Philadelphia man charged with murder
 
A Philadelphia man was arrested and charged with murder early Thursday after stabbing his roommate to death.

Loudon County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 call at 12:06 a.m. Thursday in which Erick Jovanni Santano Lopez, 20, admitted to killing the 52-year-old man he shared a home with.

When deputies arrived, they found the older man dead in a kitchen chair.

Santano Lopez said the two had gotten into an argument that turned physical. As they wrestled on the floor, a knife fell from the nearby television stand and Santano Lopez picked it up and started stabbing and cutting the victim while both were still on the floor.

Santano Lopez said the man got up, went into the kitchen and sat on a chair, but because the victim “looked mean” at Santano Lopez and he thought the man was going to get up from the chair, Santano Lopez stabbed him again.
Santano Lopez then called 911, confessed to the crime and was detained by deputies.
The man’s body was transported to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center for an autopsy. The pathologist noted a stab wound to the victim’s back, one to his left abdomen, one to the right upper chest and one to the left chest that penetrated the lung.
Santano Lopez was charged with first-degree murder and held on $1 million bond.

Sept. 24

• Morgan Delores Hippo, 18, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,000 bond.
• Steven Wayne Johnson, 38, Etowah, was charged with fraud by home improvement services provider and held without bond.
• Matthew Clifford Turner, 59, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence, evading arrest and resisting arrest and held without bond.
• Jack Quinton Williams, 46, Bass, N.C., was charged with capias-criminal court and violation of probation and held without bond.

Sept. 25

• Martin Junior Calderon, 20, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault and held without bond.
• Donna Marie Dunn, 43, Decatur, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and held without bond.
• Barbara Sue Green, 51, Loudon, was charged with criminal trespass and held without bond.
• Fransisco Xavier Martinez, 34, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and held without bond.
• Kevin Joshua Murphy, 35, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-general sessions and held without bond.
• Deborah Marie Sexton, 52, Philadelphia, was charged with capias-general sessions and held without bond.
• Carmen Jeane Stegall, 30, Philadelphia, was charged with two counts of simple possession/casual exchange and released on $2,000 bond.
• Jamel Steinmetz, 62, Rockwood, was charged with driving on roadways laned for traffic, driving under the influence, financial responsibility law, possession of legend drugs, lights required on motor vehicle, two counts of simple possession/casual exchange and violation of implied consent and released on $4,000 bond.

Sept. 26

• David Eugene Ellington, 61, Sweetwater, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $8,000 bond.
• Johnathan Matthew Gentry, 42, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault and released on $1,500 bond.
• Jessica Faith Martin, 35, Loudon, was charged with violation of probation and released on $3,000 bond.
• John Henry Melson Jr., 54, Maryville, was charged with violation of probation and released on $2,000 bond.
• Natasha Lynn Ramsey, 30, Vonore, was charged with capias-criminal court and held on $50,000 bond.

Sept. 27

• Dustin Jerome Akers, 39, Knoxville, was charged with capias-criminal court and released on $10,000 bond.
• Justin Adam Blackman, 39, homeless, was charged with public intoxication and held on $3,000 bond.
• Andrew Mark Bright, 41, Philadelphia, was charged with violation of probation and released on $10,000 bond.
• David Alan Giddings, 61, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.
• Asia Annette Gillispie, 40, Knoxville, was charged with capias-criminal court and resisting arrest and held on $141,500 bond.
• Vincente Espinoza Gonzalez, 45, Loudon, was charged with domestic assault and released on $2,000 bond.
• Tom Gilbert Long, 48, Madisonville, was charged with theft of property and released on $2,000 bond.
• James Gary Norman, 46, Loudon, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $3,000 bond.
• Dusty Barton Qualls, 33, Harriman, was charged with driving on a suspended license, evading arrest and reckless driving and held on $12,500 bond.

Sept. 28

• Savannah Dianne Butler, 26, Maryville, was charged with manufacturing, delivery, sale or possession of meth and released on $25,000 bond.

• Dakota Lance Hurst, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with capias-criminal court and violation of probation and held on $35,000 bond.

• Ashley Carol Kalb, 38, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and released on $10,000 bond.
• Robert Dean Miller, 38, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and released on $283 bond.

Sept. 29

• Raymond Jason Brooks, 39, Madisonville, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.
• Betina Marie Cansler, 49, Loudon, was charged with two counts of capias-general sessions and violation of parole and held on $7,000 bond.

• Dennis Edward Coleman, 53, Madisonville, was charged with financial responsibility law, lights required on motor vehicle, possession of drug paraphernalia and simple possession/casual exchange and held on $2,000 bond.

• Danielle Ellen Hatley, 57, Knoxville, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $5,000 bond.
• Marissa Brianna Mantooth, 29, Louisville, Ky., was charged with manufacture/sell/possession of a controlled substance and released on $15,000 bond.
• Stephanie Dawn Mashburn, 36, Ten Mile, was charged with capias-general sessions and held without bond.
• Marty Allen Mills, 40, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and held on $1,000 bond.
• Melvin Douglas Turner, 51, Morristown, was charged with violation of probation and held on $15,000 bond.

Sept. 30

• Ashley Nicole Bogle, 36, Mainardville, was charged with public intoxication and released on $1,000 bond.
• Bradford Virgil Cooley, 42, Friendsville, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.
• Courtney Nicole Crass, 35, Lenoir City, was charged with driving on a revoked license and financial responsibility law and released on $1,000 bond.
• Tammie Lynne Harget, 46, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and released on $2,000 bond.
• Travis Heckman, 38, Spring Hill, Fla., was charged with violation of an order of protection/restraining order and held on $4,000 bond.
• Shikuon Cashon Hightower-Goins, 22, Dayton, Ohio, was charged with open container and simple possession/casual exchange and released on $1,000 bond.
• Daveion Lavonta Kelly, 19, Xenia, Ohio, was charged with open container and simple possession/casual exchange and released on $1,000 bond.
• Ricky Wayne Mills, 37, Philadelphia, was charged with aggravated assault and held on $5,000 bond.
• Amanda Kathlene Porter, 41, Kingston, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $1,000 bond.
• Crystal Lee Roundtree, 43, no residence, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and simple possession/casual exchange and released on $2,000 bond.
• Ramon Samaniega, 26, Knoxville, was charged with public intoxication and held on $283 bond.
• Bradley William Samples, 40, Kingston, was charged with display of registration plate, driver’s license and financial responsibility law and released on $1,000 bond.

Oct. 1

• William Floyd Brewster II, 48, Friendsville, was charged with capias-general sessions, contraband in penal institution, manufacture, sell, delivery, resale of a Schedule I substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and simple possession/casual exchange and held on $63,000 bond.
• Roy Maynard Leroy, 59, Decatur, was charged with altering, falsifying or forging auto title, driving on a revoked/suspended license and financial responsibility law and held on $4,000 bond.
• Shannon Joy Lett, 41, Maryville, was charged with contraband in penal institution, driving on a suspended license, manufacture, sell, delivery, resale of a Schedule I substance, manufacture, sell, delivery, resale of a Schedule II substance, manufacture, sell, delivery, resale of a Schedule IV substance and possession of drug paraphernalia and held on $93,000 bond.
• Tanyah Janea Lewis, 18, Dayton, Ohio, was charged with open container and simple possession/casual exchange and released on $1,000 bond.

• Terisa Jane Messer, 49, Madisonville, was charged with capias-general sessions and held on $22,000 bond.

• Noah Ryan Emeril Nadeau, 20, Philadelphia, was charged with capias-general sessions and held on $1,000 bond.
• Felicia Marie Smith, 31, Sweetwater, was charged with driving under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $2,500 bond.

Oct. 2

• Tucker Andrew Brasfield, 26, Knoxville, was charged with capias-general sessions and released on $4,000 bond.
• Michael Drew Creasman, 36, Graysville, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license, financial responsibility law, manufacturing, delivery, sale or possession of meth and simple possession/casual exchange and held on $22,000 bond.
• Lindy Kareen Henegar, 35, Knoxville, was charged with capias-criminal court and held on $4,000 bond.

Oct. 3

• Michelle Ketron, 40, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence, possession of legend drugs, misuse of evidence of registration, resisting arrest and violation of implied consent and held on $2,000 bond.

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