Seat-belt violation leads to cha

Men from Loudon and Philadelphia were taken to Loudon County Justice Center last Friday after initially getting pulled over for a routine seat-belt violation.

Noticing a driver who was not wearing a seat belt traveling along Pond Creek Road, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Kevin Dailey attempted to stop the vehicle at Elm and Church streets, but the driver, Joel Hamilton Lynn, 28, Philadelphia, proceeded to Thompson and McCrary streets.

Approaching the vehicle from the passenger side, Dailey noticed that Franky Ray Robinette, 47, Loudon, “began to sniff through his nose repeatedly and was unable to get his driver’s license out due to him shaking too much,” according to Dailey, who also said Lynn looked nervous and would not look at the deputy.

While Robinette was stepping out of the vehicle, deputies noticed a clear bag with white powder residue underneath his left thigh. Dailey then went to the driver’s side and saw Lynn take multiple pills, and the man refused to spit them out, according to the arrest report.

“As I tried to detain Mr. Lynn, he began to sit back farther in his seat where he clinched his fist in a fighting stance,” according to Dailey. “I then hit Mr. Lynn in the mouth with a closed fist twice where I gained control of the subject and took him into custody.”

After Robinette and Lynn initially would not tell deputies what they had consumed, Lynn eventually said he had taken Xanax, according to the arrest report. A check through the National Crime Information Center revealed that Lynn’s license was revoked, and he had multiple warrants out of Loudon County. Robinette also had a warrant out of Monroe County.

Police found a loaded 9-mm handgun in the backseat of the vehicle, along with a pill crusher, which Dailey said was a broken radiator hose clamp, a coffee filter and a spoon with white powder residue.

Robinette was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon and held on $6,000 bond.

Lynn was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license, unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon, resisting arrest, tampering/fabricating evidence, failure to appear-general sessions and violation of probation and held on $21,000 bond.

Man charged with DUI, reckless driving

A Cleveland man is facing multiple charges after getting stopped for speeding and nearly colliding with a patrol car and other vehicles on Interstate 75 south.

Responding to a call of a driver who was speeding and leaving the roadway about 6:45 a.m. Saturday, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brandon Burley said the vehicle came close to hitting his patrol car. While attempting to stop the vehicle, Burley saw the vehicle leave its lane on “multiple occasions” and nearly strike other vehicles and the guardrail before he eventually got the driver to pull over.

The driver, identified as Richard Carl Stephens, 22, Cleveland, displayed signs of intoxication. In “plain view” in the car was a prescription for clonazepam, according to Burley. When asked to get out of the car, Stephens had a hard time removing the key from the ignition and almost fell on the road as he was trying to walk, according to the report.

Stephens failed field sobriety tasks and was asked to the stop the tests for his own safety. Stephens admitted to consuming alcohol and taking clonazepam.

Police found a sleeping medicine called quetiapine fumarate, hydroxyzine hydrochloride and two containers of alcohol in the vehicle. Stephens refused implied consent.

Stephens was charged with driving under the influence, reckless endangerment and violation of implied consent and released on $10,000 bond.

July 9

Brandon James Clemmer, 27, Lenoir City, was charged with making false statements and theft of property and held on $11,000 bond.
Michele Lea Smith, 38, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence-second offense and released on $2,000 bond.

July 10

Ronnie Dean Brown, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with burglary and theft of property and released on $8,500 bond.
Danny Kevin Chavis, 49, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation, simple possession/casual exchange and evading arrest and held on $3,500 bond.
Jacob Allen Myers, 25, Maryville, was charged with theft of property and released on $10,000 bond.
Ginger Gail Neeley, 48, Lenoir City, was charged with violation of probation and held on $4,000 bond.
Franklin Eugene Spears, 48, Lenoir City, was charged with two counts of driving under the influence and held without bond.
Charles Sherman Thaxton, 51, Loudon, was charged with violation of the sex offender registry and held on $5,000 bond.

July 11

Gerardo Rivas Castaneda, 30, Madisonville, was charged with driving on a revoked license and released on $2,000 bond.
Joseph Anthony Cole, 32, Lenoir City, was charged with facilitation of attempted possession of a Schedule II substance and evading arrest and held on $2,000 bond. Traveling to the 200 block of Taylor Drive on an active warrant, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chris Bowen saw Cole open the door, say “Oh God,” and then close and lock the entrance to the home. As other officers were responding to the scene, Cole’s father told deputies that Cole was not there. Police then searched the area for Cole before asking permission to search the residence. Deputies were denied access to the home. A witness told officers that Cole was at a location on Cedar Park Drive. Deputies found Cole locked in a back bedroom. According to Bowen, Cole “ran knowing (police) may have a warrant for his arrest.”
Philip Leahy Ericson, 32, Knoxville, was charged with vandalism, prohibited weapons and possession of drug paraphernalia and released on $14,000 bond. Responding to a report of a front window being broken out in the 400 block of Highland Avenue, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chris Hutchens spoke with a man who said he was awakened by the sound of glass breaking. When he went outside, he saw a man running down Highland Avenue. Deputies found a Chevrolet truck just up the road from the residence with a broken window and items strewn on the street. Deputies also found a broken basketball goal in the 300 block of Highland Avenue with a wrench from the truck stuck in the net. Finding Ericson at a location in the 600 block of Highland Avenue, the man attempted to communicate with officers through the door and refused to open the entrance, telling deputies he was going back to sleep. Hutchens said in the report that Ericson fit the victim’s description and did not look like a person who had been asleep. During a patdown of Ericson, deputies found a set of brass knuckles and a needle in his right pocket and a bag of needles in a cargo pocket.
Jacob Israel Jackson, 22, Cleveland, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,500 bond.
Philip Lawrence Jenkins, 31, homeless, was charged with aggravated burglary, theft of property and violation of probation and held without bond.
Christopher Jace Mangrum, 21, Cleveland, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $2,500 bond.
Steven Alexander Washburn, 24, Knoxville, was charged with driving on a revoked/suspended license and released on $2,000 bond.

July 12

Jose Danilo Baca-Velazquez, 58, Lenoir City, was charged with aggravated assault and held without bond.
Freddie Oliver Johnson, 45, Lenoir City, was charged with contempt of court and theft between $10,000-$60,000 and held on $5,500 bond.

July 13

Tracy Renea Callison, 43, Sweetwater, was charged with violation of community corrections and held without bond.
Timothy Nathaniel Kirby, 29, Lenoir City, was charged with driving under the influence, simple possession/casual exchange and possession of drug paraphernalia and released on $4,000 bond.
Bradley Joseph Taylor, 18, Lenoir City, was charged with the manufacture/sell/delivery/resale of a Schedule VI substance and possession of drug paraphernalia and held on $6,000 bond.

Homeless inmate charged with assault at Loudon County Jail

A homeless man who was being housed on previous charges is facing a new count of assault this week after an altercation with deputies at Loudon County Jail.

Conducting a routine check at 9:20 a.m. July 13 at the jail, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jordan Samuels noticed that Philip Lawrence Jenkins, 31, homeless, had the light off in his cell. According to jail policy and Samuels’ police report, lights are to remain on 5 a.m.-10 p.m. daily.

“Mr. Jenkins did not like the reasoning he was given (for keeping the light on) at which time he began to yell and kick the door to holding cell 4,” Samuels wrote in his report, noting that he then called two other deputies to the cell.

Jenkins refused to obey officer commands after multiple warnings, according to Samuels.

When police opened the door to the cell, Jenkins “assumed a fighting stance with closed fists raised and yelling at deputies,” Samuels wrote.

Jenkins was taken to the ground by the three deputies and placed in a prone position in the cell. One of the deputies injured his right knee in the altercation, according to the police report.

Samuels noted that Jenkins “did knowingly and recklessly cause bodily injury” to the deputy. The deputy was taken to Fort Loudoun Medical Center for a medical evaluation.

Jenkins, who was previously charged with aggravated burglary, theft of property and violation of probation, was charged with assault and held on $2,500 bond.

Man nabbed for drugs, paraphernalia

A Sail Creek man was taken into custody this past week on drugs and paraphernalia charges after initially getting pulled over for a stop sign violation.

Noticing a vehicle run a stop sign at Pond Creek Road and Highway 11, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Kenny Palmer stopped the driver along Highway 11 and spoke with Harrel Franklin Bryant, 38.

While speaking with Bryant, Palmer said the man appeared to be “very nervous,” and as Bryant was getting his paperwork for the vehicle, Palmer saw a brown Crown Royal bag in the center console.

“I asked Bryant what was in the bag, at which time he stated a piece of tile,” Palmer said, noting that Bryant consented to a search of the vehicle.

On a request from the deputy, Bryant pulled out four white non-narcotic pills and four oval peach pills believed to be Buprenorphine Hydrochloride. While searching the vehicle, deputies found two cut straws with powder inside and a grater with blue powder.

Bryant was charged with simple possession/casual exchange and possession of drug paraphernalia and held on $4,000 bond. He was also cited for a having a traffic control device and no insurance.

July 14

Tanya Dawn Everett, 35, Maryville, was charged with violation of probation-Blount County inmate and held without bond.
Bettina Denise Foley, 35, Kingston, was charged with violation of probation and released on $2,000 bond.
Darryl Lee Foley, 37, Kingston, was charged with violation of probation on simple possession and released without bond.
Tony Lynn Frogg, 36, Harriman, was charged with violation of probation-driving under the influence and released on $3,000 bond.
Charles Allen Hutcheson, 40, Knoxville, was charged with violation of probation and held without bond.
Christopher Darrell Little, 25, Tellico Plains, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on $2,000 bond.
Jose Alberto Rodriguez, 30, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence, possession of a handgun while under the influence and violation of implied consent and released on $3,000 bond.
Robert Andrew Yelverton, 26, Loudon, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on $1,000 bond.

July 15

Brett Austin Gerth, 20, Lenoir City, was charged with domestic assault and held on $1,000 bond. Responding to a call of a domestic dispute between a mother and son in the 900 block of Unitia Road, Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Kevin Dailey spoke with a woman who was “visibly upset” with her son, Gerth, about some pain medicine that was prescribed to her. “I first spoke to the offender who stated he never touched his mother but did get in her face and was mad due to his mother not giving him the neurontin,” Dailey wrote in his report. The woman said Gerth was upset as he came down from his room and became more upset when he learned that his step-father had eaten the last Pop-Tart. “He went up stairs to where she was at and got in her face making her think he was going to push her,” Dailey wrote in his report. “He stated he was going to give her hell all day unless she gave him medicine. She had also asked Mr. Gerth to go back to his room, however, he refused and stated that no one could make him, not her, her husband, or the cops because he would kick their ass.” While speaking with the woman, Gerth began to argue with her, and police then placed him in the backseat of the patrol car. The woman told deputies that Gerth had been arrested on multiple occasions for domestic assault and “still continues to bully her,” Dailey said.
Ashley Kaye Greenwood, 27, Madisonville, was charged with contempt of court and held without bond.
Britney Nicole Russell, 25, Philadelphia, was charged with failure to appear-driving on a revoked license and public intoxication and released on $2,000 bond.
Leslie Dianne Stump, 33, Crossville, was charged with failure to appear on driving-revoked license and released without bond.
David Wayne Tallent, 52, Vonore, was charged with failure to appear-general sessions and released on $1,000 bond.

July 16

Michael Carl Marsh, 30, Loudon, was charged with driving under the influence and released on $1,000 bond.
Katie Jane McKiddy, 36, Madisonville, was charged with theft and held on $2,000 bond.
Richard Darren Queen, 43, Lenoir City, was charged with public intoxication and held on $1,000 bond.
Natalisha Coray Sona, 20, Sweetwater, was charged with failure to appear-municipal court and held without bond.