Pair arrested after bank hostage

Pair arrested after bank hostage call

Two men are facing drug charges after false concerns were raised in a Tellico Village bank that one of them was being held hostage.

Loudon County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Brockwell responded Oct. 31 for a suspicious person inside a bank. Dispatch notified Brockwell that Luther Earl Smith, 33, Tellico Plains, who was inside, said he was being held hostage by another man who had a weapon outside in a vehicle.

Brockwell detained Benjamin Adam Davidson, 32, Sweetwater, who had been sitting in a vehicle described by dispatch. Deputies were unable to locate a firearm on Davidson but continued a search of the vehicle.

During the search, a deputy located a clear smoking pipe in the passenger seat and a small black box containing a resealable bag with a clear, crystal-like substance inside.

Smith told deputies he had been in the vehicle and that Davidson drove him to the bank. When Smith and Davidson were asked about the crystal substances, both denied ownership. Both men were placed under arrest and transported to Loudon County Jail.

Davidson was charged with manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia and released on $4,000 bond.

Smith was charged with manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia and held on $3,000 bond.

Oct. 27

• Ray David Hensley, 58, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-municipal court and released on $1,000 bond.

• Rick Pierce Jackson, 34, Rockwood, was charged with weekender serving time and held without bond.

• Arnulfo Mazariegos-Cifuentes, 25, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license, financial responsibility law and lights required on motor vehicle and released on $1,000 bond.

• Casandra Lynn McDuffie, 34, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license, manufacture, sell, delivery, resale of schedule I drugs, two counts of manufacture, sell, delivery, resale of schedule II drugs and manufacture/sell/possession of controlled substances and held on $92,000 bond.

• Carvi Ociel Monterroso, 33, Lawndale, Calif., was charged with illegal taking, possession or destruction of wildlife and released on $1,000 bond.

• Gregory Gilbert White, 47, Kingston, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,500 bond.

Oct. 28

• Justin Thomas Bravo, 21, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $1,000 bond.

• James Anthony Cline, 62, Knoxville, was charged with capias-general sessions and held without bond.

• Chelsey Jo Coker, 27, Philadelphia, was charged with public intoxication and held on $390 bond.

• Limei Jiang, 32, Brooklyn, N.Y., was charged with domestic assault and held on $1,500 bond.

• Trey Evert Jones, 22, Knoxville, was charged with capias-general sessions and held without bond.

• Yun Qiang Lin, 34, Brooklyn, N.Y., was charged with domestic assault and held on $1,500 bond.

• Ethan Issac Orr, 24, Maryville, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $1,000 bond.

• Stephanie Lynn Plemons, 28, Sweetwater, was charged with violation of probation-general sessions and held on $2,000 bond.

• Nazareth Cristian Pulido, 29, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $1,000 bond.

Oct. 29

• Roberto Acosta, 26, Knoxville, was charged with license required and speed limit and released without bond.

• Amanda Renee Arwood, 33, Philadelphia, was charged with attachment-juvenile court and released on $500 bond.

• Leatha Ann Cardin, 58, Lenoir City, was charged with assisting other agency and manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of methamphetamine and held on $15,000 bond.

• Shane Holden Catlett, 25, Knoxville, was charged with driving under the influence, manufacture, sell, delivery, resale of schedule I drugs, manufacture, sell, delivery, resale of schedule II drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of implied consent and released on $30,000 bond.

• Tyler Hudson Elliott, 24, Loudon, was charged with capias-municipal court and released on $1,000 bond.

• Shelbrie Diane Hatley, 22, Pigeon Forge, was charged with simple possession/casual exchange and released on $2,000 bond.

• Ray David Hensley, 58, Lenoir City, was charged with disorderly conduct and harassment/verbal threat and held without bond.

• Amber Michelle Perry-Taylor, 33, Knoxville, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

Oct. 30

• Zackary Taylor Arnold, 30, Powell, was charged with four counts of criminal simulation and theft of property and held on $22,000 bond.

• Martin Thomas Garvin, 36, Chicago, Ill., was charged with public intoxication and released on $283 bond.

• Miranda Rachael Lankford, 31, Knoxville, was charged with violation of probation and released on $15,000 bond.

• Rodney Demonta Reeves, 40, Knoxville, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $1,000 bond.

Oct. 31

• Jeremiah Matthew Davis, 31, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

• Carolyn Marie Jenkins, 59, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and possession of a handgun while under the influence and released on $3,000 bond.

• Victoria Elise Morris, 33, Niota, was charged with capias-municipal court and released on $3,000 bond.

• Jessika Darlene Wilson, 34, Loudon, was charged with an attachment and held on $300 bond.

• Spencer Todd Young, 32, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence, simple possession/casual exchange and traffic control signals and released on $2,000 bond.

• Kasey Brooke Zavala, 26, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

Nov. 1

• Lindsay Michelle Gray, 26, Knoxville, was charged with violation of probation and released on $1,000 bond.

• Samantha Jean Havelka, 40, Lenoir City, was charged with theft of property and released on $1,000 bond.

• Candace Dione Hernandez, 44, Greenback, was charged with capias-criminal court and released on $1,000 bond.

• Samantha Cheyenne Jones, 27, Lenoir City, was charged with arrest warrant-assist other agency and released without bond.

• Dylan Lee Martin, 20, Tellico Plains, was charged with manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia and released on $6,000 bond.

• Kestin Autumn Nadeau, 23, Philadelphia, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,500 bond.

• Brian Austin Presley, 37, Vonore, was charged with violation of probation and held on $2,000 bond.

• Trevor Allen Reynolds, 27, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation-general sessions and released on $2,000 bond.

• Luke Allan Roth, 43, Madisonville, was charged with capias-criminal court and released on $4,000 bond.

Nov. 2

• Michael Lee Alford, 38, Harriman, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,500 bond.

• James Albert Allison, 59, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and released on $10,000 bond.

• Cody Thomas Blackford, 35, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and released without bond.

• Tricia Walker Cain, 54, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $7,500 bond.

• Scott Ellis Dickey Jr., 42, Rockwood, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license, driving under the influence, manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of implied consent and held on $22,500 bond.

• Clare Marie Ferguson, 40, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation-general sessions and released on $2,000 bond.

• Joseph Lee Goins, 42, Loudon, was charged with capias-general sessions and domestic assault and released on $5,000 bond.

• Shalonda Renee Huddleston, 41, Lenoir City, was charged with two counts of child abuse or neglect/endangerment and public intoxication and released on $11,000 bond.

• Lindsey Faith Marks, 38, Maryville, was charged with capias-general sessions and held on $20,000 bond.

• James William Moore, 41, Corbin, Ky., was charged with violation of probation and held on $50,000 bond.

• Jarlinson Estuardo Samayoa, 19, Lenoir City, was charged with duty to render aid and give information, financial responsibility law, leaving the scene of an accident with death/injury and license required and released on $3,000 bond.

Nov. 3

• Susan Leanne Fry, 40, Madisonville, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license, possession of legend drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia and held on $6,000 bond.

• Mary Kay Harmon, 53, Maryville, was charged with violation of probation and held on $1,000 bond.

• Bailey Benjamin Jolley, 21, Loudon, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $1,000 bond.

• Matthew Todd Klempa, 49, Wilmington, N.C., was charged with driving under the influence, retaliation for past acts, speed limit and violation of implied consent and released on $10,000 bond.

• Coty Allen Morris, 35, homeless, was charged with driving on a revoked license and financial responsibility law and released on $2,000 bond.

• David Ray Newcomb, 33, Madisonville, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $1,000 bond.

• Ashley Danielle Perkins, 39, Johnson City, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.

• Kimberly Marie Ernestine Reagan, 35, Townsend, was charged with weekender serving time and held without bond.

• Sergio Tinoco, 28, Lenoir City, was charged with assault and released on $1,000 bond.

Nov. 4

• Carl Shannon Atchley Jr., 58, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license, driving under the influence, violation of implied consent and violation of probation and held on $12,000 bond.

• Dereck Wayne Blair, 41, Maryville, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $2,000 bond.

• Michael Jackson Davis, 50, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $1,000 bond.

• Chapen Dean Green, 42, Kingston, was charged with criminal trespass and theft of property and held without bond.

• Tiffany Nicole Hebert, 30, Rockwood, was charged with violation of probation and released on $1,000 bond.

• Steven Christopher Hixon, 40, Knoxville, was charged with driving under the influence and manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of methamphetamine and held on $12,500 bond.

• Alvaro Penaloza-Zavala, 29, Philadelphia, was charged with weekender serving time and held without bond.

• Natalie Judith Thomas, 22, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $2,000 bond.

Nov. 5

• Edgar Efren Aranda-Lopez, 35, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and released without bond.

• Federico Avalos-Perez, 42, Lenoir City, was charged with license required and released on $1,000 bond.

• Lazaro Castillo Benitez, 36, Hialeah, Fla., was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and reckless driving and released on $8,000 bond.

• Michael Bert Davis, 30, Knoxville, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $1,000 bond.

• Bradley Seth Harrison, 24, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault and held on $1,500 bond.

• Michael Paul Hurst, 45, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $1,000 bond.

• Brooke Ann Kiser, 32, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

• John Joseph McGrath, 31, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.

• Alvero Fernando Pop Tzi, 23, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,500 bond.

• Jason Chandler Rogers, 49, Lenoir City, was charged with aggravated assault, driving on a revoked/suspended license, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and reckless driving and held on $19,000 bond.

• Dean Ernest Schielke, 55, Maryville, was charged with capias-criminal court and released on $20,000 bond.

• Adam Wayne Varner, 42, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and released without bond.

• Sherman Wiseman, 76, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault and held on $1,000 bond.