A sex offender is back in trouble with the law.
50 year old David Royden Drennan of Sparta Highway, Smithville is charged with violation of the sex offender law.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Monday, February 8 Drennan allowed minor children to live with him at his home in violation of his sex offender registration.
Meanwhile, 53 year old Kimberly Diane Lombardi of Sparta is charged with driving under the influence. Her bond is $1,500 and she will be in court February 25.
Sheriff Ray said that on Monday, February 1 a deputy responded to Short Mountain Highway to a possible drunk driver. Before the officer’s arrival, central dispatch advised him that the car had run off the road and wrecked. When he got there, the deputy spoke with the driver, Lombardi. Her speech was slurred and she was very unsteady on her feet. Lombardi submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. Lombardi told the officer that she had taken a xanax earlier in the morning. The deputy noticed a blue powdery residue in her nose. She refused to submit to a blood alcohol test.
22 year old Kevin Clark Thomas of Baxter is charged with a second offense of driving under the influence and driving on a revoked license. His bond totals $3,500 and he will be in court February 25.
Sheriff Ray said that on Thursday, February 4 a deputy was patrolling Highway 70 east when he spotted a 1994 Saturn that appeared to have wrecked. He stopped and spoke with the driver, Thomas. He was unsteady on his feet and he had a strong odor of alcohol on his person. Thomas told the officer that he had consumed about seven beers. Thomas performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. A computer check revealed Thomas’ driver license were revoked on August 31, 2012 for driving under the influence in Putnam County. He was placed under arrest.
27 year old Brandan Timothy Greene of Buffalo Valley is charged with a second offense of driving under the influence. He was further issued a citation for driving on a suspended license and failure to maintain his lane of travel. His bond is $3,000 and he will make a court appearance February 18.
Sheriff Ray said that on Friday, February 5 a deputy initiated a traffic stop of a red Chevrolet Suburban for failing to maintain its lane of travel on Highway 70 east near Smith Road. As he approached the vehicle, the officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from inside. The driver, Greene told the officer that he had been drinking and that he was drunk. Greene refused to submit to field sobriety tasks saying he was guilty and wanted the deputy to carry him on to jail. He did submit to a blood test and was placed under arrest. Greene has a prior DUI on May 3, 2012 in Smith County. His driver license were suspended for failure to pay restitution in 2015.
44 year old Christopher Brian Pack of Midway Road, Smithville is charged with contraband in a penal institution. His bond is $5,000 and he will make a court appearance February 18.
Sheriff Ray said that on Sunday, February 7 Pack was arrested on a community corrections violation warrant and brought to the jail. Later when a correctional officer searched Pack’s laundry bag, he found wrapped in a pair of socks two Klonopin and two Suboxone pills. Pack told the officers he needed the drugs to help him get over a cold. Before hiding the pills in the socks, Pack said he concealed them in his mouth.