An inmate at the DeKalb County Jail was charged with vandalism last week after urinating on the floor and wall of a courtroom while waiting to make an appearance before a judge in a separate courtroom.
35 year old Joshua Wayne Goff of R. Arnold Road, Smithville is under a $2,500 bond and he will be back in court on this charge June 30.
According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, the offense occurred on Thursday, June 23 in a room of the courthouse where prisoners from the jail are kept while waiting to be called into another courtroom for their scheduled appearance before the judge.
Goff allegedly contaminated the room by urinating on the wall and floor. Both the wall and floor had to be sanitized.
Two days before on Tuesday, June 21, Goff was arrested for a fourth offense of driving on a suspended license. His bond is $5,000 in that case and he will be in court on July 21. Sheriff Ray said that during routine patrol, a deputy spotted a white truck traveling in the middle of the roadway. After conducting a traffic stop, the officer found that Goff was the driver. Goff handed the deputy an identification card instead of a driver license. A computer check revealed that Goff’s license were suspended. Goff already has three convictions for driving on a suspended license without reinstatements. He was placed under arrest.
31 year old Sarah Nicole South of Snow Hill Road, Dowelltown is charged with criminal impersonation. She is under a $5,000 bond. Sheriff Ray said that on Tuesday, June 21 a deputy stopped a vehicle for a driving violation. South was a passenger of the automobile. After asking all the occupants to produce a driver license or identification, South gave another name and date of birth, other than her own. During the investigation, central dispatch was notified that South had used a fake name. Dispatch then informed the deputy. He confronted South, calling her by her real name, and she answered. South told the officer that she gave the wrong name fearing that she may have active warrants against her. In fact, she did not.
21 year old Matthew Adam Cubbins of Toad Road, Dowelltown, charged last week with ten counts of forgery, has been charged with two more forgery counts. His bond on these charges is $5,000 and he will make a court appearance on July 21. Sheriff Ray said that on Monday, June 13 Cubbins allegedly passed two checks stolen from a family member in the amounts of $200 each at the Liberty Stop N Buy Market. Cubbins is under a $25,000 bond on the other ten counts of forgery which occurred from May 25 through June 7.
45 year old Johnny Darrell Murphy of Hayes Street, Smithville is charged with theft of property over $1,000 and bringing contraband into a penal institution. His bond is $6,500 and he will be in court June 30. Sheriff Ray said that on May 29 Murphy allegedly stole a 1990 WW two horse trailer valued at $1,200 and sold it. The trailer was later recovered. Meanwhile on Thursday, June 23 while reporting to jail for another offense, a Correctional Officer noticed that Murphy had a lump in his sock. The officer asked Murphy to remove his sock. He complied and handed the sock to the officer. Inside the sock was a small plastic bag containing a substance believed to be marijuana.
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