News Herald Arrest Report
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Maryville man dumps drugs at drive-thru A Lenoir City woman and a Maryville man are facing charges after
dumping drugs at a Lenoir City fast food drive-thru.
At 6:30 p.m. Sept. 4, the 9th Judicial Drug Task Force learned
Melissa Thomas, 41, Lenoir City, and Steve Brian Bright, 51,
Maryville, were in Loudon County and both had active warrants.
Blount County Criminal Investigations Department, the 5th
Judicial Drug Task Force and the 9th Judicial DTF located the
couple at a fast food drive-thru on U.S. Highway 321. The driver, Bright, threw a bag out the driver side window
containing approximately 105 grams of methamphetamine,
according to Loudon County Sheriffs Office Inv. Jamie
Ketner. When searching the vehicle, officers found 26
phentrimine pills located in the passenger door, eight
orange pills identified as 0.5 mg clonazepam in the drivers
seat, less than 1 gram of marijuana, baggies, scales, a drug
ledger, a pill bottle containing six baggies of meth
weighing 1.9 grams and one yellow pill identified as 1 mg
clonazepam. Bright had $2,656 on him, and his license was
revoked.
Thomas was charged with manufacture, delivery, sell or
possession of Schedule II substance, two counts of
manufacture, delivery, sell or possession of a Schedule IV
substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts
of simple possession/casual exchange and held on $53,000
bond.
Bright was taken into custody by BCSO for a failure to
follow rule of court and violation of community corrections
and held without bond. Sept. 2 Robert Matthew Jones, 30, Madisonville, was charged
with aggravated assault and released on $5,000 bond.
Sept. 3 Jose Jayme Cortes, 20, Loudon, was charged with
domestic assault-felony and released on $5,000 bond.
Thomas Martin Davis, 24, Loudon, was charged with
public intoxication and released on $1,000 bond.
Marcus Jefferson Goodin, 34, Morgantown, W.Va., was
charged with public intoxication and released without
bond.
Marc Duane Howard, 51, Loudon, was charged with
evading arrest, vandalism, resisting arrest, possession
of a firearm, theft of property and manufacture,
delivery, sell or possession of a Schedule II substance
and held on $37,000 bond. LCSO Deputy Cole Rogers
watched a passenger in a white Dodge not wearing a seat
belt, and the drivers brake light had the incorrect
light. Rogers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on
Midway Road, but the vehicle continued onto Hirst
Circle. Rogers activated his emergency lights and siren
and followed the vehicle around Hirst Circle, but the
vehicle ran through the entrance landscaping of a
subdivision and pulled onto U.S. Highway 11. The
vehicle then turned onto Hall Street and drove through
two yards, crossed back over Hall Street and ran into a
residence at 140 Hall St., Rogers wrote in a report.
Howard, the driver, fled on foot toward Leeper Parkway.
LCSO Deputy Mark Rodriguez took Howard to the ground in
an attempt to detain him, but Howard resisted and
Rogers body camera was damaged, according to reports.
Additional help from LCSO Deputy Brandon Dishner led to
Howards restraint. The passenger, Rachel Faye Tyra, 39,
Knoxville, remained in the vehicle and was detained.
Upon search of the vehicle, two loaded guns were located
as well as a polka-dotted container with syringes and
burnt spoons. Two scales were found in the front seat
with methamphetamine residue. Tyra was taken into
custody and at Loudon County Jail a small bag in her
purse contained a crystallized residue in it and two
carisoprodal pills. Tyra was charged with possession of
legend drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, seat
belt violation, manufacture, delivery, sale or
possession of Schedule II substance and held on $29,000
bond. Courtney Elizabeth Ireland, 39, Harriman, was
charged with failure to appear and held without
bond.
Heather Ann Pitts, 33, Lenoir City, was charged
with a criminal court capias and held on $7,000
bond.
Sept. 4 Kristi Dawn Beason, 43, Knoxville, was charged
with failure to appear and held on $4,000 bond.
Joy Desiree Cosby, 31, Knoxville, was charged with
failure to appear and released on $2,000 bond.
Courtney Nicole Crass, 32, Kingston, was charged
with driving on a revoked/suspended license and
released on $1,000 bond.
Garrett Allen House, 31, Sweetwater, was charged
with failure to appear and held on $90,000 bond.
James Andrew Layman, 33, Vonore, was charged with
manufacture, sell, and delivery of a Schedule II
substance and driving on a revoked/suspended license
and held on $32,000 bond.
Catherine Jeanette Jenkins, 43, Loudon, was
charged with violation of probation and released on
$2,000 bond.
Jessica Faith Martin, 32, Lenoir City, was charged
with failure to appear and held without bond.
Theresa Ann Morton, 51, Sweetwater, was charged
with two counts of failure to appear and released on
$4,000 bond.
William Cody Packett, 27, Carson, Calif., was
charged with manufacture, sell and possession of a
controlled substance and released on $20,000 bond.
Albert Norman Rhyne, 49, Sweetwater, was charged
with driving on a revoked/suspended license and held
without bond.
Victor Shandale Shofner, 29, Lenoir City, was
charged with violation of probation and held without
bond.
Jordan Andrew Thill, 21, Fullerton, Calif., was
charged with manufacture, sell and possession of a
controlled substance and released on $20,000 bond.
Brooke Marie Votra, 35, Lenoir City, was charged
with hindering secured creditors and released on
$5,000 bond.
Timothy James Whitehead, 50, Sweetwater, was
charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license
and released on $1,000 bond.
Sept. 5 Valarie Jane Clowers, 36, Powell, was charged with
violation of probation and held on $5,000 bond. Zachary Aaron Long, 26, Knoxville, was charged
with a general sessions capias and held on
$15,000 bond.
Lynn Mary Russell, 61, Loudon, was charged
with public intoxication and released on $1,000
bond.
Zakery Bryan Russell, 24, Loudon, was charged
with simple possession/casual exchange and
released on $1,000 bond.
Colby Joseph Trail, 23, Maryville, was charged
with violation of probation and possession of
drug paraphernalia and held without bond.
Sept. 6 April Lynn Bivens, 42, Lenoir City, was
charged with failure to appear and held
without bond.
Zackery Alexander Finchum, 19, Loudon, was
charged with underage consumption,
possession of drug paraphernalia and simple
possession/casual exchange and released on
$3,000 bond.
Robert Leroy Kronz, 51, Maryville, was
charged with burglary and held on $20,000.
Erica Kristi Majors, 22, Loudon, was
charged with simple possession/casual
exchange and possession of drug
paraphernalia and held without bond.
Marvin Ray Murrell, 31, Lenoir City, was
charged with manufacture, delivery, sale or
possession of Schedule II substance and
driving on a revoked/suspended license and
held without bond.
Avery Eugene Sarten, 55, Lenoir City, was
charged with manufacture, delivery, sell or
possession of a Schedule II substance and
two counts of general sessions capias and
held without bond.
Marcella Marie Forrester, 28, Harriman,
was charged with violation of probation and
released without bond.
Justin Lee Shelton, 33, Loudon, was
charged with theft of property, driving
under the influence, evading arrest, driving
on a revoked/suspended license, general
sessions capias, two counts of violation of
probation and violation of implied consent
and held without bond.
Sept. 7 Brett Mitchell Courtney, 30, Knoxville,
was charged with driving on roadways laned
for traffic, driving under the influence and
two counts of simple possession/casual
exchange and released on $9,000 bond.
Terrell Diver McNabb, 19, Loudon, was
charged with underage consumption and
released on $1,000 bond.
Yunior Medina, 24, Loudon, was charged
with public intoxication and released on
$1,000 bond.
Elijah Wayne Peyton, 18, Loudon, was
charged with underage consumption and
released on $1,000 bond.
Sept. 8 Jorge Luis Mejia, 23, Lenoir City, was
charged with driving a revoked/suspended
license, driving under the influence,
possession of drug paraphernalia and simple
possession/casual exchange and held without
bond.
Robert James Wilson, 58, Newnan, Ga., was
charge with driving under the influence,
financial responsibility law and speeding
and held without bond.
Sept. 9 Charles Christopher Downey, 34, Maryville,
was charged with driving under the influence
and held on $2,500 bond. |
9/16/19
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