina Dawn Ellison, 32, Rockwood, was charged with violation of probation and held on $2,000 bond.
 
• Michael Loranze Garber, 41, Moshiem, was charged with driving under the influence and released without bond.
 
• Joshua Eldon Giles, 29, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault-felony, aggravated burglary, vandalism, theft under $500 and simple possession/casual exchange and held without bond. Responding to a hang-up call in the 1500 block of Prospect Road, Loudon County Sheriff's Office Deputy Jamie Ketner spoke with Giles and a woman and learned that Giles had active warrants out of Loudon County involving vandalism, domestic violence, assault felony, aggravated burglary and theft of property, according to the arrest report. After taking Giles into custody, police found three yellow pills believed to be clonazepam on him at Loudon County Jail, Ketner wrote in the report. Giles did not have a prescription for the medication, according to the report.
 
• Keith Allen Havens, 43, Lenoir City, was charged with fugitive from justice and held without bond.
 
• Douglas Marion Morrissey, 30, Knoxville, was charged with criminal impersonation, public intoxication and disorderly conduct and held on $6,000 bond.
 
• Kourtney Leshay Morrissey, 28, Knoxville, was charged with public intoxication and released on $4,000 bond.
 
• Natalisha Coray Sona, 20, Philadelphia, was charged with theft under $500 and released on $2,000 bond.
 
• Carmen Jeane Stegall, 24, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $2,000 bond.
 
• Kenneth Wayne Templeton, 49, Harriman, was charged with theft over $500 and held on $10,000 bond.
 
• April Michelle Wakeman, 35, Cleveland, was charged with failure to appear and released on $2,000 bond.
 
Feb. 20
 
• James Anthony Drake, 46, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and failure to appear-general sessions and held on $2,000 bond.
 
• Dylan Curtis Ferguson, 22, Lenoir City, was charged with aggravated burglary and driving on a revoked/suspended license and held on $22,000 bond. Responding to a call of theft in the 200 block of Kelly Lane, police spoke with Ferguson, who said he was removing some of his items from his sister's home, according to the arrest report. Ferguson's sister had not lived at the residence for about a month, according to the report. A woman told police that all the items taken from the home belonged to her, and all of the items were recovered from Ferguson's vehicle, according to police.
 
• Shantell Marte Gasche, 27, Knoxville, was charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct and released on $4,000 bond. Responding to a traffic stop along U.S. Highway 321, Lenoir City Police Officer Bruce Padgett assisted Office Jason Arden with a field sobriety test, and during the test, the passenger, Gasche, exited the car and "began to be very unruly, and would not listen to (the) officer's orders," according to the arrest report. Gasche then went to the rear of the vehicle, stumbled and almost fell onto the road, Padgett wrote, noting that she attempted to pull away from police when she was detained.
 
• Barbra Lynn Headrick, 48, Louisville, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $4,000 bond.
 
• Jonah Ryan Jillson, 29, Lenoir City, was charged with burglary and theft of property and held on $30,000 bond.
 
• Andrew Tyler Jones, 18, Kingston, was charged with theft under $500 and released on $2,000 bond. Dispatched to a call of a shoplifter at a retail store in Lenoir City, police spoke with a loss prevention employee, who said Jones concealed multiple items after entering the store and left without paying, according to the arrest report. The items were valued at $55.94.
 
• James Isacc Lawson, 48, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and held on $2,000 bond.
 
• Linda Darlene Reeder, 44, Louisville, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.
 
• Maricia Alamae Scroggs, 45, Lenoir City, was charged with assault-misdemeanor and held on $1,000 bond. Dispatched to a call of a domestic disturbance in the 2200 block of White Wing Road, LCSO Deputy J.C. Schultz spoke with Scroggs, who said she had an argument with her ex-girlfriend, according to the arrest report. Scroggs had mud on her feet and knees, and the bottom of her pants were wet, Schultz wrote, noting that the ground in front of the residence showed signs of a scuffle, according to the report. Locating the other woman at a gas station, police learned that Scroggs attacked her "so she had to put Ms. Scroggs on the ground to avoid being injured and that she was afraid Ms. Scroggs would hurt herself or another," Schultz wrote. During an interview with the woman, Scroggs pulled into the gas station and refused to exit the car when stopped, according to the report. She was removed from the vehicle and placed under arrest.
 
• Latrice Yvette Thaxton, 34, Sweetwater, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $2,000 bond.
 
• Robert Temple Vann, 45, Athens, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on $2,000 bond.
 
• Zachary Preston Young, 28, Maryville, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and violation of implied consent and released on $4,000 bond.
 
Feb. 21
 
• Sarah Dorine Coker, 57, Philadelphia, was charged with illegal possession/fraudulent use of a credit card and released on $1,000 bond.
 
• Allen Dewayne Hall, 47, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault-misdemeanor and released on $1,000 bond. Dispatched to a call of a domestic disturbance in the 100 block of Moats Drive, Lenoir City Police Officer Christian Dragon spoke with a woman, who said she and Hall had gotten into an argument about her ex-boyfriend and a pet dog, according to the arrest report. "(The woman) stated that she tried to leave the residence but (Hall) wouldn't let her leave," Dragon wrote. "Mr. Hall grabbed (the woman's) hair and pulled her down to the floor. (The woman) bit (Hall's) forearm to try to escape from him, but Mr. Hall grabbed (the woman) by the neck leaving visible marks on (her) neck." Hall was identified as the primary aggressor.
 
• Samuel Bryan Knox, 30, homeless, was charged with driving while intoxicated, driving on a revoked/suspended license, leaving the scene of an accident/property damage and violation of implied consent and held on $9,000 bond. Responding to a call of a wreck in the 1200 block of Spring Street, a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper arrived on the scene to find that a vehicle had hit a tree stump, ran a stop sign and went into the air before hitting a deck at a residence, according to the arrest report. Deputies found the driver, Knox, at a nearby home. Knox displayed signs of intoxication during a police interview, and he refused to perform field sobriety tests or implied consent, according to the report.
 
• Whitney Amanda Lynn, 31, Loudon, was charged with forgery out of Knox County and failure to appear and held on $30,000 bond.
 
• Michael Lynn Thompson, 27, Knoxville, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and leaving the scene of an accident and released on $4,000 bond. Responding to a call of a hit and run crash at mile marker 68 on Interstate 75 North, Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Rodney Best spoke with a man, who said Thompson had hit him in the rear of his vehicle, according to the arrest report. The man told police that he was going to his car to get his paperwork when Thompson got into his car and left the scene, Best wrote. "Mr. Thompson stated that he looked at the vehicles and stated he didn't need a report, so he left," according to Best.
 
Feb. 22
 
• Justin C. Bellamy, 22, Sweetwater, was charged with manufacture/sell/delivery/resale of a Schedule II substance, contraband in a penal institution and public intoxication and held on $42,000 bond.
 
• Kevin Louis Bryant, 54, Rome, Ga., was charged with manufacture/sell/delivery/resale of a Schedule VI substance and held on $20,000 bond.
 
• William Neil Owens, 49, Ponte Vedra, Fla., was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.
 
• Sterling Kelsey Steinhardt, 23, Vonore, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,500 bond. Responding to a call of a wreck with no injuries at Highway 72 and Matlock Bend Road, LCSO Deputy Ben Everett found the driver, Steinhardt, who was walking along the road near the location where his vehicle had flipped into a creek bed, according to the arrest report. Steinhardt displayed signs of intoxication, Everett wrote. "When I asked Mr. Steinhardt how much he had to drink, he stated 'too much'," Everett wrote in the report. The man performed poorly on field sobriety tests, according to the report.
 
• Mary M. Thornhill, 30, Knoxville, was charged with contempt of court and held on $150 bond.
 
THP nabs 4 for meth distribution
 
Two men from West Virginia and two from Georgia were arrested on charges of methamphetamine distribution during a recent traffic stop along Interstate 75 in Loudon County.

Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Isaiah Lloyd stopped a 2015 Ford Edge and noticed that the driver, Michael S. Neuman, 41, Tucker, Ga., was acting suspiciously, according to a THP press release. When Neuman was told to show his hands, Lloyd saw a plastic bag containing what was believed to be methamphetamine in “plain sight,” according to the report.

After arresting Neuman, troopers found three plastic bags containing meth, along with $2,925 in cash. Drugs recovered from the vehicle weighed about 11.14 ounces, according to the release.
 
“Nueman later indicated he was traveling from Atlanta, Ga., and was delivering the drugs to a hotel in Knoxville where additional suspects from West Virginia and Georgia were staying,” according to the release.
 
Police also searched two hotel rooms as part of the investigation and arrested three other individuals, including William R. Jones, 50, Hansford, W.Va., William K. Dodrill, 35, Birch River, W.Va., and Steven M. Hicks, 43, of Georgia, in connection with the case.
 
THP recovered a total of $9,328 in drug currency during the investigation.

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2/29/16