Owens Found with Drugs During DUI Investigation

A Smithville man was found with drugs during a recent DUI investigation.
41 year old Tyrone Dwayne Owens was arrested Wednesday, July 5 for DUI and he was cited for two counts of simple possession. Smithville Police responded to two people passed out in a car in a church parking lot. Upon arrival the officer spoke with Owens and noticed the passenger to be passed out. Owens’ speech was a bit slurred and he seemed very drowsy. A witness spotted the car and noticed Owens to be passed out with the brake lights on and the car still running. Another witness confirmed the car was running with Owens in the driver seat and that he (witness) turned the car off and took the keys out of the ignition. Another officer on the scene spotted a joint in the driver’s side door arm rest and then searched the car. Owens consented to field sobriety tasks but he performed poorly. While searching him incident to arrest, the officer pulled Owens’ wallet out of his back pocket and a yellow rectangular pill thought to be Alprazolom fell out. Upon closer inspection of the wallet, a white barrel shaped pill thought to be methadone and another yellow rectangular pill believed to be Alpraolom were discovered. Bond for Owens is $2,500 and his court date is July 27.
36 year old Ricky Lynn Martin was arrested Thursday, June 29 for criminal trespass, shoplifting, and he was cited for simple possession. Police responded to Wal-Mart for a possible shoplifter and upon arrival observed Martin checking out at a register. After his purchase, the officer confronted Martin and reminded him that he wasn’t’ suppose to be on the property. The officer had written Martin a citation on June 10 for shoplifting and advised him at that time not to be back on the property. Martin was arrested for criminal trespassing and upon a search by police, he was found to have unpaid for items belonging to Wal-Mart on his person. He also had on him a crystal like substance which tested positive for Methamphetamine and a white/peach gel pill believed to be morphine. Bond for Martin is $4,000 and his court date is July 13.
18 year old Rachel Irene Patterson was cited for simple possession and drug paraphernalia on Saturday, July 1. Patterson was being questioned by police concerning an incident that occurred elsewhere when she gave consent to search her vehicle. Found inside was a bag in the back seat with approximately 1 gram of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana and a glass pipe used to smoke the marijuana. Her court date is July 20.
41 year old Eric L Atnip was arrested on Sunday, July 2 for violation of an order of protection. Police responded to an unwanted guest call and spoke with Atnip and the victim at the residence. On April 27 a full protection order was issued in DeKalb County General Sessions Court instructing Atnip to refrain from having any contact with the victim. His bond is $2,500 and his court date is July 13.
41 year old Amy Jo Scott was arrested on Wednesday, July 5 for a third offense of driving under the influence, driving on revoked, simple possession and she was cited for simple possession. Police responded to a lockout call but before unlocking the vehicle the officer ran the tag to confirm that Scott was the owner. Central Dispatch confirmed that she was the owner of the vehicle but that her driver license were revoked. After unlocking the vehicle, the officer left the location but approximately two minutes later, he saw Scott driving on Tommy Harrell Street. He then turned his patrol car around in order to get behind her vehicle. Once on East Bryant Street the officer activated his blue lights and Scott pulled over to the side of the road. The officer informed Scott that he stopped her due to his knowledge of her having a revoked driver license. Scott’s speech was slurred and her eyes appeared to be very heavy. She consented to sobriety tasks but performed poorly. Scott was then placed under arrest for DUI and driving on a revoked license. After Scott consented to a search her vehicle, police found two round blue pills in a small plastic bag believed to be Clonazepam. She was placed under arrest and transported to the police department. Upon arrival Scott asked to use the restroom and while in there she dropped a pill on the floor. During questioning, she produced a metal container with 11 red and white capsule type pills identified as 75mg Lyrica. Scott couldn’t provide a prescription for any of the medication in her possession. Bond for Scott is $7,500 and her court date is July 20.