Three people are in trouble with the law after Smithville Police found drugs and paraphernalia in their vehicle during a traffic accident investigation last Saturday, May 9.
Captain Steven Leffew said 33 year old Jason Aaron Davis is charged with possession of schedule I & II drugs; 34 year old Wesley M Peterson is cited for having a suspended license; and a juvenile has been issued a citation for simple possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. Both Davis and Peterson will make an appearance in General Sessions Court on June 18.
According to police, Officer Will Judkins was dispatched to an accident at KFC/Taco Bell on Saturday, May 9 at 8:44 p.m. While investigating the mishap Officer Judkins became suspicious of the persons and vehicle involved. Drug Officer James Cornelius and K-9 LEO were brought in to assist and the dog alerted several times on the exterior of the vehicle apparently due to an odor of a narcotic substance. Officers conducted a search of the vehicle and found a black tar substance believed to be Heroin, a bottle containing a liquid substance thought to be Methadone, pills suspected of being Hydroxyzine Pamoate & Duloxetiue Hydrochloride along with marijuana and items that are commonly used with illegal drugs.
Corporal Chip Avera and Officer Lance Dillard assisted in the investigation.
Meanwhile, 19 year old Ernest Willard Dodd Jr. was arrested on Wednesday, May 6 for aggravated assault and violation of an order of protection. His bond is $9,500 and he will be in court June 4. According to police, Officer Matt Farmer was dispatched to a field behind Village Place in response to a physical domestic. Upon arrival he heard yelling and crying and found Dodd and the victim in the middle of the field among a small stand of trees. Officer Farmer spoke with them and found the victim to have marks on her arms, neck and face. He also learned that the woman has an order of protection against Dodd.
In conjunction with the Department of Children Services, Smithville Police arrested 68 year old Patricia Dorene Linder for child abuse on Monday, May 4. According to police, DCS reported an incident to Captain Steven Leffew that day which had occurred involving a juvenile. The charge against Linder was the result of an investigation by Detective Brandon Donnell. Her bond is $5,000 and she will be in court May 28.
43 year old Patsy Lynn Estes McCoy was arrested on Thursday, May 14 for burglary, theft and for resist stop, halt, frisk, arrest, and search. Sergeant Brad Tatrow was called to the emergency room of the hospital in reference to someone burglarizing vehicles in the parking lot. After an investigation McCoy was found to have entered two vehicles in the ER parking lot without the knowledge or consent of the owners and she allegedly took items from each vehicle. Sergeant Tatrow observed McCoy attempting to conceal something in her hand and when he ordered her to produce it she refused. McCoy then pulled away as Sergeant Tatrow tried to retrieve it. Police discovered that McCoy had taken items from the medical floor without the knowledge or consent of hospital personnel. Bond for McCoy is $6,000 and she will be in court on May 28.
Officer Joey Myers took a report on Thursday, May 14 in which a victim reported that as he was leaving Smithville he approached Smith Road and saw a female run into the roadway shouting “help me”. The victim said when he stopped his vehicle to help, a man pulled up in a truck and busted the driver side window of his (victim’s) vehicle with a bottle. The victim said after he drove away, he discovered his left arm was bleeding from the broken window glass. At the time of the call, county deputies were responding to a physical domestic regarding two persons who fit the description of the man and woman involved in this (city) incident. The victim later identified the two with whom he had come in contact. One of them, 25 year old Clinton Lane Cope was cited for vandalism and assault. Cope will be in court on May 28.
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