A 38 year old man is facing charges of aggravated burglary, domestic assault, and aggravated assault upon his arrest after an incident Saturday, October 1st at a residence on Oak Street.
Smithville Police Chief Randy Caplinger said Art Lee Dawson of Grand View Avenue, Smithville remains at large.
According to Chief Caplinger, Dawson entered the Oak street home uninvited where his ex-girlfriend was staying and allegedly assaulted her. Another man, who was also there at the time, intervened telling Dawson that he would have to leave. Dawson then turned on the man allegedly beating him severely about the face with his fists. Dawson also allegedly struck him with a tall lamp and coffee table. The man was later taken to the hospital. Dawson fled before police arrived.
If you know of Dawson’s whereabouts you are urged to call the Smithville Police Department’s crime tip line at 464-6046.
Meanwhile, three people have been charged with evading arrest after a police pursuit on Friday, October 7. A fourth person remains at large in this case.
37 year old Tammy Gail Nunley, 38 year old Roxanne White, and Scott L. Sykes are all charged with evading arrest. Bond for each is set at $1,500 and are due to appear in court on October 27.. The fourth person will be charged with felony evading and reckless endangerment.
Chief Caplinger reports that a Smithville Police Officer tried to pull over a Nissan Altima for a traffic offense on Broadstreet, when the vehicle “took off”. A police pursuit ensued from Broad Street onto Highway 56 south to County House Road and ended in a hay field. The four persons in the car got out and fled on foot. One of them, Nunley, surrendered to police at the scene. The other two, White and Sykes were picked up the next day. The fourth person, the driver of the car, has not yet been arrested.
32 year old Scotty Wayne Knowles and 20 year old Latasha Nicole Cantrell were arrested on Wednesday, October 12 and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
Chief Caplinger reports that Smithville Police Officers went to a residence on Snow Street, responding to complaints of possible drug activity there. Both Knowles and Cantrell were at the residence along with another woman, 30 year old Christina Johnson.
Police confronted Knowles, who is under state probation. He gave officers consent to search and they found in his boot a hypodermic needle. Police also searched a camper outside on the premises and found a metal container which held six hypodermic needles. Cantrell allegedly claimed the needles belonged to her. Both Knowles and Cantrell were charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond for each is $1,500 and they will appear in court on November 17.
Johnson was picked up for violation of probation.
37 year old Marcia Ann Raymer of Watertown was issued a citation for theft of property in a shoplifting case at Walmart on Friday, October 7. She was allegedly caught with several items that she had not paid for. The total value of the merchandise came to $90.12. She will be in court on November 3.
19 year old Christopher Thomas Pack is charged with two counts of vandalism under $500. He is under a $2,000 bond and will be in court on October 27.
According to Chief Caplinger, Pack went to a home on Anthony Avenue to see his girlfriend. When she wouldn’t let him in, he allegedly caused some damage to a vehicle at the residence before he left. Pack allegedly returned later while no one was at home and caused some damage to a back door of the residence. He was later arrested at his Adams Street home and charged in the case.
41 year old Mark Anthony Hopkins is charged with simple possession of a schedule VI controlled substance (marijuana). Hopkins is under a $1,500 bond and he will be in court on October 27.
Chief Caplinger reports that police were called to an apartment complex on Foster Road where someone had reported hearing a fight taking place in one of the apartments. By the time officers arrived, the suspect believed to have been involved had left the scene. About an hour later, police were called back to the apartment complex in answer to another disturbance call. Hopkins was outside the apartment as police arrived and one of the officers saw him place something in a jack-o-lantern. There they found in a pill bottle a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana.
35 year old Lonnie Lynn Wheeler is charged with domestic assault of his wife on October 14, causing her to require treatment at the emergency room of the hospital. He is under a $2,500 bond and he will be in court on November 3.
38 year old John William Cline is charged with domestic assault. He will be in court on November 3. Chief Caplinger said Cline came to a woman’s residence demanding money and her vehicle. He then swung his fist at her before throwing an open beer can at her.
43 year old David Howard Dixon is charged with public intoxication and simple possession of a schedule VI controlled substance.
Chief Caplinger reports that police were called to a residence on Bell Street where an unwanted visitor was bothering the home owner. Police arrived and found Dixon who had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person. He was unsteady on his feet and had trouble standing. Dixon told police he thought he was in Warren County. Officers found on him a plastic bag containing what is believed to be marijuana.
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