Sheriff Patrick Ray has released the names of forty three people arrested in a round up Friday and over the weekend. The charges are the result of an undercover investigation in 2010-11 by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department.
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Forty nine of the fifty five people named in sealed indictments handed down by the grand jury last Monday are charged with selling drugs ranging from dilaudid, suboxone, hydrocodone, methamphetamine, roxycodone, morphine, cocaine, oxycodone, xanax, heroin, and marijuana. Three of the people indicted were found with meth labs and three others were indicted on theft charges. All will appear in criminal court for arraignment on February 24.
Those indicted who have been arrested so far and their charges include the following:
27 year old Anthony Joe Hamilton of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone (2 counts) ($80,000 bond)
43 year old Kimberly Ann Patterson of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug (2 counts) ($60,000 bond)
30 year old David Glenn Sparks of Quebeck – Theft of property over $1,000 ($20,000 bond)
35 year old Bobby Wayne Pinegar, Jr.- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone (2 counts) ($80,000 bond)
40 year old Tonya Gay Silcox of Nashville- Theft over $1,000 (Bond $20,000)
42 year old Wendy Youngblood Whittemore- Sale and delivery of a schedule III drug (2 counts) (Bond $40,000)
24 year old Alexandra Christina Teachout of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule III drug in a drug free zone (2 counts) (Bond $60,000)
37 year old Brian Matthew Lasser of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug (Bond $30,000). He was also issued a citation for simple possession of a schedule IV drug after officers found six blue pills believed to be Valium in an oxycodone pill bottle while serving the indictment on him. He will be in court on the citation February 9.
50 year old Terry Lee Price of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone (2 counts) (Bond $80,000)
49 year old Linda Carol Barrett of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug (3 counts) ($90,000 bond)
31 year old Misty Dawn Barnes of Watertown- Initiation of a process to manufacture methamphetamine ($40,000 bond)
43 year old James Lee Adcock of Smithville- Fraudulent use of a credit card ($20,000 bond)
28 year old Warren Brandon Glasby of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug and sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone ($70,000 bond)
41 year old Randy Allan Caldwell of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug and sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone ($70,000 bond)
29 year old Terry Raybon Collins of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone (2 counts); sale and delivery of a schedule II drug ($110,000 bond)
30 year old Amanda Mae Hicks of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule III drug in a drug free zone; conspiracy to sell and deliver a schedule II drug in a drug free zone ($60,000 bond)
63 year old Curtis Charles Jones of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug ($30,000 bond)
21 year old Jacob Terry Maynard of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug ($30,000 bond)
46 year old Marla Adele Turner of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule III drug (2 counts) ($40,000 bond)
20 year old Eric Dewayne Judkins of Dowelltown- Sale and delivery of a counterfeit controlled substance; sale and delivery of a schedule III drug in a drug free zone.
26 year old Joshua Joel Bain of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule VI drug in a drug free zone ($20,000 bond)
41 year old Terry Eugene Dyer of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone ($40,000 bond)
34 year old Lisa Michelle Porterfield of Dowelltown- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug (2 counts); sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone ($100,000 bond)
23 year old Travis Eric Patterson of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule III drug in a drug free zone; sale and delivery of a schedule III drug ($50,000 bond)
30 year old Kenneth “Kenny” Bain of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule III drug in a drug free zone ($30,000 bond)
29 year old Mary Diane Roller of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule III drug in a drug free zone ($30,000 bond)
37 year old Billy Wayne Crook of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone (2 counts)
56 year old Susan Jeana Brown of Smithville- Sale and delivery of schedule II drug in a drug free zone (2 counts) ($80,000 bond)
Steven Andrew Cantrell of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule III drug (2 counts) ($40,000 Bond). While serving the indictment, officers issued a citation against Cantrell for possession of drug paraphernalia after observing a glass pipe, 2 glass bongs, and a marijuana crusher in the residence. Officers also discovered pills in a container believed to be Xanax. Cantrell’s mother, 50 year old Darice Cantrell who was at the residence with her son, admitted that those pills belonged to her. She was cited for possession of a schedule IV drug. They will appear in court on the citations on February 23.
37 year old Micah Daniel Murphy of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug; sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone (2 counts) ($110,000 bond)
22 year old LaTroya Lanay Bain of Sparta- Sale and delivery of a schedule III drug in a drug free zone ($30,000 bond)
26 year old Melinda Beth Murphy of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule III drug in a drug free zone; conspiracy to sell and deliver a schedule III drug in a drug free zone ($50,000 bond). While at the jail, she was observed trying to conceal something in a body cavity. She later produced a container from her body cavity which contained three hydrocodone pills, a schedule III drug. As a result of the discovery, Murphy was further charged with introduction of drugs into a penal institution. Her bond on that charge is $1,500 and she will be in court on February 16
31 year old William Wayne Graham of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug; sale and delivery of a schedule II drug (cocaine) over .5 grams. ($70,000 bond)
24 year old Gary Christopher Ponder of Dowelltown- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug; sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone ($70,000 bond)
32 year Hani Mohamad (B.J.) Ittayem of Smithville- Initiation of the manufacture of methamphetamine ( $40,000 bond)
48 year old Lou Ann Self Cantrell of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule III drug (2 counts) ($40,000 bond)
47 year old Jeffery Scott Ponder of Dowelltown- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone ($40,000 bond)
26 year old Antonio Cezar Wilford of Cookeville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone ( 2 counts); sale and delivery of a schedule I drug (black tar heroin) in a drug free zone. ($130,000 bond)
43 year old Stephen Kirk Estes of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug ($30,000 bond)
26 year old David Franklin Turner of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule III drug in a drug free zone; sale and delivery of a schedule III drug ( $50,000 bond)
30 year old Michael Chad Owens of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone ($40,000 bond)
44 year old Mark Randall (Truck) Robinson of Smithville- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone ($40,000 bond)
34 year old Aron Dewayne Ponder of Dowelltown- Sale and delivery of a schedule II drug in a drug free zone ( 2 counts) ( $80,000 bond).
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Bessie Lee Taylor Driver
85 year old Bessie Lee Taylor Driver of Liberty died Saturday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a homemaker, member of the Alexandria First Baptist Church and she attended the Brush Creek United Methodist Church. The funeral will be Monday at 2:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Jerry Driver will officiate and burial will be in the New Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Monday from 9:00 a.m. until the service at 2:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Madison and Mary Alice Martin Taylor; husband, Avin Driver; son, Charles Driver; a great grandson, Jimmy Lee Gibbs; two sons-in-law, Jimmy Hullett and Bobby Jackson; two brothers, Johnny Taylor and James Taylor; and a sister, Inez Holland. Survivors include eight children, Alice Hullett of Dowelltown, Wayne and wife Donna Driver of Alexandria, James and wife Donna Driver of Dagsboro Delaware; Marie and husband Bo Tyree of Watertown; Terri Dodd of Dowelltown, Cindy and husband David Avera of Alexandria, Helen and husband David Bennett of Antioch, Tennessee and Linda Jackson of Smyrna. Seventeen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren survive. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Fifty Five Indicted in Undercover Investigation by Sheriff’s Department
Members of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department spent the better part of the day Friday rounding up defendants charged in a 2010-11 undercover drug investigation.
Forty nine of the fifty five people named in sealed indictments handed down by the grand jury Monday are charged with selling drugs ranging from dilaudid, suboxone, hydrocodone, methamphetamine, roxycodone, morphine, cocaine, oxycodone, xanax, heroin, and marijuana. Three of the people indicted were found with meth labs and three others were indicted on theft charges.
Many of those arrested Friday were brought to the county fire department’s main station on King Ridge Road which served as the sheriff’s department’s outlet for booking the defendants during the day.
According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, a total of seventy seven drug buys were made through this investigation. “This is our 2010-11 drug round up that we’re doing today (Friday),” said Sheriff Ray. “These are undercover buys that we’ve made during that time span. We tried (in December) to do our indictments through the grand jury but for some reason something came up and we had to put it off,” he said.
“We have made seventy seven total drug buys in this roundup. There have been thirty two buys of dilaudid, fourteen of suboxone, nine of hydrocodone, five of methamphetamine, five of roxycodone, three of morphine, three of cocaine, two of oxycodone, two buys of xanax, one heroin buy, and one buy of marijuana,” he said.
“There were a total of forty nine drug defendants along with the three meth lab defendants, and three people charged with the thefts which makes a total of fifty five defendants in this roundup. The three defendants with meth labs, we couldn’t charge them at the time that we found the meth labs for various reasons,” said Sheriff Ray.
“On the drug buys, we made them in different areas of the county including east of Smithville from Ragland Bottom to the western part of the county around Alexandria and both the northern and southern parts of the county. We also conducted undercover drug buys around the Short Mountain Road area and in the city limits of Smithville,” he said.
“Some of these buys were in the drug free zone or school zones which are drug free. What that actually means is that when we charge somebody with that (violation of the drug free zone) it ups it (felony charge) a class. So if somebody gets charged with a C felony, it ups it to a B felony. Its also (must serve) 100% of the jail time (upon conviction). The drug free zone is 1,000 feet of any public or private school, preschool, child care agency, public library, recreational center, or recreational parks such as a ballpark or something like that,” said Sheriff Ray.
“I want to thank my department for the job that they are doing in our county. I am very proud to employ people with the professionalism and the desire to work at their jobs so that a difference can be made for the citizens of the county to enjoy their quality of life. Undercover drug operations such as this one today, our day to day drug arrests and burglary and theft arrests are the work that I have promised the citizens of DeKalb County and I am very proud of what we have accomplished thus far,” he said.
I encourage anyone who knows anybody that is selling drugs to call our drug tip line at 464-6400. We’re also on the web at www.dekalbsherifftn.com. which has places (links)on the left hand side of the web page where you see “crime stoppers” and “stop drug dealers”. You can get on there and share your information. We can gather it off of there. You can contact me at the jail and tell anything that you know. Everything is confidential,” said Sheriff Ray.
WJLE will release the names of the defendants once they are made available from the sheriff’s department.
Jimmy Poss Planning to Run for Mayor of Smithville
Two persons have picked up qualifying petitions from the DeKalb County Election Commission Office to run for offices in the Smithville Municipal Election this summer.
Jimmy W. Poss, who currently serves as a county commissioner in the seventh district, plans to seek the office of mayor.
Scott Davis, a former Smithville Police Officer, has picked up a petition to run
for alderman in Smithville.
A mayor and two aldermen will be elected on Tuesday, June 19. The qualifying deadline is Noon, March 15.
Meanwhile, Dowelltown Mayor Gerald Bailiff has picked up a petition from the election commission office to seek re-election while Dowelltown Alderman Joe Bogle has also obtained a petition and plans to seek another term.
The Dowelltown Municipal Election will be held on August 2. The qualifying deadline is April 5
In Dowelltown, a mayor and two aldermen will be elected. The seats are currently held by Mayor Gerald Bailiff and Aldermen Joe Bogle and Elizabeth Redmon.
W.H. Webb
68 year old W.H. Webb of McMinnville died Friday at his sister’s residence. He was a member of the Whorton Springs Baptist Church; he served in the National Guard; and he worked in landscaping. The funeral will be Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Douglas Webb will officiate and burial will be in Whorton Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until the service at 2:00 p.m. Webb was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Irene Webb. He is survived by a son, Jacob Webb of McMinnville. Three sisters, Sue Beshearse and Gail and husband Doyle Slager both of Dowelltown, and Patty and husband Eddie Malone of Smithville. One brother, Ray Donald and wife Betty Webb of Smithville. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. The family asks that donations be made to the Whorton Springs Baptist Church Building Fund, in lieu of flowers.
Debra Ann Dunn
52 year old Debra Ann Dunn of McMinnville died Friday at River Park Hospital. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. The funeral will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Jackie Matheny will officiate and burial will be in the Bluff Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. She was preceded in death by one grandchild, Layla Pinegar; one nephew, Percy Pinegar III, and one niece, Shanna Tatrow Pinegar. Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Dunn; two sons, Billy and wife Lashonda Dunn and Johnny and wife Amanda Pinegar; one daughter, Jimmy Lynn Dunn; two grandchildren, Lake Dunn and Isaac Pinegar;parents, Percy and Nancy Jane Smith Pinegar; one sister, Cynthia and husband Jimmy Beacham; three brothers, Charles and wife Melissa Pinegar and David Pinegar all of McMinnville and Percy and wife Rhodessa Pinegar of Smithville. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. The family has asked that all donations please be made to Love-Cantrell Funeral Home to help with funeral arrangements, in lieu of flowers.
Hilda May Bogle
71 year old Hilda May Bogle of Smithville died Wednesday night at NHC Healthcare Center of McMinnville. She was a Baptist and a machine operator at the Smithville Shirt Factory. The funeral will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Bobby Thomason will officiate and burial will be in Center Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until the service at 2:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her parents, J.B. and Octa Lee Murphy Mathis; infant son, Johnny Gayle Farless; two grandchildren, Mitchel and Sharon Farless; two brothers, Robert Mathis, Jr. and Edward Murphy; and three sisters, Scaple Simpson, Violet Simmons, and Dorothy Lawson. Survivors include a son, Ronnie Farless and companion Cynthia Murphy of Smithville. Two daughters, Renee and husband Brad Marsh of McMinnville and Patricia and husband Landon Mathis of Smithville. Four grandchildren, Waylon Farless, Amanda Lattimore, and Crystal Farless all of Smithville and Adereana Marsh of McMinnville. Two great granchildren, Johnny and Montana Farless both of Smithville and special friends, Terry and Evelyn Lawson of Watertown. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. The family has requested that donations please be made to Love-Cantrell Funeral Home to help with burial expenses, in lieu of flowers.
Kirkland Smallwood Wins County Spelling Bee
Kirkland Smallwood, an eighth grader at DeKalb West School, won the 9th annual DeKalb County Spelling Bee Thursday night at DeKalb County High School.
(PLAY VIDEO BELOW TO SEE ALL PARTICIPANTS IN SPELLING BEE DURING THE FIRST ROUND)
Smallwood, the 13 year old son of Jimmy and Jennifer Smallwood of Liberty was among thirty nine students from the fourth grade to the eighth grade who participated in the contest.
He correctly spelled the words “extemporaneous” and “cholera” in the fourth round to claim the championship.
Eleven year old Christian Sisk, a fifth grader at Northside Elementary School, was the runner-up in the contest. His grandparents are Donald Arnold and Rosie Arnold of Smithville.
Students from DeKalb Middle School, DeKalb West School, and Northside Elementary School recently competed at the school level to become eligible for the county competition.
(PLAY VIDEO BELOW TO SEE REMAINING TEN STUDENTS IN SPELLING BEE ROUNDS TWO THROUGH SIX AND AWARDS)
Along with students from thirty nine other counties, Smallwood and Sisk will compete in the Middle Tennessee Regional Spelling Bee sponsored by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz and Belmont University. The regional bee will take place on Friday, March 2, 2012 at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. The winner of the Regional Spelling Bee will compete in the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C.
The purpose in sponsoring the County Wide Spelling Bee is to “help students improve Spelling skills, increase vocabularies, learn concepts, and develop correct English usage that will help them all their lives”.
Participants in this year’s County Wide Spelling Bee were:
Northside Elementary School:
Fourth Grade-Anna Chew, Isaac Cross, Braxton Hutchings, Katherine Malone, Raiden Martin, Logan Speaks, and Malia Stanley
Fifth Grade- Madi Cantrell, Malone Fletcher, Molly Hall, Dulce Marcel, Ashley Phillips, Christian Sisk, Isaac Walker, and Derek Young.
DeKalb Middle School:
Sixth Grade- Kayla Belk, Olivia Fuson, Haley Martin, Allison Maynard, Shauna Pedroza, Hunter Speaks, and Justin Stanick
Seventh Grade- Alexis Cantrell, Timothy Cassinera, Reagan Patton, Skylar Pease, and Alyssa Sewell
DeKalb West School:
Fourth Grade- Lexy Gammons, Christian Trail, and Kelsey Wade
Fifth Grade-Callie Mulloy and Thomas Tippin
Sixth Grade-Mark Mace
Seventh Grade-Brandy Rock and Casey Vickers
Eighth Grade- Madison Hayes, Mary Mofield, Kirkland Smallwood, and Morgan Vickers.
Ten students advanced to the second round including Malone Fletcher, Justin Stanick, Brandy Rock, Kirkland Smallwood, Christian Sisk, Reagan Patton, Madi Cantrell, Haley Martin, Morgan Vickers, and Malia Stanley
Four students made it to the third round including Kirkland Smallwood, Christian Sisk, Reagan Patton, and Morgan Vickers
Kirkland Smallwood claimed the championship in the fourth round.
Christian Sisk, Reagan Patton, and Morgan Vickers were brought back for a fifth and sixth round to determine who would take second place.
Christian Sisk correctly spelled the word “carbohydrates” to secure the runner-up spot.
Map Shows Closeup View of State Representative Redistricting Split in Smithville Area
As WJLE has reported in recent weeks, State Representative Mark Pody’s district will take in about a third of DeKalb county including all of the sixth district, almost all of the seventh district including part of the City of Smithville, and portions of the second and fifth districts. Representative Terri Lynn Weaver will represent the rest of DeKalb County.
Click the following PDF link to see a closeup view of the Smithville area split between Pody’s 46th district (Yellow) and Weaver’s 40th district (Purple)
DekalbHouse Maps 42×56.pdf (1.51 MB)
Voter Registration Deadline Approaching for March 6 Primaries, Election Commission Releases Sample Ballot
The DeKalb County Election Commission reminds persons wanting to vote in the March 6 DeKalb County Democratic Primary and Tennessee Presidential Preference Primaries that Monday, February 6 is the deadline for voter registration in person.
The election commission office is open Mondays through Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the first floor of the courthouse, room 104. The phone number is 597-4146.
Meanwhile, Early Voting for the March 6 elections begins on Wednesday, February 15 and ends on Tuesday, February 28. Early voting hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.; Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until noon. All early voting will take place in the basement courtroom of the DeKalb County Courthouse. Closed February 20 for President’s Day.
Remember, as a voter you must declare which primary in which you intend to vote. For example, if you declare your intention to vote in the Republican Presidential Preference Primary, you cannot vote in either the Democratic Presidential Preference Primary or the DeKalb County Democratic Primary (for Assessor of Property and Constable). Likewise, if you choose to vote in the Democratic Presidential Preference Primary and the DeKalb County Democratic Primary (for Assessor of Property and Constable), you cannot vote in the Republican Presidential Preference Primary
The election commission has also released a sample ballot. Click the PDF link below to view the sample ballot.
DekalbPPP-Newspaper.pdf (26.99 KB)
If you choose to vote in the Republican Presidential Preference Primary you may vote for one of the following candidates:
Michele Bachman
Newt Gingrich
Jon Huntsman
Gary Johnson
Ron Paul
Rick Perry
Charles “Buddy” Roemer
Mitt Romney
Rick Santorum
Uncommitted
The Republican ballot also lists the names of Delegates At Large for Presidential candidates Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, and Mitt Romney (Committed and Uncommitted) as well as Delegates in the 6th Congressional District for Gingrich, Paul, Perry, and Romney (Committed and Uncommitted).
If you choose to vote in the Democratic Presidential Preference Primary, the only name listed is Barack Obama and Uncommitted.
The DeKalb County Democratic Primary ballot features the Assessor of Property race. The candidates are listed as follows:
Timothy “Fud” Banks
Scott E. Cantrell
Bryan Keith
Constable candidates are on the ballot in the following districts:
3rd District:
Wayne Vanderpool
4th District:
Paul Cantrell
5th District:
Mark Milam
6th District:
Richard Bullard
Carl Lee Webb
7th District
Johnny King