A shoplifter at Walmart was also found with drugs in her possession earlier this month.
43 year old Patsy Lynn Estes was arrested by Smithville Police on Friday, December 4 for theft of property, criminal trespass, simple possession of Schedule IV & VI drugs and tampering with evidence. Police were dispatched to Wal-Mart in reference to a shoplifter. Upon arrival officers saw Estes placing items in plastic bags. Estes had previously been ordered by store management to keep away from Walmart through a “Notification of Restriction from Property”. As she was being taken into custody and placed in the patrol car, Estes was observed with a bag in her hand which contained a leafy green substance which was later determined to be marijuana. Also in the bag was a prescription bottle containing two pills which didn’t match the prescription. While in custody, Estes removed a pill from her person and crushed it before it was checked into evidence. Her bond is $13,000 and she will be in court on December 17.
19 year old Justin Michael Bone was cited on Sunday, December 6 for simple possession of a Schedule VI drug and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police responded to a report of a vehicle traveling all over the highway. An officer later stopped the automobile and spoke with the driver, Bone. An odor of marijuana was inside the vehicle. After obtaining consent to search, one gram of a leafy substance believed to be marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found in the vehicle. Bone’s court date is January 28.
51 year old Janice Lynn Johnson was arrested on Tuesday, December 8 for DUI and cited for two counts of simple possession or casual exchange. Officers, dispatched to a hit and run, spotted the vehicle on West Broad Street and pulled it over at Kilgore’s Restaurant. The driver, Johnson was incoherent and shaking uncontrollably. Johnson was unsteady on her feet and she refused to submit to sobriety tasks. Upon receiving consent to search the vehicle, police found 33 round white pills believed to be Soma and one oblong white pill thought to be Hydrocodone. Johnson had no prescription for the pills. Bond for Johnson is $1,500 and she will be in court on January 7.
61 year old Lawrence E Willet, III was arrested on Friday, November 27 in Wal-Mart parking lot for DUI. An employee flagged down an officer on routine patrol at Wal-Mart concerning a man whose vehicle had struck one of the cart returns. The officer stopped the automobile and identified Willet as the driver. He had an odor of alcohol on his person and there was an empty beer bottle in the back seat floorboard. Willet submitted to but performed poorly on sobriety tasks. His bond is $1,500.
33 year old David Allen Cobb was arrested Tuesday, December 8 for public intoxication. Police were dispatched to the Sheriff’s Department in reference to an intoxicated person. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with Cobb who was standing inside demanding to speak with the Sheriff regarding another matter. Cobb had a strong odor of alcohol on his person. He was unsteady on his feet and he appeared to be disoriented. Cobb’s bond is $1,500 and his court date is January 7.
45 year old Kevin Matthew Dossett was arrested for joy riding on Wednesday, December 9. According to police, Dossett took a vehicle without the owner’s consent and returned it later in the day. His bond is $1,500 and his court date is December 17.
26 year old Jeremy Ray Mooneyhan was arrested on Thursday, December 10 for a third offense of driving on a revoked license. Police made a traffic stop of Mooneyhan’s vehicle and he couldn’t provide a valid driver’s license. A computer check with Central Dispatch revealed that Mooneyhan had two prior offenses for driving on a revoked license. Mooneyhan was taken into custody. His bond is $4,000 and his court date is January 28.
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