A 22 year old Mount Juliet man is charged with the domestic assault of his mother.
Joshua Cody Layne is under a $2,500 bond and he will be in court July 25. Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Wednesday, June 26 at a residence on E.H. Haas Road, Layne allegedly assaulted his mother by pouring beer on her head and hitting her in the head with a beer can. Layne was considered the primary aggressor and he was brought to the jail for booking.
18 year old Zachary Alexander Walker of Hodges Road, Smithville is charged with aggravated burglary and theft of property under $500. His bond is $2,500 and he will be in court July 11. Sheriff Ray said that on Monday, June 17 Walker allegedly entered a residence on Hodges Road without the permission of the owners and committed the crime of theft. An air conditioner unit was damaged along with a window screen where entry was made to the home. Items stolen were two Sony Explodes 3 x 5 four way speakers, valued at $20 each.
34 year old Louis James Fendley of East Main Street, Dowelltown is charged with theft of property under $500. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court July 11. Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, June 22 a deputy was called to the Dollar General Store on the Nashville Highway to observe a security video which showed a person stealing a cell phone. The man concealed the phone in his clothes and left the store without paying for it. On Sunday, June 23 at DeKalb Market, an officer spotted the man seen on the video from the Dollar General Store. The deputy approached the man, Fendley and questioned him. Fendley was then placed under arrest and brought to the jail for booking.
30 year old Jonathan Kyle McCormick of Green Acre Drive, Smithville is charged with theft of property over $1,000 and burglary. His bond is $15,000 and he will be in court July 25. Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, June 8 McCormick allegedly entered an outbuilding on Lee Braswell Road and took from the property a John Deere riding mower and an air compressor. The total estimated value is $6,829. The case was investigated by criminal detectives of the sheriff’s department.
29 year old Nathan Bradley McMinn of Rock Island is charged with theft of property under $500. His bond is $1,000 and he will be in court August 1. Sheriff Ray said that on April 30 McMinn allegedly took a Bow Tech Compound Bow from a residence on Frosty Point Road. It was pawned at a McMinnville pawn shop. McMinn was arrested on June 17 by criminal detectives of the sheriff’s department.
33 year old Steven Ray Keen, Jr. of South College Street, Smithville is charged with a fourth offense of driving on a suspended license. His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court July 25. He was also issued citations for violation of the registration law, no insurance, and failure to maintain his lane of travel. Sheriff Ray said that on Tuesday, June 18 Keen was operating a motor vehicle on Highway 56 and was stopped for failure to maintain his lane of travel. A computer check revealed that his license were suspended for driving on a suspended license in Robertson County. Other offenses were August 10, 2011 in Robertson County and February 14, 2011 and February 1, 2010 in Wilson County. Keen was arrested and brought to the jail for booking.
55 year old Forrest Byrd of Dry Creek Road, Smithville is charged with a second offense of driving under the influence. His bond is $3,000 and he will be in court July 25. Sheriff Ray said that on Tuesday, June 18 Byrd was operating a motor vehicle on Dry Creek Road and was involved in a crash. Byrd had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person and he was unsteady on his feet. Because of his intoxication, Byrd could not perform field sobriety tasks. He did submit to a blood test. Byrd was arrested and brought to the jail for booking. His first DUI offense was on November 10, 2005.
23 year old Dustin Allen Hale of Jefferson Road, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence and resisting arrest. He was also issued citations for improper vehicle registration, failure to maintain his lane of travel, driving on a suspended license, and violation of the implied consent law. His bond totals $5,000 and he will be in court July 25. Sheriff Ray said that on Wednesday, June 19 Hale was operating a motor vehicle on Jefferson Road. An officer spotted Hale and turned around in an effort to stop him for failure to maintain his lane of travel. The deputy noticed that Hale, the driver, had switched places with a passenger in the vehicle. After pulling over the vehicle, the officer detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage on Hale’s person and he was unsteady on his feet. He performed poorly on all field sobriety tasks. He did not submit to a blood test. Hale was arrested and brought to the jail for booking. After arriving at the jail, Hale refused to allow the correctional officers to pat him down or remove the handcuffs from him. The officers had to take Hale to the floor.
38 year old Earnest Paul Barnwell of Lee Street, Sparta is charged with a fourth offense of driving on a revoked license. He was also issued a citation for improper passing. His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court July 25. Sheriff Ray said that on Wednesday, June 26 Barnwell was operating a motor vehicle on Highway 56 when he was stopped by an officer for improper passing on a double yellow line. A computer check revealed his license were revoked for driving on a revoked license on November 1, 2011 in Warren County and April 29, 2005 and August 22, 2002 in DeKalb County. He was arrested and brought to the jail for booking.
48 year old Michael Jakes of Woodbury is charged with driving under the influence. He was also issued citations for violation of the implied consent law and for failure to maintain his lane of travel. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court July 25. Sheriff Ray said that on Thursday, June 27 Jakes was operating a motor vehicle on Chapman Hollow Road when he was stopped by a deputy for failure to maintain his lane of travel. He had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person and his speech was slurred. Jakes performed poorly on all field sobriety tasks and he refused to take a blood test and sign the implied consent form. Jakes allegedly threatened the officer if he lost his kids because of this charge. Jakes had a cooler of beer in his vehicle. He was arrested and brought to the jail for booking.

The three recently elected Smithville Aldermen were sworn into office during Monday night’s regular city council meeting.
City attorney Vester Parsley, Jr. administered the oath of office to Josh Miller, Shawn Jacobs, and Danny Washer.
The new city council is made up of Aldermen Miller, Jacobs, and Washer who will each serve a three year term and Tim Stribling and Jason Murphy, whose terms expire next year. The mayor is Jimmy W. Poss and his term expires next year. The city election in 2014 will be the first Thursday in August and a mayor and two aldermen will be elected, each to serve a four year term.
Mayor Poss reappointed Norris Colvert to a new six year term on the city planning commission as a citizen member. John Robert Nixon was reappointed as a citizen member to a new four year term on the Smithville Electric System board of directors. Faron Hendrix was reappointed as a citizen member to a new five year term on the city beer board. The appointments were approved by the aldermen.
Mayor Poss also appointed the aldermen to be commissioners of the following city departments.
Tim Stribling: Vice Mayor and Water and Sewer Commissioner
Josh Miller: Sanitation Commissioner
Shawn Jacobs: Streets and Safety Commissioner
Jason Murphy: Finance and Taxation Commissioner
Danny Washer: Police and Fire Department Commissioner
The aldermen approved the appointments.
In other business, the aldermen adopted on first reading an ordinance to change the regular meeting dates of city council meetings to once a month, on the first Monday at 6:00 p.m. at city hall. The meetings are currently held twice a month on the first and third Monday nights at 7:00 p.m. at city hall. Second and final reading will be held following a public hearing at the next meeting on Monday, July 15th at 7:00 p.m. at city hall.
If the first Monday should fall on a holiday, the aldermen will meet on the second Monday of that particular month at 6:00 p.m. at city hall.

Several defendants appeared for sentencing Tuesday in DeKalb County Criminal Court after entering pleas under negotiated settlements.
Judge David Patterson presided.
26 year old Margie Drennan pleaded guilty to simple possession of a schedule II controlled substance and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days suspended to six months of supervised probation and six months of good behavior probation. She must undergo an alcohol and drug assessment and follow the recommendations for treatment. Her fine is $750.
45 year old James Adcock pleaded guilty to sale of a schedule II controlled substance and received a four year sentence, all suspended to supervised probation. The sentence is to run concurrently with his current probation. Adcock was fined $2,000 and he must make $25 restitution to the Smithville Police Department.
31 year old Danny Ray Murphy pleaded guilty to attempting to initiate a process to manufacture methamphetamine and received a six year sentence to serve at 30% before parole eligibility. He was fined $2,000. Murphy was given jail credit .
29 year old Amanda Maxwell pleaded guilty by information to manufacturing methamphetamine and received a four year sentence reduced to time served as of June 30. She will then be on probation. She must pay a fine of $2,000. Maxwell was given jail credit from November 10, 2012 to June 25, 2013
23 year old Christopher Garrett pleaded guilty to introduction of contraband into a penal facility (jail) and received a six year sentence, all suspended to supervised probation by community corrections. The sentence is to run concurrently with his current sentence in another case. Garrett was given jail credit of 119 days.
30 year old Crystal Baker pleaded guilty by information to promotion of the manufacture of methamphetamine. She received a three year sentence suspended to judicial diversion supervised probation. She must complete drug court and pay a $2,000 fine. Baker was given ten days of jail credit.
24 year old Lance Rollings pleaded guilty to simple possession of a schedule VI drug and possession of drug paraphernalia. He received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case to run consecutively with each other for a total of two years. He will be on supervised probation for the first year and good behavior probation the second year. He was fined $500.
38 year old Micah Murphy pleaded guilty to sale of a schedule II controlled substance and received a five year sentence, all suspended to TDOC probation except for 30 days to serve on weekends. He was fined $2000 and must make restitution of $150 to Smithville Police Department and $25 to the Smithville Police Department. He was given ten days jail credit.
48 year old Karen Edwards pleaded guilty to a second offense of driving under the influence. She received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended to supervised probation except for 45 days to serve. Twenty eight days of the sentence may be served in a rehabilitation facility. Edwards was fined $610 and she will lose her driver’s license as per Tennessee Department of Safety regulations. She must also undergo an alcohol and drug assessment.
56 year old Neil Bernard Keenan pleaded guilty to driving under the influence. He received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days to serve two days in jail. He was fined $365 and he will lose his driver’s license for one year.
26 year old Jennifer Ferrell pleaded guilty to filing a false report and received a three year sentence suspended to probation.

Come “Celebrate America” with the Smithville-DeKalb County Community Chorus on Friday evening, July 5th, at approximately 6:00 p.m. immediately following the presentation of flags on the Jamboree stage.
The patriotic program will include a special tribute to veterans and service members of all branches of the military and an appearance by the Upper Cumberland Honor Guard.
The Community Chorus will have a practice session near City Hall on Thursday evening, July 4th, at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. The chorus is comprised of a diverse group of DeKalb Countians and is under the direction of Faye Fuqua, with Susan Hinton as accompanist.