Police Reports


Self-inflicted gunshot wound
Dallas Glenn, 40, of 310 Buda St., in Newport, was allegedly found by officers late Saturday night, June 13, outside his residence in the middle of Buda Street bleeding from his left hand.  According to witnesses, Glenn had been drinking "all day long" and gone to a neighbor's house. The neighbor alleged Glenn pushed him to the ground when he attempted to take keys to a vehicle. The neighbor said Glenn entered his truck and tried to leave, but backed over an embankment. Glenn then allegedly exited the truck and went to his residence at 310 Buda Street and entered a bedroom where four individuals were asleep. According to a report by Capt. Scott Lamb of the Newport Police Department, one witness told police Glenn attempted to draw his gun from his waist band and shot himself in his ring finger instead. The bullet allegedly grazed Glenn's stomach, also. Police found the spent round from the bedroom floor and also recovered part of Glenn's finger, which was handed to Allied EMS. Glenn was transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center by a Wings helicopter, according to the report.

Child neglect/abuse alleged
A four-year-old boy who lives on Bent Way allegedly showed up at a man's porch at 122 Melton Road on Saturday, June 13. Newport police responded to a call and when they arrived, the boy allegedly said he was trying to go to Sonic Drive-In to get some food because he was hungry, according to a report by Capt. Brad Ball of the Newport Police Department. Ball then drove the boy around the neighboring streets in an attempt to help him return home. The boy recognized his home on Bent Way and immediately made his way up onto the porch and waited by the door. Police knocked, and again very loudly in an attempt to have someone open the door of the residence. Finally, after waiting, the boy opened to the door to his home and went to wake his mother so police could speak with her. Her alleged live-in boyfriend stated he and the mother had been asleep, and the boy should have been, also. It was 11:35 a.m., according to the report. The mother also said the boy shouldn't have left the home. She was told a four-year-old boy is not responsible for himself, and she or another adult she designated was responsible for him. The mother was counseled on how to relay the lesson to her son so it would not happen again, and was also given safety tips to prevent the boy from wandering off again. Police made a referral to the Department of Children's Services. The mother was allegedly cited into court for child neglect/abuse and informed DCS would be contacting her.

Public intoxication charge and arrest
A 49-year-old woman was transported to a hospital by Allied EMS for a checkup after police responded on Monday, June 15, at 8:30 p.m., to a report of a woman passed out under a tree near the intersection of Bailey Street and Amanda Circle. Later, at 10 p.m., police were called on a report of a belligerent woman in the emergency room of the hospital that was allegedly yelling and trying to fight hospital staff. When police arrived, they found the same woman being held down by hospital staff so she could not strike anyone. She had a strong odor of an alcohol smell and could barely stand on her own power, according to a report by Patrolman Matthew Elliott. The woman was arrested and charged with public intoxication.

Two people cited for theft at Walmart
Joey Arrowood, 40, of 411 White Oak, in Newport, was issued a citation by the Newport Police Department for allegedly stealing $30 from Walmart on Monday, June 15, at 3:50 p.m., according to a report by Patrolman Donald Coakley. At the same date and time, Tracey Suzette Ellison, 46, of 1240 Sprouse Lane, in Newport, was issued a citation at Walmart for allegedly being caught by the same loss prevention officer stealing $28.14.

Disorderly conduct charge and arrest
Amy Ramsey, 39, of 611 Myers Circle, in Newport, was allegedly asked by police to leave a property after arguing with her mother, according to a report by Patrolman Matthew Elliott. She then allegedly became belligerent to police and was asked a second time to leave the property. She also allegedly cursed the police and told them they needed to go. She was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

Violation of probation charge and arrest
Following the arrival of police to investigate an argument, James (Scott) Williams, 36, of 1560 East Highway 25/70, in Newport, was arrested at an apartment parking lot on Appalachian Way on Tuesday, June 9, and charged with violation of probation. A NCIC check allegedly revealed that Williams had a violation of probation warrant for his arrest in Cocke County, according to a report by Patrolman David R. Smith.

Breaking and entering, theft over $500
John Gabriel said an acquaintance drove by an apartment at 107A Lincoln Ave., Newport, on Friday, June 12 at 10:30 p.m. and allegedly noticed the front door open. Gabriel went to the apartment and found the front door kicked in, according to a Newport Police Department report. Found missing were a TV (valued at $50), the door ($200), lamps ($20), and six paintings ($20 each).

Vandalism under $500 and criminal trespassing alleged
A woman on Rankin Road told officers in June than a named individual did not have permission to be at her home. Capt. James Holt of the Newport Police Department wrote in a report that police found the individual hiding underneath a bed in the woman's home. Another individual said the individual had damaged the paint on his vehicle

Theft over $500 alleged
Mary Hampton, 79, of Lennon Circle, told Patrolman William Garber that on Friday, June 12, she discovered $700 missing from her home after allowing only one person into her apartment earlier that day.

Burglary of vehicle at Sonic Drive-In alleged
Sarah Sturm, 18, of North Ridge Drive, in Parrottsville, told Patrolman Allen Stump that on Saturday, June 13, at night, she went outside to get her cell phone in her unlocked car that was parked at Sonic Drive-In at 256 West Broadway, in Newport. Sturm told the officer that she noticed her wallet was out of her purse. She also said the following was stolen from her purse: the cell phone, a check for $50, a debit card, and a prepaid MasterCard worth $30.

Vehicle jumps out of gear and hits parked car
Christine Reyees, of 7401 Armony Road, in Newport told Patrolman Donald Conkley that on Monday, June 15, she parked her 2006 Ford Mustang in the parking lot of Walmart, at 1075 Cosby Highway, and went into the store to shop. After an employee of the store paged her, she went outside and discovered her car had jumped out of gear and struck a parked car in the rear part of the driver's side. Julie Fine, of 356 McGaha Chapel Road, in Newport, came outside Walmart, as well, to discover that Reyees' Ford had hit her 2003 Nissan Sentra.

Phone harassment alleged
Jeff Speers told Patrolman Donald Coakley that on Tuesday, June 9, an individual phoned God's Storehouse at 601 West Broadway to cuss Sheila Speers and said he would physically harm both of them. The individual allegedly made similar threatening phone calls on two previous occasions, according to Jeff Speers in the report by Coakley.

Burglary of vehicle alleged
Natasha Askew, 29, of Highway 160, in Newport alleged that on Saturday, June 13, someone took the following from her unlocked 1996 Honda: First Tennessee checks (valued at $20), the purse ($30), a driver's license ($20), an ATM card, and three social security cards for three people, according to a report by Capt. Scott Lamb of the Newport Police Department.

Hit-and-run alleged at Walmart
Lawrence W. Gourley, of Seven Peaks Road, in Newport, alleged that on Sunday, June 14, in the Walmart parking lot, the rear of his parked 2006 Ford Explorer was struck by an unknown vehicle. Gourley's vehicle was unoccupied at the time of the collision, according to Sgt. Donna Hopkins of the Newport Police Department in a report. The other driver fled the scene after the collision.

Theft of medication/vehicle burglary alleged
Penny Perry, 49, of 2403 Straight Way, in Newport, alleged that on Monday, June 15, she parked her 1994 Dodge Ram pickup truck at Save-A-Lot, according to a report by Sgt. Donna Hopkins of the Newport Police Department. When she returned to her vehicle, she allegedly discovered that her change purse had been stolen from her purse, as well as 131 pills (worth $30), and $10 in cash.

Forgery, theft under $500 alleged
E. J. Green, 62, of 209 Park St., in Newport, alleged that an individual he knows took his checkbook and wrote five checks addressed to the individual and signed with forged signatures using Green's name. The forgeries were done without Greene's knowledge or permission, he told Patrolman Donna Hopkins, according to Hopkins' report. The checks were allegedly written in the amounts of $115, $80 (two of the checks), $55, and $45. The checks were written between May 26 and June 9, the report stated.

Theft over $1,000 alleged
Jaimy Hill, 36, of 345 Filbert St., in Newport, told Patrolman Donna Hopkins
on Friday, June 5, that his bank, US Bank, had notified him that money had been withdrawn from his account by someone other than Hill. Hill allegedly discovered that an individual had set up a payday advance through US Bank using Hill's account and his information. Several withdrawals were allegedly made in this manner. Hill said he discovered on May 29 that a female went into his bank in Newport and withdrew $300 from his account by using Hill's wife's signature.

Theft of medication alleged
Debora Hale, 39, of Village Way, in Newport, said she noticed she was missing some pain pills about 15 minutes after two individuals visited her. One individual allegedly asked her if he could "borrow" two pain pills, according to a report by Patrolman Derek Wright. Hale reportedly replied no, that she needed all the medication for herself.