A 5th district member of the DeKalb County Commission, charged with a first offense of driving under the influence in June, was sentenced in General Sessions Court Friday.
65 year old Jerry David Adcock of Four Seasons Road, Smithville entered a plea to the offense and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days on probation. He will spend 48 hours at the Rutherford County Alcohol Education Center. Adcock was also fined $360 . He must pay court costs and he will lose his driver license for one year
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Thursday, June 9 a sheriff’s department deputy observed a Ford pickup truck failing to maintain its lane of travel on Sparta Highway. The officer stopped the truck and spoke with the driver, Adcock. While speaking with Adcock, the deputy noticed a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person. According to the warrant, Adcock admitted to having consumed four or five alcoholic beverages earlier in the evening. Adcock submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. Adcock’s eyes were bloodshot. He was unsteady on his feet and his speech was slow. Adcock also submitted to a blood alcohol test.
Adcock is in his second four year term as a county commissioner from the 5th district. He has served since September 2010.
Meanwhile, a cocaine charge has been dropped against a woman arrested in March by Smithville Police.
36 year old Martha Conger Hale was charged with sale and delivery of a schedule II drug (cocaine) but the state prosecutor moved to dismiss the case against her. The case against a co-defendant, 42 year old Steve Mabe, Jr. remains active and has been continued until November 29.
Hale entered a plea to a separate charge of simple possession of a schedule VI drug and violation of probation. She received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days on probation in the drug case to run consecutive to the VOP but the term could be furloughed if she is accepted into the Recovery Court Program.
Hale and Mabe, believed to have been involved in the sale and delivery of illegal narcotics, were arrested at their home on Charity Lane on March 16 as the result of an investigation by the Smithville Police Department. Each were charged with sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (cocaine). Mabe, a convicted felon, was also charged with illegal possession of a firearm. Hale was further charged with violation of probation.
According to Police Chief Mark Collins, the evidence against the two was discovered during a probation search at the residence. “Hale was on probation from a DUI conviction but probation officers had taken warrants on her for probation violation after she failed a drug test. We (Smithville Police) accompanied the probation officers to Hale’s home on Wednesday, March 16 to execute a probation search on Martha. During that search we found illegal narcotics, drug paraphernalia, guns and a safe in their bedroom which they (Hale and Mabe) refused to open. Martha was arrested that day (March 16) on a charge of violation of probation. She later posted bond and was released,” he said.
Police seized the safe and later obtained a search warrant to open it. ” The search warrant on the safe was executed Thursday, March 24. In that safe we found 16 grams of cocaine, a large sum of money, personal documents belonging to both Martha and Steve and other miscellaneous items including jewelry, coins, and things like that. Based on what we found in that safe we had reason to believe there was more evidence in their house so we obtained another search warrant which was later executed,” said Chief Collins.
Judge Tiffany Gipson of Jackson County heard these and other cases Friday for Judge Bratten Cook, II, who had a conflict.
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