Sheriff’s Department Makes Three Arrests for Domestic Assault

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department has made three arrests in recent days for domestic assault.
Sheriff Patrick Ray reports that 28 year old Casey Marie Givens of Dale Ridge Road, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. Her bond is $2,500 and she will be in court on September 26. Sheriff Ray said that on Monday, September 16 a deputy was called to a residence on Dale Ridge Road to check out a complaint of domestic violence. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with Givens’ mother who said that she tried to defend herself as Casey came toward her. She claims Casey threw a pen at her but missed and that is what started the fight. According to Sheriff Ray, others in the home witnessed the incident and related what happened to the officer on the scene. Givens was determined to be the primary aggressor and she was arrested and brought to the jail for booking.
Donald Avery Donaldson of Johnson Chapel Road, Sparta is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $2,500 and he will be in court September 26. Sheriff Ray said that on Wednesday, September 18 a deputy was called to a residence on Johnson Chapel Road in answer to a domestic complaint. The officer spoke with a woman who claimed she had been assaulted by her boyfriend, Donaldson. The woman had scratches around her eye and back. She also had a swollen place on her arm as if she had been bitten. The woman was transported to the emergency room of the hospital for treatment. Donaldson was determined to be the primary aggressor and he was brought to the jail for booking.
David Lynn Martin of Bethel Road, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $2,500 and he will be in court October 3. Sheriff Ray said that on Friday, September 20 a deputy was dispatched to Martin’s residence to check out an assault call. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with 33 year old Abigail Vogel who had scratch marks on her neck, leg, and back. She claimed that Martin pushed her out the door and that he had broken a TV set and the windshield in her vehicle. Martin was arrested and brought to the jail for booking. Meanwhile, Vogel, who was apparently not supposed to be at this residence, was arrested for violation of an order of protection. According to Sheriff Ray, Vogel has had an order of protection against her since April. Vogel was brought to the jail for booking. Her bond is $2,500 and she will be in court on October 3.
52 year old Wilma D. Chupp of Dean Acres Lane, Liberty is charged with two counts of theft of property under $500. Her bond is $2,000 and she will be in court on September 26. Sheriff Ray said that Chupp took money from a purse twice at a residence off of Dale Ridge Road on the same day, Thursday September 12. According to Sheriff Ray, Chupp signed a statement admitting to having taken the money from this residence on these and other occasions.
64 year old Jerry Lynn Burger of Sparta Highway, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court October 3. He was also issued citations for leaving the scene of an accident, failure to maintain his lane of travel, and no insurance. Sheriff Ray said that on Friday, September 20 Burger was operating a motor vehicle on Highway 70 but after stopping, an officer saw Burger get out of his vehicle and fall down. He had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person and he appeared to have used the bathroom on himself. No field sobriety tasks were given due to his level of intoxication but Burger did submit to a blood test. He was brought to the jail for booking and then transported to the emergency room of the hospital for further evaluation. According to Sheriff Ray, several persons claimed they saw Burger run off the road and hit a sign.
58 year old Floyd Eugene Lockhart of Midway Road, Smithville is charged with violation of the sex offender registry. His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court October 3. Sheriff Ray said that on Friday, September 20 Lockhart was in the same residence with a four year old male and his grandmother . As a sex offender, Sheriff Ray said Lockhart is to have no contact with any child under the age of eighteen. Lockhart was arrested and brought to the jail for booking.
29 year old Megan Ann Tramel of Midway Road, Smithville and 38 year old Earnest Paul Barnwell of Lee Street, Sparta are each charged with criminal trespassing. Bond for each is $2,500 and they will be in court October 17. Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, September 21 a deputy was called to check out a suspicious vehicle at the Lake Motel. Upon arrival, the officer discovered that the vehicle belonged to Tramel. Knowing where Tramel’s family lives, the deputy went there and found Megan Tramel and Earnest Paul Barnwell. Both Tramel and Barnwell had previously been ordered by a family caretaker to stay away from the residence. Tramel and Barnwell were arrested and brought to the jail for booking.
41 year old Kristie Renea Waggoner of Grandview Drive, Smithville is charged with a second offense of driving under the influence. She was further issued a citation for violation of the implied consent law. Her bond is $4,000 and she will be in court October 17. Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, September 21, a deputy responded to a domestic call on Winter Drive. Upon arrival, the officer saw Waggoner sitting in the driver’s seat of her car with the engine running. She was holding an infant child in her lap. While speaking with her, the deputy smelled an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the vehicle. The deputy asked her to step out of the vehicle to perform field sobriety tasks but she refused to submit to the tests. She was unsteady on her feet and her speech was slurred. While Waggoner was talking with the officer, he could smell alcohol on her breath. After speaking with Waggoner and observing her actions and behavior, she was placed under arrest. She refused to submit to a blood test. Because of a previous DUI against her and the fact that she had a child with her on this occasion, Waggoner was served with a search warrant to obtain a blood draw.
43 year old Anna Faye Colburn of King Ridge Road, Smithville is charged with public intoxication. She was also issued citations for possession of drug paraphernalia (two hypodermic needles and a cut straw). Her bond is $1,500 and she will be in court October 3. Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, September 21 a deputy was dispatched to the area of New Home Road on a disturbance call. Upon arrival, the officer made contact with Colburn who had reported to be running across yards in the rain. She was very unsteady on her feet and her speech was slurred. Colburn was placed under arrest.