Man with Machete Charged with Domestic Assault

A Smithville man has been arrested for domestic assault after allegedly threatening family members with a machete.
44 year old Jeffery Banks is under a $5,000 bond and he will make a court appearance on June 9.
Smithville Police were dispatched to a residence on Thursday, May 12 in reference to a domestic assault. There they found Banks who had been drinking. He was yelling at officers and family members in the residence. Upon investigation it was determined that Banks had made verbal threats toward the victims and displayed a large machete, which placed the victims in fear for their safety.
58 year old Thomas Richard Squires was arrested for DUI on Friday, May 6. Squires was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Allen Ferry Road. During the investigation, police found that he had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person, slurred speech and he was unsteady on his feet. Squires performed unsatisfactorily on field sobriety tasks. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court on May 26.
46 year old Martin Jeffery Neal was arrested for public intoxication on Saturday, May 7. Police found Neal on West Main Street and observed him to be unsteady on his feet and to have slurred speech. Neal had trouble standing and walking without assistance and he had a strong odor of a fermented beverage about his person. Neal was placed under arrest due to him being a danger to himself and the public and because of his level of intoxication. Bond for Neal is $1,500 and he will be in court on May 26.
44 year old Richard Brandon Turner was arrested on Saturday, May 7 for theft under $500. Turner was observed walking out of Wal-Mart with items that he hadn’t purchased. Due to this offense and Turner having been previously caught taking similar items from the store he was arrested. His bond is $3,000 and he will make a court appearance on May 26.
28 year old Brandy Nicole Turner was arrested on Saturday, May 7 for public intoxication. Police responded to a call of a trespasser and found Turner who appeared to be under the influence of intoxicants. Turner was paranoid and seemed to be seeing things that were not there. Turner was determined to be a harm to herself and others and was placed under arrest for public intoxication. Her bond is $1,500 and her court date is May 19.
32 year old Steven Darrell Bly was arrested for violation of bond conditions on Sunday, May 8. Officers were called to a residence in reference to a domestic related incident. Police were advised by Central Dispatch that Bly had active bond conditions preventing him from being near the victim who was also present in the residence. Bly was taken into custody without incident. His bond is $5,000 and his court date is May 19.
26 year old Jonathan Wade Hummel was arrested for inhalants on Wednesday, May 11. Police responded to the parking lot of Rite Aid Pharmacy due to a person who was unresponsive in a vehicle. Hummel was found asleep sitting in the driver seat of his automobile. Officers awoke Hummel, and observed him holding a bottle of an aerosol spray duster. Hummel was taken into custody and charged with inhalants. His bond is $3,000 and his court date is May 26.