News Herald Arrest Report

Man steals items from home
 
A city of Loudon man is facing several charges after taking items worth $4,000 from a home and later striking the victim’s vehicle in an attempt to flee the scene.

Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Inv. Lt. Patrick Upton wrote in his report that Gregory David Linginfelter, 39, stole about $4,000 worth of items from the home, including tools, a gaming system, computer software, a television and other electronics. Linginfelter was later located in Knoxville with the stolen items.

“Upon conducting an interview with Mr. Linginfelter, he did admit that he did burglarize said residence and that he did take the items to try to obtain drugs,” Upton said. “He also admitted to hitting the victim’s vehicle with his (vehicle) several times, putting the victim in danger of being injured.”
 
Linginfelter was charged with aggravated burglary and reckless endangerment and released on $12,000 bond.
 
Lenoir City man charged with seventh DUI
 
A Lenoir City man is facing his seventh DUI after hitting a tree late last month on Buttermilk Road in Lenoir City.
 
LCSO Deputy Lance Anderson said Ian Keith Kidwell, 42, wrecked his vehicle March 28 and left the scene in an attempt to “avoid law enforcement.”
 
“The offender had head and face injuries (consistent) to being involved in a crash. The driver’s side of the vehicle windshield was smashed, protruding out, (consistent) to a person’s head striking it,” Anderson said, adding that Kidwell had a revoked license for DUI. “The offender’s driving history from 1999 to 2014 consisted of six DUIs and three crashes.”
 
Kidwell was charged with failure to appear for driving on a revoked license, leaving the scene of an accident death/injury, driving on a revoked license-second offense and driving under the influence-seventh offense and held on $7,000 bond.
 
March 30
  • Charles Ray Mogle, 71, Clermont, Fla., was charged with theft of a motor vehicle and held on $15,000 bond. Dispatched to a Lenoir City hotel parking lot in reference to a reported stolen vehicle that had been rented from Florida and was never returned, Lenoir City Police Officer Brandon Gentry wrote in his report that the vehicle was in possession of Mogle, who said that “he rented the vehicle and was going to be late returning it.”
March 31
  • Timothy Eugene Fisher, 29, Maryville, was charged with failure to appear-contempt of court and released without bond.
     
  • Ashley Nicole Jenkins, 29, Ten Mile, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $4,000 bond. Stopping a vehicle for improperly passing, LCPD Officer Blake Garland wrote in his report that the driver, Jenkins, had a suspended license and an active warrant out of Loudon County for failure to appear.
     
  • Jack Steven Owens, 30, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence, cite-in-violation of implied consent and criminal court capias and held on $2,500 bond. Responding to a call of a driver who was either asleep or passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle at a gas station on Highway 72, Loudon Police Officer Kent Russell wrote in his report that upon arrival he noticed a man’s feet hanging out the door of a Ford Expedition with his body slumped over the center console. “A cigarette butt was hanging from his mouth and the ash had fallen and burned a hole through his sweatshirt,” Russell said, adding that the man, later identified as Owens, was unsteady on his feet and seemed confused. “I asked for his driver’s license and Mr. Owens attempted to hand me cash,” the officer said, adding that the man could not complete field sobriety tasks. “... After the field sobriety tests, Mr. Owens admitted to taking prescription Methadone but he was unsure if it was at 3 a.m. or 5 a.m. at a clinic in Georgia.”
April 1
  • Jason Eugene Ferguson, 28, Knoxville, was charged with theft of merchandise under $500 and released without bond. LCPD Det. Kevin Condee wrote in his report that in November 2013 Ferguson selected and concealed several video games and five gaming systems and left the Lenoir City retail store without paying for the merchandise, which totaled $314.92.
     
  • Miles Matthew Martin, 27, Morristown, was charged with violation of probation and released on $1,000 bond.
     
  • Brandy Jane McGhee, 36, Walland, was charged with assault and released on $500 bond.
     
  • Ashley Renee McNish, 34, Walland, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and held without bond.
     
  • Marina Joann Rhymes, 52, Lenoir City, was charged with theft under $500 and released without bond. LCPD Officer Brandon Gentry wrote in his report that Rhymes was seen selecting Easter merchandise and walking out of the Lenoir City store without paying for the items, which totaled $343.97.
     
  • Jeffrey Scott Wood, 49, Manchester, was charged with theft under $500 and released on $2,000 bond. LCPD Officer Blake Garland wrote in his report that Wood was seen at a Lenoir City retail store concealing two DVDs and a packet of pain relievers in his pocket.
April 2
  • Steven Edward Baugher, 59, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence-second offense and held without bond. Dispatched to a single-vehicle wreck on Tellico Parkway, Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Ryan Smith wrote in his report that the driver, Baugher, had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage, bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. “During the crash investigation, it was discovered the subject had left his lane of travel crossing the center line and losing control of his vehicle, striking a guard rail (fence) and then overturning.”
     
  • Diedra Diniel Hammons, 22, Loudon, was charged with failure   to appear for simple possession/drug paraphernalia and released without bond. Responding to a call of a reckless driver at a fast food restaurant parking lot, LPD Officer Sam Harrison wrote in his report that Hammons had two outstanding warrants for her arrest out of Knox County.
     
  • Gregory Colin Hill, 39, Lenoir City, was charged with aggravated assault, vandalism and child abuse and held without bond.
     
  • Austin Tyler Payne, 18, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and held on $1,000 bond.
     
  • Christina Alice Seward, 35, Lenoir City, was charged with assault and held without bond.
 
Two charged in assault of man, teenager
 
A Lenoir City man and woman are facing assault and other charges after allegedly striking a man and a teenager last month.

Lenoir City Police Inv. Brad Brown wrote in his report that Christina Alice Seward, 35, was involved in an incident with a man March 27 at a residence in downtown Lenoir City.

“(The man) believes that she was trying to gouge his eye balls,” Brown wrote in his report. “The defendant’s assault of (the man) stopped when Gregory Colin Hill pushed the defendant aside and began striking (the man) through the driver’s window of the vehicle.”
 
In a separate report, Brown said Hill, 39, also struck a 15-year-old girl in the upper arm with a closed fist while striking the man repeatedly in the face and neck.
 
“(The 15-year-old) was attempting to stop the defendant from assaulting (the man). During her attempt, (Hill) struck (the girl) in the upper right arm with his closed fist while he continued his assault on (the man),” Brown said, adding that the male victim sustained a broken nose and a bruised right eye socket. Hill also damaged a vehicle during the attack, the investigator said.
 
“The driver’s side door sustained multiple scratches and a large dent and the rear driver’s side door sustained multiple scratches as well,” Brown said. “... The estimate in damages to the vehicle amounts to approximately $1,150.”
 
Hill was charged with aggravated assault, vandalism over $500 and child abuse and released on $18,000 bond.
 
Seward was charged with assault and released on $2,000 bond.
 
Woman charged with DUI has child in back seat
 
A city of Loudon woman who was charged with DUI Saturday had a child in the back seat of her vehicle, according to a Loudon County Sheriff’s Office report.
 
Stopping a vehicle that had no visible registration, LCSO Deputy JC Schultz wrote in his report that the driver, Danielle A. Durham, 33, had slurred speech and was lethargic.
 
“Ms. Durham had a small amount of a white crystalline substance in a napkin and tin foil with a lighter between her legs and performed poorly on field sobriety tasks,” Schultz said. “She stated that she had a pending DUI in Cookeville.”
 
A child was also in the back seat of the vehicle, Schultz said. The crystalline substance was not identified in the report.
 
Durham was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,500 bond.
 
April 2
  • l Jarod William Julies, 23, Knoxville, was charged with violation of probation on child abuse and released without bond.
     
  • l Austin Tyler Payne, 18, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on $1,000 bond.
April 3
  • Dewey Adam Bryant, 29, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and violation of probation and held on $6,000 bond.
     
  • Randy Dean Dattilio, 60, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and driving without a valid driver’s license and released on $3,000 bond. Stopping a vehicle on Hickory Creek Road for speeding 57 mph in a 35 mph zone, LCSO Deputy Kenny Palmer wrote in his report that Dattilio had an expired license and a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage. “I asked Mr. Dattilio how much he had to drink at which time he stated two glasses of cranberry and vodka,” Palmer said.
     
  • Harry Machado Gordon, 35, Sweetwater, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $2,000 bond. Responding to a wreck on Interstate 75, LCSO Deputy Matt Fagiana wrote in his report that Gordon had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage, extremely slurred speech and was unsteady on his feet. Fagiana further said Gordon refused to complete field sobriety tasks and a legal blood draw.
     
  • Diedra Diniel Hammons, 22, Loudon, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, possession of drug paraphernalia and vandalism and held on $22,000 bond. Responding to a call of a domestic assault, LCSO Deputy Bobby Hamilton wrote in his report that upon arrival he noticed the front door was kicked in and the door frame was broken at the Robinson Road home. Hamilton talked with a man and a woman, who said Hammons came to the residence to visit with her children, who are in custody of the woman victim. Hamilton said Hammons went into the bathroom and when she came back out “she appeared to be very intoxicated on something” and became angry. “The defendant then grabbed a steak knife and came after (the woman) and the defendant then tried to grab (the man),” Hamilton said. “(The man) then got the knife from the defendant and pushed her out the front door and then locked the door. The defendant then kicked the front door in. “The defendant was very intoxicated on something and had several needle marks on her arms and feet,” the deputy added. “... When I searched the defendant’s purse I found a syringe, a short straw used for snorting pills and the plunger from another syringe.”
     
  • Charles Terrell Johnson, 29, Loudon, was charged with theft under $500 and released without bond. LCPD Det. Jack Fine wrote in his report that Johnson picked up a bath faucet, valued at $43.57, at a Lenoir City store and returned it without first paying for the item.
     
  • Jeremiah Russell Partin, 18, Powell, was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, failure to keep right of way and underage driving while intoxicated and released on $3,000 bond.
     
  • Amanda Collette Roberts, 36, Rockwood, was charged with theft under $500 and released on $1,000 bond. LCPD Sgt. Eddie Range wrote in his report that Roberts left a Lenoir City retail store with $230.34 worth of merchandise without paying for the items.
April 4
  • Samuel Douglas Branum, 20, Philadelphia, was charged with failure to appear on drug paraphernalia and two counts of child support and held on $1,300 bond.
     
  • Kimberly Lee Campbell, 45, Charleston, was charged with driving under the influence and driving without a valid driver’s license and held on $5,000 bond. Dispatched to Interstate 75 in reference to a reckless driver that had allegedly ran several vehicles off the road, LCSO Deputy Kenny Palmer wrote in his report that the driver, Campbell, had slurred speech and performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. Campbell also had an expired license. “Ms. Campbell did state that she was addicted to pain pills and marijuana and needed help,” Palmer said.
     
  • Hobart Eugene Divine, 48, Greenback, was charged with domestic assault and released on $2,000 bond.
     
  • Octavio Martinez-Prieto, 53, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and driving under the influence and held on $3,000 bond. LCPD Officer Jason Arden wrote in his report that Martinez-Prieto had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage, was unsteady on his feet and performed poorly on field sobriety tasks.
     
  • Donald Jordan Pardu, 22, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,000 bond. LCSO Deputy Chris Hutchens wrote in his report that Pardu had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage and performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. “Pardu did state he had consumed alcohol this evening,” Hutchens said.
     
  • Douglas Edward Parker, 53, Greenback, was charged with assisting other agency-Blount County warrant for failure to appear and released without bond.
     
  • Cynthia Ann Reid, 53, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and possession of legend drugs and released on $4,000 bond. Stopping a vehicle for suspicious activity in a residential area late at night, LCSO Deputy Brandon Burley wrote in his report that the driver, Reid, had a suspended driver’s license and had multiple previous charges for failure to appear. “Reid also provided consent to search the vehicle which yielded 8 yellow oval pills marked, IP102, believed to be Gabeapentin, a legend narcotic,” Burley said. The passenger in the vehicle, later identified as Regina Arlone Helton, 35, of Lenoir City, also reportedly was trying to conceal her face from the deputy and provided false identification. “Helton is on probation and attempted to conceal her identity from law enforcement. After having Helton exit the vehicle, your affiant observed her to be unsteady on her feet, have red/water bloodshot eyes and a strong smell of alcoholic beverage upon her person,” Burley said. “Helton admitted to consuming alcoholic beverages and based on the fact that Helton lied to law enforcement and was involved in suspicious activity in a residential area it was determined that Helton is a danger to herself and others and as such placed under arrest.” Helton was charged with criminal impersonation and public intoxication and released on $2,000 bond.
April 5
  • Timothy Jordan Baker, 23, Madisonville, was charged with driving on a suspended license and released on $1,500 bond.
     
  • Charles Derek Dawson, 34, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault and released on $2,000 bond. Dispatched to the Inn of Lenoir in reference to a physical domestic incident, LCPD Officer Brandon Johnson talked with a woman, who said that she and Dawson and been drinking and got into an argument and Dawson started attacking her. “(The woman) was laying stomach down with Mr. Dawson mounted on top of her while hitting her,” Johnson said. “... Upon my arrival I observed Mr. Dawson sitting in the passenger seat of a red Ford Mustang attempting to leave the motel.”
     
  • Nicole Lea Hatfield, 31, Louisville, was charged with four counts of possession of legend drugs and criminal impersonation and held on $10,000 bond.
     
  • Abigail Joann Turkett, 30, Lenoir City, was charged with resisting arrest and Schedule II drug and held on $5,000 bond. Responding to a call of a burglary at a downtown residence, LCPD Sgt. Jeremy Dishner wrote in his report that officers found numerous items of drug paraphernalia in plain view inside the residence. “While speaking with the defendant (Abigail J. Turkett), she produced a cigarette pack that contained a small cellophane wrapper that contained an off-white, crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine,” Dishner said. “... While placing the defendant under lawful arrest, she began resisting arrest by refusing to place her hands behind her back and began actively resisting myself and Officer Brad Brown. After a short struggle we were able to place Ms. Turkett in handcuffs and transport her to the Loudon County Jail.”
     
  • Gilbert James White, 55, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence, violation of implied consent and open container and held on $2,000 bond. Dispatched to a call of a possible drunk or reckless driver leaving Kimberly-Clark on Sugarlimb Road, LCSO Sgt. Jerramie Bowen wrote in his report that the vehicle swerved into oncoming traffic on Broadway Street in Lenoir City. The driver, White, had slurred speech and red, watery eyes.
     
  • Jackie Nicole White, 27, Loudon, was charged with public intoxication and released on $1,000 bond. Dispatched to the Inn of Lenoir for a welfare check, LCPD Sgt. Jeremy Dishner wrote in his report that White had left her room and was intoxicated. “I located the defendant walking down U.S. Highway 321 near McGhee Boulevard. Ms. White was very unsteady on her feet and smelled strongly of an alcoholic beverage,” Dishner said.
April 6
  • Joy Lynn Dailey, 36, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,000 bond.
     
  • Charles Terrell Johnson, 29, Philadelphia, was charged with Schedule II drug violations and driving on a revoked/suspended license and held without bond. Noticing a vehicle without working taillights, LCSO Cpl. Brandon Dixon wrote in his report that two small plastic baggies containing a clear crystallized substance, which tested positive for methamphetamine, and $53 were found inside the vehicle. Dixon said Johnson was the driver and was found to have a revoked license. Two other passengers in the vehicle, later identified as Fidencio Antonio Aranda, 20, of Lenoir City, and Alisia Brooke Torres, 20, of Philadelphia, denied knowing anything about the methamphetamine and cash, Dixon said, adding that Johnson also denied any knowledge. Aranda was charged with Schedule II drug violations and held without bond. Torres was charged with Schedule II drug violations and held without bond.
     
  • Brent Coleman Matthews, 39, Durham, N.C., was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and held without bond.
     
  • Donna Elaine Purdy, 50, Lenoir City, was charged with simple possession/casual exchange and held without bond.
     
  • Jose Luis Vazquez-Lopez, 55, Maryville, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and held on $2,000 bond.

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