Four Men Cited After Traffic Stop Yields Marijuana and Paraphernalia

Four men were cited last Wednesday, June 6 after a sheriff’s department drug detective stopped them for speeding and found marijuana and drug paraphernalia
22 year old Alexander Thrailkill of California, the driver of the vehicle, was cited for traveling 73 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour speed zone; 22 year old Jonathan Vincent Fusco of New York was cited for simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia; 22 year old William Rhotenberry of Texas was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia; and 22 year old Justin Daniel Fischer of New York was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia and simple possession of marijuana.
They will be in court on the citations June 28.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that a drug detective, while working drug interdiction, clocked a vehicle driven by Thrailkill, going 73 miles per hour in 55 mile per hour zone. He pulled over the vehicle and then summoned the Smithville Police Department’s K-9 unit. The K-9 officer and drug dog went around the vehicle and the animal alerted.
Found in Fusco’s back pack was a plastic container with less than a half ounce of marijuana inside. A marijuana pipe was also found in the vehicle which Fusco claimed belonged to him.
The officer found a marijuana shredder in Rhotenberry’s bag. There was some marijuana inside the shredder.
In Fischer’s bag was a plastic container that held a small amount of marijuana and some rolling papers.
35 year old Sunny Dale Crabtree is charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Her bond is $2,000 and she will be in court June 21st. Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, June 2 a deputy was called to an accident on Austin Bottom Road. Upon arrival, he found a vehicle, but no one was there. The automobile, significantly damaged in the wreck, was towed. Upon a further investigation, officers learned that Crabtree was the operator of the vehicle at the time of the accident, though she is not the owner. Crabtree, who was arrested on Thursday, June 7, admitted to being the driver and leaving the scene.
40 year old Robert Anthony Cross of Cookeville is charged with public intoxication. His bond is $1,000 and he will be in court on June 14. Sheriff Ray said that on Friday, June 8 a deputy responded to Floating Mill Boat Dock where a man was reportedly causing a disturbance and was possibly intoxicated. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with Cross, who was very unsteady on his feet. He told the officer that he had taken too many pills. According to Sheriff Ray, Cross was going to campsites in the area causing others to be alarmed and annoyed. Pills were found scattered at Cross’ campsite, belonging to a woman who Cross said was his girlfriend.
55 year old Tommy Ray Griffin of Foster Road, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence and simple possession of a schedule III controlled substance (hydrocodone). He was also issued citations for failure to maintain lane of travel and driving on a suspended license. Griffin’s bond is $1,500 and he will be in court on June 21.
Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, June 9 a deputy, while making a traffic stop, saw a vehicle cross four lanes of traffic heading toward him on Highway 70 west. The approaching car then got back into his lane heading east. The deputy got behind the automobile and pulled it over. Upon speaking to the driver, Griffin, the officer saw that his speech was slow and that he nodded off while speaking. Griffin was very unsteady on his feet. Sheriff Ray said that Griffin admitted to taking xanax earlier that day. Griffin had xanax pills loose in his front pocket along with a hydrocodone pill. The pill bottle for the xanax was found in the car. Griffin submitted to but performed poorly on several field sobriety tasks. He also submitted to a blood alcohol/drug test. Griffin’s license were checked and found to be suspended for failure to pay child support on October 23, 2011. The investigation also found that Griffin’s vehicle had apparently struck a guardrail approximately two miles from where he was pulled over.