Police Find Woman with Gun and Drugs at Health Department

Smithville Police found drugs and a gun on a woman while answering a possible domestic call at the health department on Thursday, June 23.
35 year old Maranda Michelle Murphy is charged with simple possession of schedule III and IV drugs and methamphetamine. Her bond is $4,500 and she will be in court on July 21.
Police were called to the DeKalb County Health Department in reference to a possible domestic. Upon arrival an officer spoke with Murphy and found her to be evasive with him concerning her identity and she appeared to be trying to hide her purse. For the officer’s safety she was told to face him and when she turned he spotted in her purse the handle of what he knew to be a gun. The officer recovered the weapon and then cleared and secured it. After obtaining consent to search her vehicle, he found 2 baggies containing a crystallized substance weighing approximately 3 grams believed to be methamphetamine and some pills believed to be xanax and hydrocodone. Murphy had no prescription for the drugs.
31 year old Stephanie Sue Summers was cited for shoplifting at the Dollar General Store on Thursday, June 16. Summers was observed by store employees placing items in her purse. Her court date is July 14.
45 year old Johnny Darrell Murphy was arrested on Monday, June 20 for assault. Murphy allegedly punched the victim on the left side of the face leaving physical evidence of an open wound. After an investigation, police took Murphy into custody. His bond is $1,500 and his court date is July 14.
27 year old Jessica Hope Elkins was arrested on Thursday, June 23 for theft and simple possession of schedule II, IV & V drugs. Police were informed of a theft which had occurred earlier in the day and upon arrival at Elkins residence they found in Elkins’ purse medication that was taken from the victim. Elkins’ bond is $9,500.
57 year old David Anthony Watkins was arrested on Saturday, June 25 for public intoxication. Police responded to Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital due to a belligerent patient. Upon Watkins’ release from the hospital, police tried several times to contact his family to pick him up but could not find anyone willing to do so. Due to his level of intoxication, Watkins was arrested and taken into custody. His bond is $1,000.
27 year old Mindy D. Reed was cited for shoplifting at the Dollar General Store on Tuesday, June 28. Store employees said they saw Reed putting items in her purse. Upon exiting the store, Reed was stopped and a search of her purse revealed unpaid for store property. Her court date is July 14.
Police cited two people for drug offenses on Tuesday, June 28. 44 year old Marina G. Cornett was cited for simple possession of a schedule VI drug and 54 year old Jackie Mark Mullican was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. While conducting a probation search at Mullican’s residence, a small baggie of approximately 5 grams of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana was found on the couch where Cornett was sitting. Three burnt spoons with residue and a hypodermic needle were found in Mullican’s bathroom. Both will appear in court on July 21.