“I ask Mr. Garland if he was on medication and he stated yes. I ask Mr. Garland to sit in the truck and he started backing the truck up to get it out of the road, almost hitting another vehicle,” Arnwine said, adding that Garland was unsteady on his feet and was unable to perform field sobriety tasks.

“While inventorying his truck for a tow a gun was located in the center of the floorboard under a jacket,” Arnwine said.
 

Garland was charged with driving under the influence and possession of a handgun while under the influence and released on $3,500 bond.
 

Loudon man jailed for pot
 

A Loudon man is behind bars at Loudon County Jail after law enforcement allegedly found pot and drugs on his person.
 

Initially arresting a man Jan. 22 for a violation of community corrections warrant, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Kenny Palmer wrote in his report that he searched Jonathan Richard Viars’ person.
 

“While searching Mr. Viars I felt what I believed to be a pill container located in Mr. Viars waist band. I removed the pill container at which time I located a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana, and a 1/4 of a peach pill believed to be a 40 mg methadone wafer,” Palmer said. “Mr. Viars stated that the pill was methadone.”
 

Viars, 20, was charged with Schedule II drug violations, simple possession/casual exchange and violation of community corrections and held on $2,000 bond.
 

Jan. 22

• Ryan Casey Balding, 32, Cleveland, was charged with theft under $500 and released on $2,000 bond. Responding to a call of a theft at a Lenoir City retail store, LCPD Officer Jason Felts wrote in his report that Balding was observed taking a television past all points of sale without paying for the item.
   
• Seth Daniel Bryson, 24, Vonore, was charged with theft under $500 and released on $2,000 bond. LCPD Officer Brandon Gentry wrote in his report that Bryson was observed leaving a Lenoir City retail store without paying for merchandise.
   
• Corey Ronald Carter, 37, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication, simple possession of a Schedule III substance, simple possession of a Schedule IV substance, simple possession of a Schedule II substance and simple possession of a Schedule VI substance and released on $5,000 bond. Dispatched to a truck stop in reference to a possibly intoxicated couple, LCPD Officer Keith Sennett wrote in his report that Carter was unstable on his feet and had difficulty speaking properly. “After taking the subject into custody a smoking pipe with (a) green leafy substance (of) approx. 1 gram” was found, Sennett said. “Defendant stated it was marijuana. Located in defendant’s coat pocket was a Tic Tac container of various pills, 20 acetaminophen hydrocodone 325mg, 7.5mg; three alprazolan 2mg and another one alprazolan 2mg.”
   
• Jason Michael Hale, 33, Greenback, was charged with contempt of court and failure to appear on domestic and held on $6,500 bond.
   
• Randall Scott Henry, 38, Philadelphia, was charged with failure to appear on possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of probation on possession of drug paraphernalia and released on $3,000 bond.
   
• Jacquline Josephine Shaver, 21, Loudon, was charged with theft under $500 and released on $1,000 bond. LCPD Officer Brandon Gentry wrote in his report that Shaver was observed leaving a Lenoir City retail store without paying for merchandise.
   
• Brittany Alexis Shelley, 22, Greenback, was charged with four Blount County warrants and held without bond.
   
• James William Skidmore, 56, Lenoir City, was charged with theft over $500 and released on $5,000 bond.
   
• Jessica Franke Tallant, 36, Knoxville, was charged with public intoxication and released on $1,000 bond. Dispatched to a truck stop in reference to a possibly intoxicated couple, LCPD Officer Keith Sennett wrote in his report that Tallant was allegedly unsteady on her feet, had slurred speech and had trouble staying awake.
   
• James Eric Wilson, 28, Cleveland, was charged with theft under $500 and released on $2,000 bond. Responding to a Lenoir City retail store in reference to a theft, LCPD Officer Jason Felts wrote in his report that Wilson was observed taking two televisions past all points of sale without paying for the merchandise.

Jan. 23

• Kayla Hope Abercrombie, 27, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear-child support, possession of a Schedule II substance and possession of a Schedule IV substance and held without bond. Dispatched to a call of a shoplifting incident at a Lenoir City retail store, LCPD Officer Nick Halsey wrote in his report that Abercrombie had a warrant for her arrest and was in possession of narcotics. “Upon searching the vehicle, I found Schedule II and Schedule IV narcotics. The narcotics are as follows: eight 2mg Clonozepam (Schedule IV), 10 30 mg Amphetamine (Schedule II) and 14 10mg Amphetamine (Schedule II),” Halsey said.
   
• Kayla Michelle Allison, 23, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on $1,000 bond.
   
• Stephanie Marie Biddwell, 29, Athens, was charged with a Polk County warrant and held without bond.
   
• Timothy Wade Black, 55, Sweetwater, was charged with a Monroe County warrant and held without bond.
   
• Rhonda Renea Givens, 40, Sweetwater, was charged with criminal court capias and held on $3,000 bond.
   
• Kristi Denise Ketner, 43, Loudon, was charged with making false statements/reports and fraudulent insurance act and released on $10,000 bond.
   
• Shane Edward Snyder, 30, Loudon, was charged with contempt of court and released on $130 bond.
   
• Billy Jack Teaster, 32, Maryville, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and held on $2,500 bond.
   
• Robert Andrew Yelverton, 25, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of community corrections, two criminal court capias bench warrants out of Loudon County, a Knox County warrant and held without bond.

Jan. 24

• Susan Ruth Anderson, 51, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,000 bond. Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Ryan Smith wrote in his report that a driver, Anderson, had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and was lethargic and unsteady on her feet. Smith also said that Anderson admitted to drinking alcohol and was prescribed Wellbutrin and Celexa and had taken the medication earlier in the morning. “Upon inventory of the vehicle a open container containing an alcoholic beverage was discovered in the front driver seat cup holder,” Smith said. “Subject stated at the hospital that she had been drinking all morning.”
   
• Douglas Edward Branum, 31, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license, failure to appear-general sessions and failure to appear-violation of probation-Lenoir City and was held on $3,000 bond. Stopping a vehicle for going 64 mph in a 50 mph zone, LCSO Deputy Kenny Palmer wrote in his report that the driver, Branum, had a suspended license for failure to satisfy a citation. “Dispatch also advised Mr. Branum had a warrant out of Loudon County for failure to appear. ... Upon further investigation I did find Mr. Branum had four prior driving on suspended,” Palmer said.
   
• Alena Lo Garalczyk-Lawson, 39, Philadelphia, was charged with violation of probation for simple possession-methamphetamine and held on $2,500 bond.

Jan. 25

• Jeremy Wayne Aikens, 38, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and aggravated stalking and released on $2,775 bond.
   
• Chelsey Autumn Williams, 25, Louisville, was charged with driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and simple possession/casual exchange and released on $6,000 bond. Dispatched to Interstate 75 southbound in reference to a reckless driver, LCSO Deputy Jamie Ketner stopped a vehicle matching descriptions and talked to the driver, later identified as Williams, who allegedly had slurred speech and a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage. “I explained to her why I stopped her and she stated ‘that she needs a ride home’,” Ketner said, adding that Williams admitted to drinking three beers and performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. “Upon the vehicle inventory I discovered one marijuana blunt, approximately two grams of marijuana, one pack of rolling papers and three glass pipes,” Ketner said.
   
• Auburn Cassie Yates, 28, Lenoir City, was charged with possession of a Schedule VI/IV/III/VI for resale and held without bond. LCSO Deputy Chance Gray wrote in his report that Yates had an active violation of community corrections warrant.

Jan. 26

• Dena Alcia Adkins,37, Philadelphia, was charged with three counts of failure to appear-general sessions and held on $4,266 bond.
   
• Hector Garcia Almanza, 27, Loudon, was charged with cite-in-violation of implied consent and driving under the influence-fifth offense and held on $5,000 bond. Noticing a vehicle run a stop sign on Church Street as it was crossing Ward Avenue onto Rosedale Avenue, Loudon Police Officer Bennie Houser stopped the vehicle and talked with the driver, Almanza, who allegedly had a strong odor of an intoxicant but the driver denied that he had been drinking. “While running Mr. Almanza’s driver’s license the status came back valid with ignition interlock required until 05/04/15,” Houser said, adding that Almanza performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. “After getting Mr. Almanza to the jail he refused the implied consent stating he did not understand,” Houser said. “Mr. Almanza also read the Spanish version and stated he did not understand it either.”
   
• Clifton Ray Dykes, 61, Greenville, S.C., was charged with criminal court capias and released on $4,000 bond.
   
• Johnathon Daniel Fisher, 26, Loudon, was charged with theft of   property and released on $2,500 bond.
   
• Toby James Townson, 46, Kingston, was charged with criminal court capias and held without bond.