Odd driving leads to massive $7,000 drug bust

On Wednesday Oct. 30, at approximately 3:12 a.m, Deputy Charles Watson with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office observed a gray SUV traveling on Kingston Pike and approaching the intersection of Highway 11.

Before the vehicle approached the intersection, the traffic light was green and displayed a green arrow. The SUV came to a complete stop in the turn lane for several seconds before making the left turn. According to the report, the vehicle was positioned in the inside turn lane before making the left turn and drifted into the outside lane during the turn.

The deputy stopped the vehicle due to suspicion of impaired driving. Watson made contact with 30-yearold Joshua Mclemore of Vonore, who was sitting in the driver’s seat of the vehicle with four other passengers.

Loudon County Dispatch advised the deputy that Mclemore has a suspended driver’s license. Watson asked Mclemore to exit the vehicle and step back to his patrol car. As Mclemore stepped out of the driver’s seat, Watson observed a red cut straw with what appeared to be drug residue on the end of it on the driver’s seat.

Deputy Pekala and Deputy Owens arrived to assist with the stop; they helped remove each passenger from the vehicle and attempted to identify them.

When Deputy Owens removed the front passenger from the vehicle, a cut straw fell from his lap onto the ground. That passenger was identified as 27-yearold Gregory Devine of Madisonville.

Watson was given the name “David Parrot” with a Social Security Number from another male passenger. And Deputy Pekala was given the name “Kathy Bianchi” to run out of the state of Illinois from the female passenger.

During Deputy Watson’s investigation, he determined that the male was 38-year-old Bradley Miller, who is reportedly homeless and wanted in both Blount and Knox counties. The female was later identified as 58-year-old Kimberly Devine of Sweetwater — who is wanted in Monroe County.

The name “Kathy Bianchi” did return to a female related to Kimberly Devine out of Illinois. The information that Miller provided to Watson did return to “David Parrot,” according to reports.

The final passenger in the stopped SUV was identified as 57-year-old Kevin Spears of Madisonville.

FENTANYL, HEROIN AND MORE

Deputy Pekala performed a probable cause search of the vehicle and recovered approximately 15 grams of Fentanyl, 0.3 grams of Heroin and several small twisted baggies that contained a mixture of narcotics that appeared to be packaged for resale.

Pekala also recovered an envelope containing U.S. currency.

Due to the narcotics recovered inside the vehicle and the way they were packaged, Watson suspected the U.S. currency to be from the sale of illegal narcotics.

The U.S. currency was secured in evidence along with the narcotics. The narcotic items and drug paraphernalia were recovered in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, some inside a cigarette pack stuffed under a seat and some stuffed in a chip back on the middle seat.

All passengers of the vehicle denied ownership of the narcotics and all parties were placed in custody for drug possession and drug paraphernalia.

While en route to the Loudon County Jail, Miller revealed that he had a pipe on his person and that he had given Watson the name “David Parrot” to hide his true identity.

Once on scene at the jail, corrections staff removed Miller from Watson’s patrol vehicle and took him inside the facility to be searched. They recovered a glass pipe with what appeared to be drug residue inside.

While the corrections staff was searching Kimberly Devine inside the facility, they recovered approximately 3.2 grams of a “crystal- like substance” from her pants.

All the narcotics and paraphernalia were placed into evidence. Meanwhile, the total amount of U.S. currency seized was $7,093.

Gregory Devine was charged with manufacture, sell, delivery, resale SCH I, manufacture, sell, delivery, resale SCH II, possession of drug paraphernalia and was held on $42,000 bond.

Kimberly Devine was charged with contraband in a penal institution, identity theft, manufacture, sell, delivery, resale SCH I, manufacture, sell, delivery, resale SCH II, manufacture, delivery, sale, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and was held on $87,000 bond.

Mclemore was charged with manufacture, sell, delivery, resale SCH I, manufacture, sell, delivery, resale SCH II, possession of drug paraphernalia and was held on $42,000 bond.

Miller was charged with identity theft, manufacture, sell, delivery, resale SCH I, manufacture, sell, delivery, resale SCH II, possession of drug paraphernalia and was held on $47,000 bond.

Spears was charged with manufacture, sell, delivery, resale SCH I, manufacture, sell, delivery, resale SCH II, Possession of drug paraphernalia and was released on $42,000 bond.

OCT. 28

■ Sarah Beth Arden, 37, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1500 bond.

■ Crystal Marie Brown, 42, Philadelphia, was charged with domestic assault and held on $1500 bond.

■ Amanda Marie Lopez, 37, Sweetwater, was charged with driving on revoked/ suspended license, use of safety belt in a passenger vehicle and released on $2000 bond.

■ Joshua Matthew Massengill, 42, Loudon, was charged with capias-municipal court and released on $1000 bond.

■ Malcolm Blaine McKeag, 31, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1500 bond.

■ Geovanni Manuel Sanchez, 19, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault, domestic assault and released on $3000 bond.

■ Misty Dawn Walden, 46, Loudon, was charged with driving on revoked license; financial responsibility law; mfg, delivery, sale or possession of meth; simple possession/ casual exchange and released on $7000 bond.

OCT. 29

■ Amanda Beth Atchley, 39, Knoxville, was charged with capias-municipal court and released on $2000 bond.

■ Gretchen Lee Hutson, 31, Oak Ridge, was charged with capias-municipal court and released on $2000 bond.

■ Jeremy Lamont Kerr, 47, Lenoir City, was charged with misuse of 911 emergency system and released on $1000 bond.

■ Trent Dalton McGill, 22, Lenoir City, was charged with drag racing, reckless endangerment and released on $10,000 bond.

■ Jonny Mejia, 26, Lenoir City, was charged with drag racing, driving under the influence, reckless endangerment, violation of implied consent and released on $12,000 bond.

■ Joshua Farris Rice, 36, Knoxville, was charged with capias-criminal court and held without bond.

■ Wiliam Brian Self, 46, Greenback, was charged with driving on suspended license, evading arrest, resisting arrest and held on $4500 bond.

■ Michael Christopher Taylor, 36, Rockwood, was charged with capias-municipal court and released on $226 bond.

■ Daniel Christopher Woods, 30, Homeless, was charged with capias-municipal court and released on $2000 bond.

■ Jason Robert Young, 42, Lenoir City, was charged with assisting other agency, driving on revoked/suspended license and released without bond.

OCT. 30

■ Christopher Steven Dailey, 42, Loudon, was charged with capias-municipal court, convicted serving time and held without bond.

■ Gregory Scott Devine Jr., 27, Madisonville, was charged with man., sell., del., resale schedule I drug; man., sell., del., resale schedule II drug; possession of drug paraphernalia and held on $42,000 bond.

■ Kimberly Lyn Devine, 58, Sweetwater, was charged with contraband in penal institution; identity theft; man., sell, del., resale schedule I drug; man., sell, del., resale schedule II drug; mfg., delivery, sale or possession of meth; possession of drug paraphernalia and held on $87,000 bond.

■ Patricia Nicole Galyon, 36, Homeless, was charged with assault, capias-general sessions, resisting arrest and released on $2000 bond.

■ Joshua Ray Mclemore, 30, Vonore, was charged with man., sell, del., resale schedule I drug; man., sell, del., resale schedule II drug; possession of drug paraphernalia and held on $42,000 bond.

■ Bradley Scott Miller, 38, Homeless, was charged with identity theft; man., sell, del., resale sch. I; man., sell, del., resale sch. II; possession of drug paraphernalia and held on $47,000 bond.

■ Michelle Lee Miller, 49, Sweetwater, was charged with driving on suspended license, simple possession/ casual exchange, tampering/ fabricating with evidence and held on $11,500 bond.

■ Christina Danielle Norris, 36, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of bond restriction and held on $1500 bond.

■ James Dylan Smith, 21, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of bond restriction and held on $1500 bond.

■ Ethan Alexander Sorrell, 21, Philadelphia, was charged with arrest warrant- assist other agency and held without bond.

■ Kevin Lee Spears, 57, Madisonville, was charged with man., sell, del., resale sch. I; man., sell, del., resale sch. II; possession of drug paraphernalia and released on $42,000 bond.

OCT. 31

■ Lorenza Cutler, 58, Jones, Ala., was charged with driving on revoked license, financial responsibility law and held without bond.

■ Keith Michael Monahan, 45, Knoxville, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $5000 bond.

■ Brett Charlton Whitehead, 36, Loudon, was charged and held without bond.

NOV. 1

■ Christopher Lynn Cook Sr., 51, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and released on $7500 bond.

■ James David Maples, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with address change required-10 days, driving on revoked/suspended license, financial responsibility law, possession of drug paraphernalia, simple possession/ casual exchange, speed limit and released on $4500 bond.

■ John Joseph McGrath, 32, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

■ Melissa Sue McKee, 35, Knoxville, was charged with capias-criminal court and released on $1000 bond.

■ Cristin Miaun, 22, Knoxville, was charged with violation of probation and released without bond.

NOV. 2

■ Jeremy Matthew Brewer, 40, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on revoked/ suspended license and released on $1000 bond.

■ William Kenneth Doss, 45, Friendsville, was charged with expiration of certificates and plates, simple possession/ casual exchange, use of safety belt in a passenger vehicle and held on $1000 bond.

■ Roberto Guerrero-Lorenzo, 20, Morristown, was charged with underage driving while intoxicated and released on $2000 bond.

■ Joseph Cody Lively, 22, Ten Mile, was charged with driving on revoked/suspended license and released without bond.

■ Lucas Cainann Omary, 31, Homeless, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1000 bond.

■ Brandon Lee Shrewsbury, 27, Loudon, was charged with public intoxication and released on $1500 bond.

■ Charles Jerry Waggoner, 22, Sweetwater, was charged with simple possession/ casual exchange and released on $1000 bond.

NOV. 3

■ Tanichia Moralez-Lopez, 18, Sweetwater, was charged with public intoxication and released on $390 bond.

■ Daniel Charles Wiliams, 50, Loudon, was charged with public intoxication and held without bond.