A 47 year old Smithville man was arrested Friday by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department for sexual battery after he allegedly sexually assaulted a female.
Sheriff Patrick Ray says Walter F. Smouthers of Magnolia Lane, Smithville was charged after detectives questioned him on a sexual assault case. County detectives found that on the morning of November 14th, Smouthers had spent the night with a male and female friend on Rosewood Lane in DeKalb County. When the female went into the bathroom to get ready to go to work, Smouthers went into the bathroom with her and sexually assaulted her. The female asked Smouthers’ repeatedly to stop. After the sexual assault, Smouthers left the home. Smouthers did admit to the crime in an interview with county detectives. Smouthers’ bond was set at $15,000 and he will appear in court on December 4th. Smouthers is currently being held in the DeKalb County Jail awaiting bond.
In a separate case, deputies stopped 31 year old Steve A. Stanley of Old Mill Hill Road, Dowelltown on Highway 70 West Friday. Sheriff Ray says officers had knowledge that Stanley’s drivers license was suspended. After the stop, a search incident to arrest was conducted on Stanley’s vehicle. Inside, deputies found a purple container with nineteen and one half small yellow pills believed to be Dilaudids. Also found in Stanley’s vehicle were 2 cut straws, one with drug residue in it and a hyperdermic needle. Stanley was arrested for driving on a suspended driver’s license, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a schedule II drug (Dilaudid) for resale. Stanley’s vehicle was also seized. Stanley’s bond was set at $29,000 and he will appear in court on December 11th.
Meanwhile, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and the Smithville Police Department, on Monday, November 3rd, made a surprise visit at DeKalb County High School with their drug dogs. Sheriff Ray says “I believe that any deterrent, such as locker and vehicle searches at the schools, is a tool to help keep our children in a drug free and safe learning environment.”
Smithville Police Chief Richard Jennings says “The Smithville Police Department will try to use any resources, within our means, to help prevent drugs from being used or sold at our schools.”
Director of Schools Mark Willoughby says “Anything we can do to help keep our young people off drugs is a step in the right direction. Too many times our young people and adults are robbed from us because of the use of drugs and from the greed of drug pushers. What we do today to rid our county of drugs will help to ensure that our young people are able to live the life that God intended. I fully support Sheriff Ray in his efforts to rid our county of drugs.”
Director of Schools Willoughby, Sheriff Ray, and Chief Jennings, say “we must work together to make sure we’re doing everything possible to make sure our students can have a safe and drug free learning environment. By continuing our partnerships, we will achieve this goal.”
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