News Herald Arrest Report

A Knoxville woman was taken to Loudon County Jail on Sunday after police initially stopped a driver for not wearing a seat belt.

Noticing a Toyota Sienna traveling along West Broadway Street in Lenoir City, Lenoir City Police Officer Tyrel Lorenz pulled over the driver, Cierra Nichole Busico, 27, Knoxville, for the traffic violation and found that the vehicle's registration expired in July. Police also learned that Busico's driver's license was suspended for failure to appear, according to the arrest report.

While being placed into custody, Busico told police that marijuana was in her vehicle.

Lorenz wrote in the police report that he found “in plain view” a glass pipe with marijuana residue. He also found a substance believed to be marijuana in the front passenger seat of the vehicle, according to the report.

Busico was given a verbal warning on the seat belt and registration violations.

She was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license, simple possession/casual exchange and possession of drug paraphernalia and released on a $6,000 bond.

Man arrested for disorderly conduct at Viskase

An Athens man was charged with disorderly conduct stemming from an altercation this past week at Viskase in Loudon.

Loudon Police Department Sgt. William Evans spoke with a man, Phillip Ryan Collins, 32, Athens, who was manning a picket post as part of the strike at the plant.

Police warned Collins “multiple times” to stay away from vehicles coming in and out of the plant, according to the arrest report.

“Mr. Collins was cursing loudly and approaching said vehicles within 5 feet and became very irate at a subject inside the Viskase property,” Evans wrote.

Evans said a man was upset at Collins for “scaring” his young daughter and wife who had come to the plant to pick him up, according to police.

“Mr. Collins was warned to back up and leave the property by this officer and did not immediately comply,” Evans wrote. “Mr. Collins did remain verbally abusive and it did become obvious his behavior would not modify or change.”

Collins was charged and released on a $2,000 bond.

Oct. 8

• Jana Michelle Woody, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with attachment-juvenile court, manufacture/sell/delivery/resale of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, evading arrest, failure to appear on drug paraphernalia and violation of probation on simple possession and held on a $15,150 bond.

Oct. 9

• Stephanie Marie Armstrong, 30, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear-fifth offense and held on a $15,000 bond.

• Raul Oswaldo Lopez Herrera, 28, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and held without bond.

• Jeremy Sean Martin, 39, Lenoir City, was charged with contempt of court and released on a $150 bond.

• Chris Edward McKenzie, 37, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on a $1,000 bond.

• Cecil Ronald Melton, 65, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and released on a $2,000 bond.

• Brian Scott Mills, 44, Madisonville, was charged with disorderly conduct and released on a $2,000 bond.

• John Wayne Parker, 54, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on a $1,000 bond.

• William James Shubert, 24, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and violation of probation and held on an $18,000 bond.

• Adam Reed Walker, 27, Tellico Plains, was charged with violation of probation and released on a $2,000 bond.

• Bryson Cody Young, 28, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear-municipal court and released on a $1,000 bond.

Oct. 10

• Neil Donovan Grayes, 30, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation and failure to appear-criminal court and held without bond.

• Edvin Armand Lopez Herrera, 29, Sweetwater, was charged with burglary and released on a $5,000 bond.

• David Michael Morgan, 33, homeless, was charged with violation of probation and driving under the influence-second offense and held without bond.

• Christopher Keith West, 50, Vonore, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on a $4,000 bond.

Oct. 11

• Christian Almendarez, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with driving without a valid license and released on a $1,000 bond.

• James Harrison Burnette, 48, Rockwood, was charged with driving under the influence and released on a $5,000 bond.

• Joshua Russell Caywood, 30, Georgetown, was charged with domestic assault misdemeanor and released on a $2,000 bond.

• Joseph Anthony Cole, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with theft of property and released on a $1,000 bond.

• Jessie Marie Desola, 22, Lenoir City, was charged with theft of property and violation of probation and held without bond.

• Matthew Vincent Lisi, 25, Athens, was charged with driving under the influence and released on a $4,000 bond.

• Jerry Glenn Ricker, 62, Loudon, was charged with public intoxication and released on a $1,000 bond.

• Kathy Marrine Stone, 57, Lenoir City, was charged with fugitive from justice and held without bond.

• Mihai Velcu, 28, Baltimore, Md., was charged with solicitation and released on a $4,000 bond.

Oct. 12

• Tyler Gregory Barr, 25, Sweetwater, was charged with driving under the influence and held without bond.

• Richard Scott Cash, 42, Lenoir City, was charged with two counts of theft under $500 and held without bond.

• Brandi Nicole Crank, 30, Loudon, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and held without bond.

• Adam Carter Duckworth, 20, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and released on a $2,000 bond.

• Tabatha Kay Sutley, 31, Maryville, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and held on a $1,000 bond. Noticing a driver in a purple Ford Ranger not wearing a seat belt on Morganton Road, Loudon County Sheriff's Office Deputy Kenny Palmer spoke with occupants in the vehicle and “observed (that) they appeared to be nervous,” according to the arrest report. After Palmer asked if the vehicle contained any illegal items, Sutley told police that “maybe” her purse contained a needle and spoon, Palmer wrote. While searching the purse, police found three hypodermic needles, three spoons with drug residue, three cut straws, a pill crusher and a tourniquet. In addition to Sutley's arrest, a passenger in the vehicle was issued a citation for the seat belt violation.

• Gerald Benson Teeler, 22, Knoxville, was charged with failure to appear on simple possession and released on a $1,000 bond.

• Heather Elizabeth Weaver, 44, Madisonville, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on a $5,000 bond.

Oct. 13

• Holly Elizabeth Breeding, 40, Greenback, was charged with driving under the influence and held without bond.

• David Edward Wells, 27, Sevierville, was charged with driving under the influence and simple possession/casual exchange and released on a $6,000 bond.

• James Jonathan Wood, 30, Vonore, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and held on a $4,000 bond.

Man arrested for DUI in 4-car crash

A Greenback man was taken into custody on a driving under the influence charge after a four-car collision this past week along Morganton Road.

Loudon County Sheriff's Deputy Brad Rayfield arrived on the scene to find that four vehicles had been involved in a wreck with “debris all over the roadway,” according to the arrest report.

The driver, John E. Turcheck, 46, Greenback, was sitting on the curb when police arrived and “seemed very confused,” Rayfield wrote, noting that Turcheck was the driver of a black 2011 Chevrolet Camaro.

According to Rayfield, Turcheck had an “extremely” strong smell of alcohol and was initially uncooperative with police.

“This officer asked Mr. Turcheck how much he had had to drink and he advised me 'not a drop',” Rayfield wrote.

The man later old police that he had consumed three beers and a wine cooler. He also said he had taken a Celexa, telling police that “he knew he wasn't supposed to mix them,” according to the report.

When asked what had happened, Turcheck said he “was showing his a#@ and lost control” of the car, Rayfield wrote.

According to the police report, Turcheck's vehicle was traveling east on Morganton Road at a high rate of speed, left the road to the right, hit two parked cars and the collided with a concrete slab in front of the Greenback Community Center. The car then traveled across a pair of grass embankments before coming to rest near a spay and neuter clinic. A fourth vehicle was traveling west along the roadway and was hit with debris from the collision.

Rayfield wrote that the first three vehicles sustained “massive damage,” while the fourth showed minor damage.

A female passenger of the car was transported to Blount Memorial Hospital with injuries to her right forearm and a “bad burn” on her shoulder, according to the report..

Turcheck performed poorly on field sobriety tests. He was charged with driving under the influence and released on a $4,000 bond.

Oct. 13

• Jason Lane Aldridge, 43, Philadelphia, was charged with two counts of violation of probation and released on a $3,000 bond.

• Thomas Mason Cratty, 24, Loudon, was charged with criminal trespass and released on a $1,000 bond. Responding to a call of a disturbance in the 130 block of Candlenook Lane, police spoke with Cratty, who was “hitting a blower motor with a pick ax,” according to the arrest report. The property owner said she did not know Cratty and did not give him permission to be on her property.

• Israel Martinez Gonzales, 24, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear on vandalism and released on a $2,000 bond.

• Melissa Leeann Lawhorn, 48, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on a $2,000 bond. Dispatched to a call of a vehicle running off the road on Highway 321 in Lenoir City, police found Lawhorn sitting inside the driver's seat. Lawhorn displayed signs of intoxication and performed poorly on field sobriety tests, according to the arrest report. Lawhorn refused to give a blood sample, according to the report.

• Jason Allen Oody, 40, Loudon, was charged with theft over $1,000 and held on a $5,000 bond.

Oct. 14

• Glen Lee Chevalier, 58, Loudon, was charged with fugitive from justice and held without bond. Responding to a call of a domestic disturbance in the 1000 block of Carding Machine Road, police spoke with a woman who said Chevalier became angry and started yelling at her. After leaving the residence to go to a neighbor's home to call the police, the woman told officials that Chevalier had a warrant on him out of Louisiana. Police verified the warrant on a check through the National Crime Information Center and found the man in the woods near the home.

• Joseph Anthony Cole, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with three counts of theft under $500 and released on a $3,000 bond.

• Angela Fay Copeland, 37, Maryville, was charged with violation of probation and held on a $2,000 bond.

• Charles Terrell Johnson, 30, Loudon, was charged with driving on a suspended license/financial responsibility, violation of probation on possession of drug paraphernalia, contraband in a penal institution, failure to appear-general sessions and failure to appear on improper passing child restraint and held on a $15,000 bond. Loudon County Sheriff's Deputy J.C. Shultz went to serve two violation of probation warrants out of Loudon and Monroe counties on a woman in the 400 block of Mason Lane when police found Johnson at the residence. Shultz wrote in his report that Johnson had multiple failure to appear and probation violation offenses on his record. After taking both into custody and transporting them to Loudon County Jail, police found that Johnson had a substance believed to be methamphetamine in his anal cavity, according to the arrest report. The substance tested positive for meth, according to police.

• John Joseph McGrath, 23, Loudon, was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and released on a $1,000 bond. While performing a traffic stop on a Nissan Pathfinder along West Broadway Street, Lenoir City Police Department Officer Tyrel Lorenz spoke with McGrath, a passenger in the vehicle, which “smelled heavily of burnt marijuana, according to the arrest report. The vehicle also contained three juveniles, Lorenz wrote. McGrath told police that he had been smoking marijuana with one of the juveniles in the Pathfinder, and the three juveniles were out past curfew, according to the arrest report. The juveniles were turned over to their parents, and McGrath was taken into custody.

• Dennis Marcus Morgan, 45, Maryville, was charged with failure to appear on possession of drug paraphernalia and released on a $4,000 bond.

• Beverly Kelley Rice, 51, Knoxville, was charged with theft under $500 and released on a $1,000 bond.

• Jessica Nicole Shultz, 25, Sweetwater, was charged with theft under $500 and held on a $2,000 bond. Lenoir City Police Officer Keith Sennett wrote in the arrest report that he saw Shultz go through the self-checkout line at a retail store in Lenoir City. According to the report, Shultz scanned some items through the point of sale system but placed other items into a bag without paying for them. Shultz took the unpaid items past the point of sale, and police found other unpaid merchandise in her purse. The total value of the stolen items was $65.26, according to police.

• Alisia Brooke Torres, 20, Loudon, was charged with failure to appear on possession of a Schedule II substance and violation of probation on theft under $500 out of Monroe County and released on a $6,000 bond.

Oct. 15

• Christopher Wayne Human, 22, Kingston, was charged with failure to appear on driving on a revoked license and held without bond.

• Samantha Marie Stephens, 28, Lenoir City, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and held without bond.