The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department has made arrests and issued citations in several assault and driving related offenses in recent days.
36 year old Reina Jose Diego of Monterey is charged with a third offense of driving on a revoked license. She was further issued citations for violation of the light law and violation of the financial responsibility law (no insurance).Her bond is $4,500 and she will be in court on November 20. Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Tuesday, October 21 a deputy spotted a red car with a brake light out. After stopping the vehicle, the officer spoke with the driver, Diego. A computer check revealed that her license were revoked on August 15, 1998 for failure to file after an accident. Diego had previous driving on revoked offenses on March 31 and August 9, 2010. She was placed under arrest.
39 year old Gregory Lynn Morris of South Mountain Street, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence and driving on a revoked license. His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court November 20. Sheriff Ray said that on Friday, October 24 a deputy received a call about a white truck that had crashed into a fence on Keltonburg Road. Upon arrival, the officer found Morris walking away from the scene of the accident. He spoke with Morris who admitted to being the driver involved in the wreck. Morris was unsteady on his feet and his speech was slurred. He admitted to having consumed a 24 ounce beer and then driving. Morris submitted to and performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. A computer check revealed that his driver’s license were revoked on July 6, 2004 for a DUI. He was found to be driving on a revoked license on September 29, 2009. Morris was placed under arrest.
22 year old Vanessa Renee Poss of Old West Point Road, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. Her bond is $2,500 and she will be in court November 6. Sheriff Ray said that on Monday, October 13 Poss allegedly punched her husband in the left eye causing swelling and bruising. She also allegedly punched him multiple times in the back of the head while he was holding their eighteen month old child in his arms. Poss then allegedly hit both of her husband’s trucks with an axe, shattering the windshields and passenger side windows. She was determined to have been the primary aggressor.
30 year old Harley Davidson Smith of Tullahoma and 34 year old David Jason Lewis of Baxter are each charged with assault. Bond for each is $1,500 and they will be in court on November 20. Sheriff Ray said that on Monday, October 13 Smith and Lewis allegedly grabbed and punched each other while both were inmates incarcerated at the jail.
52 year old Richard Chapman of Oakley Hollow Road, Alexandria is charged with aggravated assault. His bond is $2,500 and he will be in court November 6. Sheriff Ray said that on Wednesday, October 15 a deputy responded to a physical domestic complaint on Oakley Hollow Road. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with a woman who said that Chapman punched her in the face and tried to choke her. She had a bloody nose, blood on her cheek and lip, and handprints on her throat. Chapman had scratches on his left arm and the left side of his stomach, which appeared to be defensive injuries. He was determined to have been the primary aggressor.
29 year old Sara Nicole South of Foster Road, Smithville is charged with a second offense of driving on a revoked or suspended license. Her bond is $2,500 and she will be in court November 6. Sheriff Ray said that on Wednesday, October 15 a sheriff’s department detective saw South operating a motor vehicle on Short Mountain Highway. With prior knowledge that South’s license were revoked, the deputy stopped her vehicle. A computer check confirmed that her license were revoked for failure to file after an accident. She also has another case pending in court for the same offense. South was placed under arrest.
45 year old Tina Gail Clark of Lincoln Avenue, Smithville is cited for violation of the light law, violation of the financial responsibility law, and simple possession of a schedule VI drug (marijuana). She will be in court on November 20. Sheriff Ray said that on Monday, October 20 a deputy stopped a maroon Jeep for a light law violation and spoke with the driver, Clark. She gave consent to search and the officer found in her vehicle .6 grams of marijuana. She admitted that the marijuana belonged to her. She also could not provide proof of insurance.
42 year old Melissa Lawson Norris of Clear Creek Road, Liberty is cited for violation of the light law, violation of the financial responsibility law (no insurance), possession of drug paraphernalia (pipe), and simple possession of a schedule VI drug (marijuana). She will be in court November 20. Sheriff Ray said that on Tuesday, October 21 a deputy spotted a silver car with a light law violation. The officer stopped the vehicle and received permission to search from Norris, the driver . Upon an investigation, the deputy found 8.2 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia (pipe) in Norris’ purse. Norris also could not produce proof of insurance.
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