Three people were involved in a two vehicle crash Tuesday at the intersection of West Broad and Mountain Street.
Trooper T.J. Withers of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said a 2006 Chevy TrailBlazer, driven by 87 year old Robert Redmon of Smithville was north on Mountain Street crossing Broad Street when his vehicle was struck in the passenger side by a 2012 Ford Fusion, driven by a 16 year old girl, who was traveling west on Broad Street.
Redmon and his wife, 82 year old Earlene Redmon, a passenger of the TrailBlazer, were taken by DeKalb EMS to St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital. The 16 year old girl was taken by private vehicle to the hospital.
Members of the Smithville Police and Fire Departments were also on the scene.

A suspected marijuana dealer appeared for sentencing in DeKalb County Criminal Court Tuesday, June 20.
Judge David Patterson presided.
47 year old Ricky LeRoy Randall of Old Blue Springs Road, Smithville entered a plea by criminal information to possession of a schedule VI drug for resale. He received a two year sentence with 120 days to serve. The sentence is to run consecutive to a Warren County case against him. Randall was fined $2,000 and ordered to forfeit $700. He was given jail credit from April 10 to June 20, 2017.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Monday, April 10 sheriff’s department detectives went to Randall’s home on Old Blue Springs Road to conduct a probation search of Randall, who is currently on probation out of Warren County for sale and delivery of a schedule VI drug.
During the search, detectives found outside of Randall’s residence in a white five gallon bucket approximately ten ounces of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana.
Inside Randall’s home, detectives found in the bedroom/bathroom a half ounce of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana, scales, a pipe, and rolling papers along with $700. They also recovered from the residence a package which contained a white five gallon bucket with approximately four pounds of a green leafy substance that was individually packaged and believed to be marijuana.
Randall was also charged with the DRL offense after he was observed operating a motor vehicle on a license which was revoked out of California. The DRL charge was apparently dropped in the plea agreement.
33 year old Nathan Bradley McMinn entered a plea to simple possession and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days suspended to supervised probation. The sentence is to run consecutive to his current probation. He was fined $2,000 and ordered to make restitution of $48 to the Smithville Police Department.
McMinn was one of eight persons indicted by the DeKalb County Grand Jury last December as a result of an undercover drug investigation by the Smithville Police Department.
“On January 14, 2016 the Police Department launched an undercover drug investigation based on several complaints of illegal drugs being sold throughout the city. Using a confidential informant we were able to make several buys throughout the city. The cases were presented to the DeKalb County Grand Jury on Monday, November 28, 2016 and sealed indictments were returned against these individuals” Chief Mark Collins told WJLE.
The indictment against McMinn and a co-defendant stated that “On January 29, 2016 they did unlawfully and knowingly sell and or deliver a controlled substance, to wit: Hydrocodone, a schedule II controlled substance.
38 year old Scott Tyler Faulkner of Nashville entered a plea to introduction of contraband into a penal institution. He received a three year sentence suspended to TDOC probation. The term is to run consecutive to another sentence he is serving.
Sheriff Ray said that on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Faulkner arrived at the sheriff’s department to visit an inmate. While being checked in at the front desk, Faulkner asked to use the bathroom and then was stopped in the hallway by the jail sergeant for a random search. When the sergeant asked if he had anything in his pockets, Faulkner replied that he had some tobacco and Tylenol. Found in Faulkner’s right lower cargo pants pocket was a package wrapped with black tape which contained loose tobacco, rolling papers, a cigarette lighter, a suboxone strip, 45 red round pills believed to be Acetaminophen (500 milligrams), and three white oval pills thought to be Tizanidine (4 milligrams).
45 year old Donnie Dewayne Frazier of North Mill Street, Dowelltown entered a plea to possession of a schedule VI drug for sale and delivery. He received a two year sentence suspended to supervised probation. He was fined $2,000 and must forfeit a weapon.
Sheriff Ray said that on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 a deputy was dispatched to Game Ridge Road to meet with a landowner who had a field leased for crops. He reported that a pickup truck, occupied by two men, was stuck in the field and that no one had permission to be there. The men appeared to have been illegally hunting.
The officer spoke with both men in the truck and obtained consent to search. He found two firearms and a black bag which held five individual bags and a Mason jar all containing a green leafy substance thought to be marijuana. Frazier also produced another bag of the same substance (marijuana). Frazier told the officer that the bags and all contents belonged to him.

Saint Thomas Health has identified a recent breach of patient health information at Saint Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The health system has notified 2,859 of its patients about the breach which was discovered in April.
The investigation revealed the hospital documents, which did not contain social security numbers or patient medical records, were found along a remote and rural road in DeKalb County. The documents contained the patient’s name, date of birth, admitting diagnosis, account number and physician’s name. The reports reflected a small sample of patient census reports or logs during 2009-2010. As of now, the investigation has not revealed who may be responsible.
“Protecting the privacy of our patient’s information is always a top priority for us at Saint Thomas Health and Ascension,” said Cynthia Figaro, Corporate Responsibility Officer and Corporate Privacy Officer, Saint Thomas Health. “Once we were made aware of this breach, we immediately investigated the incident to ensure that no further disclosures were made. Based on our investigation, we do not believe that there is a financial risk to our patients. We sincerely apologize for this incident,” said Figaro.
Saint Thomas Health has contracted with a vendor that will ensure that all storage files are properly secured and accounted for until destruction. There is a toll-free number to call if any patients have questions regarding this incident: 1-844-310-2955.

Cookeville Blood Assurance and DeKalb County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss are teaming up again for another “DeKalb County Neighbors Helping Neighbors” blood drive and several elected and appointed county officials are joining the effort in support of local senior citizens centers.
The blood drive is scheduled for Wednesday, June 21 from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the county complex senior citizens center inside the bloodmobile and for every blood donation collected, these county officials will donate $2.00 to the senior citizens centers to be divided equally between the Smithville and Alexandria Centers.
“I have received commitments from Assessor of Property Shannon Cantrell, Trustee Sean Driver, Register of Deeds Jeff McMillen, Road Supervisor Butch Agee, Circuit Court Clerk Katherine Pack, County Mayor Tim Stribling, Sheriff Patrick Ray, and General Sessions Judge Bratten Cook, II along with Clerk and Master Deborah Malone and Administrator of Elections Dennis Stanley,” said County Clerk Poss.
“All blood collected from the Cookeville Blood Assurance Center will supply the needs of hospitals in our communities first including DeKalb, Cannon, Smith, Wilson, White, Putnam, Warren, Jackson, and Overton Counties,” Poss continued.
Those who wish to schedule an appointment may go online at www.bloodassurance.org/dekalb or contact County Clerk Poss or Blood Assurance Coordinator Trudy Cody at 931-239-9411 or TrudyCody@bloodassurance.org.
Please remember to eat a good meal, drink additional water and bring a photo ID.
All donors will be given a FREE “Life Saving Journey” t-shirt and all donors will be entered for a chance to win a Recliner and a Vacation Giveaway valued at $1,500.

The DeKalb County Fair has launched a new website with complete information about events at this year’s “Grandpa Fair of the South”.
The fair will be held Monday through Saturday, July 17-22 in Alexandria.
Click the link below to learn more.
http://www.dekalbcountyfairtn.com/ .
Exhibit Entry Dates and Times at the Kenneth Sandlin Center:
Non-Perishable Items ONLY
will be taken in on Saturday, July 8 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Perishable Items ONLY
will be taken in on Saturday, July 15 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
DeKalb County Fair Events:
WSMV-TV Channel 4’s Snowbird will be visiting the DeKalb County Fair on Monday, July 17 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Horse Shoe Tournament
Saturday 22nd at 12:00 noon at the Tot Kelley Barn.
5K Run
Saturday, July 15 at the Fair Office
Registration at 6:00 p.m. Race starts at 7:00 p.m.
Entry fee: $25. Contact Matt Boss for pre-registration or questions 615-464-8627.
Monday
•Snowbird- Fairground 5-7:00 p.m.
•Cattle Show- Grandstand 6:00 p.m.
•Bullwhip Rodeo- TC McMillen Arena 7:30 p.m.
•Jr. Fair Princess (13-16)- Lions Pavilion 6:00 p.m.
•Fairest of the Fair (17-20)- Lions Pavilion following
•FEARLESS Dancing Firemen
•Lip Sync Battle (Round 1)- Lions Pavilion following
•(2) $500 Cash Drawing- Lions Pavilion 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday
•Little Mister (4-6)- Lions Pavilion 6:00 p.m
•Little Miss (4-6)- Lions Pavilion following
•Antique Tractor Pull- TC McMillen Areana 7:00 p.m.
•Corn Hole Tournament-Grandstand 7:00 p.m.
•(2) $500 Cash Drawing- Lions Pavilion 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday
•Kiddie Tractor Pull- Grandstand 6:00 p.m.
•Little Miss Princess (7-9)- Lions Pavilion 6:00 p.m.
•Miss Sweetheart (10-12)- Lions Pavilion following
•ATV/ Motorcycle Racing- TC McMillen Arena 7:00 p.m.
•(2) $500 Cash Drawing- Lions Pavilion 9:30 p.m.
Thursday
•Senior Day- Lions Club Building 9:00 a.m.
•Junior Goat Show- Barn 6:00 p.m.
•Baby Show- Lions Pavilion 6:00 p.m.
•Vintage Variety Show-Lions Pavilion following
•ATV/Motorcycle Racing- TC McMillen Arena 7:00 p.m.
•(2) $500 Cash Drawing- Lions Pavilion 9:30 p.m.
Friday
•Toddler Show- Lions Pavilion 6:00 p.m.
•Lip Sync Battle (Finale)- Lions Pavilion following
•ATV/Mini-Rod/Outlaw Pull- TC McMillen Arena 7:00 p.m.
•(2) $500 Cash Drawing- Lions Pavilion 9:30 p.m.
Saturday
•Horseshoe Tournament- Barn 12 noon
•Gospel Singing- Lions Pavilion 6:00 p.m.
•Super Truck/Tractor Pull- TC McMillen Arena 7:00 p.m.
•(2) $500 Cash Drawing- Lions Pavilion 9:30 p.m.
Tot Kelly Barn Events
•Tuesday Night July 18
6:00 pm Open Poultry Show
•Thursday Night July 20
6:00 pm – Junior Goat Show
•Saturday July 22
12:00 noon – Blind Draw Horseshoe Tournament
Memory Lane Stage Events 2017
•Monday Night – July 17
6:30 -8:30 pm – Karaoke Night
No Rap , Radio Edit Only
Max 1 Instrument or 2 Vocal Mikes and 2 Instruments Max.
•Tuesday Night – July 18
6:30 – 7:30 pm – Donny Barthelemy
•Wednesday Night – July 19
7:45 – 8:45 pm – Berlin Barnhart
•Thursday Night – July 20
7:45 – 8:45 pm –
•Friday Night – July 21
6:30 – 7:30 pm – Dessa Ray
•7:45 – 8:45 pm – Terri Lynn Weaver
•Saturday Night – July 22
•6:30 – 7:30 pm – Mid State Cloggers
•7:45-8:45 pm – Evermean Evergreen Cloggers
Grandstand Events
•Monday Night July 17
6:00 pm: Cattle Show
•Tuesday Night July 18
7:00 pm: Cornhole Contest
•Wednesday Night July 19
7:00 pm: Kid’s Peddle Tractor Pull

A former Correctional Officer at the DeKalb County Jail who allegedly received money from inmates for smuggling tobacco and other items to them inside their cells entered a plea to Official Misconduct on Tuesday, June 20 in Criminal Court.
Judge David Patterson presided.
25 year old Francisco Rodriguez, under a plea agreement, is to receive a two year TDOC sentence all suspended to supervised probation. He has applied for judicial diversion.
Rodriguez was named in a sealed indictment returned by the DeKalb County Grand Jury on Monday, April 4, 2016. He was charged in the indictment for Official Misconduct and Introduction of Contraband.
Rodriguez worked for the Sheriff’s Department as a Correctional Officer for six months before being terminated by Sheriff Patrick Ray after an internal investigation into the allegations.
Sheriff Ray told WJLE how the story unfolded.
“In December, 2015 I obtained information of one of the Correctional Officers putting small amounts of tobacco and other items into a cell at the DeKalb County Jail. This Correctional Officer was identified as Francisco Rodriguez”.
“Rodriguez started with the department approximately six months prior to this investigation. His background check that was conducted on him had positive recommendations from people here in DeKalb County,” said Sheriff Ray.
“As soon as the information about Rodriguez was given to me I immediately notified my detectives to start an internal investigation into this matter. I also contacted the District Attorney General’s Office and obtained consent for my department to proceed with the internal investigation,” he continued.
“During the course of the investigation my detectives did an outstanding job with their investigation work. They conducted surveillance work, obtained four search warrants, and interviewed multiple people in connection with the investigation. The detectives were also able to obtain information that Rodriguez had placed a cell phone into one of the cells where he could have secret conversations with inmates and set up drops of tobacco and other items for this particular cell. The cell phone was recovered in a cell area of the jail. The detectives also found that Rodriguez received money to perform these actions”.
“As a result of the internal investigation I terminated Francisco Rodriguez on December 23, 2015”, said Sheriff Ray.

The annual Walk Across Tennessee competition recently ended with Rick’s Hair and Body Reflections A team emerging as the overall winner. Walk Across Tennessee is an eight-week competition to see which team can log the most miles walking or doing other exercises. The goal is for each team to walk the number of miles it takes to get across Tennessee which is 500 miles.
Rick’s Hair and Body Reflections Team A won the rotating trophy this year by walking a total of 3,474 miles. This is the equivalent of walking across Tennessee and back almost seven times! Coming in a close second was Ricks Hair and Body Reflections Team B with 3041 miles. 3rd place goes to the Moonshiners with 2778.4 miles. All together, all the teams walked a combined total of 45,939 miles…almost twice around the Earth!!! Also, another big accomplishment is that EVERY team made it across Tennessee…500 miles and over half the teams walked across Tennessee two or more times!!!!
The members of Ricks Hair and Body Reflections A team included: Rick Lattimore, Todd Testerman, Larry Justice, Jessica Williams, Lacy West, Jackie Vickers, Diane Onks, and Deborah Goodwin.
The Walk Across Tennessee is a program conducted by The University of Tennessee Extension office of DeKalb County. The goal of the program is to encourage people to exercise on a daily basis in order to stay healthy. Another competition is planned for this fall.

Two persons caught breaking into F.Z. Webb & Sons Pharmacy in Alexandria last December appeared for sentencing in DeKalb County Criminal Court on Tuesday, June 20.
Judge David Patterson presided.
51 year old Joseph Graylon Nesbitt of Pleasant Shade and 22 year old Ericka Lynn Morgan of Granville each entered a plea by criminal information to burglary. Each received a four year sentence suspended to 120 days to serve with the balance on supervised TDOC probation. They are responsible for making restitution of $500 to the owners of the pharmacy and $799 to the insurance company. Nesbitt and Morgan were each given jail credit of 174 days.
A third co-defendant, 32 year old Bryan Christopher Matthews of Carthage entered a plea by criminal information on April 10 to one count of burglary and received a four year sentence on judicial diversion probation. He must make restitution of almost $1,300.
Alexandria Police Chief Chris Russell released the following prepared statement after the burglary. “On Wednesday night, December 28, 2016 at approximately 8:15 pm , Officer Flavis Burroughs was on patrol and noticed an audible burglar alarm going off at Webb’s Pharmacy located at 105 South Public Square in Alexandria. Upon arrival Officer Burroughs noticed the front glass door had been damaged and he observed a person inside the building climbing up a hole in the ceiling . As Officer Burroughs made his way around the back of the building , a white Dodge Truck fled the area of the burglary . Officer Burroughs stopped the truck on Edgewood Street a short distance away and detained the driver, Bryan Christopher Matthews , and a passenger , Joseph Graylon Nesbitt. DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived to assist . When the pharmacy owner arrived on scene and unlocked the building he heard a woman’s voice from inside the ceiling . The woman, Ericka Lynn Morgan was found hiding in the ceiling. Officers placed Ms. Morgan into custody. Further investigation revealed the three had made entry into the building by cutting a vent on the roof and going down through the ceiling. At the time of the report it appears nothing had been stolen . All three were arrested and booked into the DeKalb County Jail,” said Chief Russell.
In other court cases Tuesday, June 20,
36 year old Donnie Ray Gillman entered a plea by criminal information to burglary and received a two year sentence suspended to probation. The term is to run consecutive to another sentence against him. Gillman must make restitution of $650 to the victim
Smithville Police charged Gillman on Thursday, April 27 with theft and burglary. Gillman allegedly entered an outbuilding on Dearman Street and took several tools belonging to the victim without his knowledge or consent. As a result of the investigation, the items were returned to the victim and Gillman was taken into custody without incident.
37 year old Allen Dean Dolberry and 33 year old Dana Marie Dolberry of West Green Hill Road, McMinnville each entered a plea to theft of property under $1,000. Each received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days suspended to supervised probation. They are to make restitution of $810 to the victim.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Thursday, November 10, 2016 the Dolberry’s allegedly took several items from a residence on Cedar Drive including a Beretta 9 millimeter handgun, a Smith & Wesson .38 caliber revolver, a Huskee log splitter, an Echo chainsaw, Echo grass trimmer, Stihl grass trimmer, an Oregon chainsaw, and other items with a total value of more than $1,000.
According to Sheriff Ray, detectives worked with officers in another county in solving the case. They identified the Dolberry’s as suspects in the theft and contacted the property owner who filed a report after conducting an inventory and listing the items taken. The Dolberry’s were subsequently arrested in the case.
25 year old Kristen Waggoner entered a plea to fraudulent use of a credit card and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days on CPS probation. She must make restitution of $306 to the victim. The term is to run concurrent with her current probation in another case.