Sheriff's

Assault alleged
Jaqueline Hall, 18,

Police

Power tool reported stolen
Tim Perkins, of Lenoir City, Tenn., told Patrolman David R. Smith that on Saturday, May 16, between 00:01 and 8:30 a.m., someone stole a Grayco Airless gas sprayer that belongs to Precision Painting, Inc. of Sevierville and that was left chained up and locked to plumbing in a room on the fourth floor of a Holiday Inn Express construction site.

Two women fight and no contact order allegedly violated
Allison Cox, 18, of Irish Cutt Road, in Newport, told Patrolman William Garber that on Friday, May 15, around 4:20 p.m., she was sitting in a car in the Walmart parking lot and talking to friends when an individual opened the car door and started hitting her in the head, saying, "You're old enough now." Cox reportedly fought back , and both ended up on the ground. The individual left in a car. Cox said a no contact order for both of them was in effect.

Theft at Walmart alleged
Walmart loss prevention officer Doug Justice told the Newport Police Department that on Monday, May 18, around 4:10 p.m., a former loss prevention officer employed at Walmart who had shoplifted from the store on previous occasions was caught on camera stealing a hairbrush (worth $2), lotion ($5), and shampoo ($5).

Criminal trespass alleged at Walmart
Walmart loss prevention officer Doug Justice told Patrolman Justin Vinson that on Sunday, May 17, around 3 p.m., a man tried to take $120 worth of prime rib but put it down and left the store before loss prevention officers could make contact with him. Justice said the man had been banned from Walmart due to prior shoplifting.

License plate reported missing
George Green, 33, of 587 A. Wells Drive, in Newport, told Patrolman Justin Vinson that a license plate was missing from his vehicle that had been parked for sale at a shopping center for the period from May 1 - May 18.

Harassment alleged
Casey McGaha, 17, of Fair Way, in Newport, told Patrolman Matthew Elliott on Monday, May 18, that he feared an individual he said had been harassing him since March over a former acquaintance came close to running over his family in the Walmart parking lot.

Tag reported stolen
Jessica Ellis, 23, of 170 West Main St., in Newport, told Patrolman Donald Coakley that on Monday, May 18, between 2:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., someone stole her license tag. She said she made the discovery when she had been stopped by a Tennessee State Trooper.

Gas drive-off at Food City West alleged
An employee at Food City West's Gas-and-Go gas station on Western Plaza Way said the gas station was the victim of a gas drive-off on Saturday, May 16, around 6:40 p.m.
She said a white male in his mid-20's, about six feet tall, and a slender build pumped $38.28 in gas into a white Chevy
pickup truck and then drove off without paying.

Aggravated assault alleged
Nora Herron, 44, of Whitson Drive, in Newport, told the Newport Police Department that on Monday, May 18, around 7 p.m., an individual she knew became angry with her and two others. Herron said the three people were outside when the individual pulled out a gray handgun, cocked the slide back, loaded the weapon, and pointed it at them. The individual then allegedly "chased them around town trying to get them to stop," according to a report.