Man caught with 30 pounds of met

“His nervousness was evident to the deputy by the uncontrollable shaking of his hands and responses to questions,” Fritts wrote in the report. “During the course of the stop a drug detection dog was deployed on the vehicle and this resulted in a positive alert to the presence of narcotics.”

Medina-Vera provided “unsolicited information” regarding a gym bag in the vehicle’s trunk, where law enforcement found 30-32 pounds of what was believed to be methamphetamine. He claimed the bag was not his and he did not know what it contained.

Inside the gym bag were four T-shirts that appeared new and underneath were eight large wrapped bundles containing meth.

Agents with the 9th Judicial Drug Task Force, the 5th Judicial Drug Task Force, Lenoir City Police Department and Loudon Police Department were called in to help the investigation, according to Ninth Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson's office. The seizure was the largest meth haul in Loudon County history.

Medina-Vera, Camden, N.J., was charged with manufacture, sell, delivery or resale of a Schedule II substance and held on $500,000 bond.

Couple charged again

Two Loudon residents are facing charges against animals after Loudon Police officers and 9th Judicial Drug Task Force agents served a warrant on Collins Street.

Jerimiah James Sears, 33, and Lori Leann Sears, 33, were initially arrested March 22 on drug charges.

The search warrant included all video and audio recording devices and anything capable of storing recorded media. While in a bedroom, Loudon Police Sgt. Scott Newman located a Sony Handycam video recorder. Officers found on the camera a video of Lori Sears knowingly engaging in sexual activity with a medium-sized dog.

“Lori Sears appears to be a willing participant in this activity,” the report says. “The video was about three minutes in length and was time and dated at 3/17/2018. It appears that Mr. Sears is making the video. Both Lori and Jerimiah James Sears can be identified in this video by their tattoos.”

Both claimed the dog in the video was a stray.

Lori Sears was charged with criminal offenses against animals and was held on $5,000 bond.

Jerimiah Sears was charged with criminal offenses against animals and was held without bond.

March 26

• Terri Leighann Aikens-Parks, 42, Lenoir City, was charged with theft of property, criminal trespass and violation of probation and released on $1,000 bond.

• Stacy Eugene Branson, 50, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.

• William Allen Curtis, 27, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault-misdemeanor and released on $1,000 bond.

• Harley Danielle Grimes, 25, Lenoir City, was charged with two counts of violation of probation, manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of a Schedule II substance and possession of drug paraphernalia and held on $36,000 bond.

• Keith Lynn Kelley, 50, Loudon, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on $1,000 bond.

• Cayci Nicole Littleton, 35, Lenoir City, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of legend drugs, manufacture, sell, delivery or resale of a Schedule I substance, manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of a Schedule II substance, simple possession/casual exchange and criminal impersonation and held on $90,000 bond.

• Daltone Bradley Major, 36, Lenoir City, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, simple possession/casual exchange and unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon and released on $6,000 bond.

• Dustin E. Plemons, 36, Loudon, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and held on $1,000 bond.

• Donita Rena Ward, 43, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and failure to appear-municipal court and released on $4,000 bond.

March 27

• Nadine Renee Billingsley, 55, Lenoir City, was charged with false reports/statements and released on $5,000 bond.

• Anthony Nicholas Bridges, 31, Maryville, was charged with failure to appear and released on $2,000 bond.

• Deanna Latrece Cozart, 36, Lenoir City, was charged with false reports/statements and released on $5,000 bond.

• Teresa Lorene Eldridge, 51, Maryville, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on $2,000 bond.

• Travis Lee Huffman, 35, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $3,000 bond.

• David Frederick Hurst, 35, Knoxville, was charged with manufacture, sell, delivery or resale of a Schedule VI substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and removal of registration plate and released on $4,000 bond.

• Kenneth Ray Morgan, 26, Madisonville, was charged with failure to appear and released on $8,000 bond.

• Donna Maria Vetrano, 35, Cosby, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

March 28

• David Michael Bragg, 28, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $2,000 bond.

• Kelley Renee Garcia, 41, Harriman, was charged with evading arrest, reckless driving and reckless endangerment and held on $32,000 bond. Attempting to initiate a traffic stop for a Chevrolet Trailblazer traveling 60 miles per hour in a 40 mph zone, Lenoir City Police Officer Cole Morgan noticed the vehicle run through two red lights before braking abruptly, nearly causing Morgan to hit the vehicle. “The driver, Kelley Garcia, then came to a complete stop in front of the Lenoir City Ford dealership and proceeded to jump out of the vehicle and yell she was trying to save a life (and) for me to get off her bumper. She then jumped back in the vehicle and fled down Highway 321 North at speeds of 60 mph,” Morgan wrote in the report. Garcia traveled down Highway 321 a few miles, making two U-turns along the way, before coming to a stop in front of Dunkin Donuts, where she again yelled at Morgan. Garcia fled again, making a U-turn into oncoming traffic. Morgan, with the help of another city police officer and Loudon County deputies, eventually stopped Garcia.

• Joseph Andrew Heape, 24, Harriman, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and held without bond.

• Lea Nicole Helton, 37, Middlesboro, Ky., was charged with manufacture, sell, delivery or resale of a Schedule IV substance and held on $40,000 bond.

• Patricia Gail Jenkins, 34, Lenoir City, was charged with two counts of theft of property and two counts of burglary and held without bond.

• Charlotte Marliee Watkins, 43, Knoxville, was charged with theft of property and burglary and held without bond.

March 29

• Maren Laurel Brown, 41, Kingston, was charged with violation of probation and held on $30,000 bond.

• Stephen Browder Day, 18, Lenoir City, was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and released on $1,000 bond.

• Robert Blake Dotson, 35, Philadelphia, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

• Jason Gibson, 37, Strawberry Plains, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,000 bond.

• Matthew Steven Hart, 37, Tuscumbia, Ala., was charged with three counts of reckless endangerment and driving under the influence and released on $80,000 bond.

• Alex Kyler Hughes, 22, Maryville, was charged with violation of probation and held on $20,000 bond.

• Christian L. Walker, 44, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,500 bond.

March 30

• Justin Blake Barnes, 30, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication, unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon, theft of property and vandalism and held on $5,000 bond.

• Ralph A. Hickman, 51, Knoxville, was charged with failure to appear and held without bond.

• Brenda Michelle Marsh, 33, Loudon, was charged with public intoxication, possession of drug paraphernalia and simple possession/casual exchange and held on $3,000 bond.

March 31

• Jack M. Brogan, 31, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault-misdemeanor and held on $2,000 bond.

• Justice David Choate, 20, Philadelphia, was charged with simple possession/casual exchange and violation of probation and held without bond.

• Leticia Cortes, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault-misdemeanor and held on $3,000 bond.

• Mitzi Leeann Davis, 39, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and held without bond.

• Charles Chrisophe Durance, 18, Greenback, was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, underage consumption, burglary and theft of property and held on $8,000 bond.

• Justin Lee Hargis, 40, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $1,500 bond.

• Harliss R. Hawkins, 32, Maryville, was charged with failure to appear-municipal court and held without bond.

• Joshua S. Hughes, 35, Powell, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, simple possession/casual exchange and manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of a Schedule II substance and held on $34,000 bond.

• Richard Daniel Lynch, 39, Madisonville, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $4,000 bond.

• Samuel Eugene Maples, 55, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and held without bond.

• Jessica Leann Roberts, 37, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

April 1

• Michelle Elaine Blanchard, 57, Walland, was charged with simple possession/casual exchange and held without bond.

• Joey Franklin Ferrell, 29, Loudon, was charged with failure to appear and held without bond.

• Alejandro Martinez Angeles, 36, Lenoir City, was charged with theft under $500 and held without bond.

• Kristopher Drake Pierce, 23, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation, failure to appear and driving on a revoked/suspended license and held without bond.

• Albert Norman Rhyne, 48, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

• Jonathan Lee Stewart, 44, Lenoir City, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and released on $1,000 bond.

• Shirley Kay Witt, 55, Maryville, was charged with two counts of simple possession/casual exchange and driving under the influence and held on $7,000 bond.

April 2

• Christopher Ryan Burke, 35, Kingston, was charged with driving under the influence and simple possession/casual exchange-felony and held without bond.

• Jennifer Michelle Keith, 52, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence and held without bond.

• Tristan Shane Langley, 27, Maryville, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $2,500 bond.

• Jasmine Nicole McBrayer, 20, Maryville, was charged with underage consumption and held without bond.

• Juan James Teffteller, 20, Maryville, was charged with underage driving while intoxicated and held without bond.