SHERIFF'S REPORTS:

 

 

 

Arrested for failure to appear

Larry Haynes, 27, of 930 French Mill Road, in Dandridge, was arrested Monday, Jan. 18, and charged with failure to appear, Deputy Sheriff David Crowder reported.

 

Charged with public intoxication

Kenneth McCleese, 54, of 1550 Buck Ridge Way, in Parrottsville, was arrested Saturday, Jan. 16, and charged with public intoxication, Sgt. Armando Fontes reported. McCleese was allegedly involved in a single vehicle accident on Shenandoah Road. Charges of DUI are pending, according to Fontes' report.

 

Arrested for DUI 2nd offense

Calvin Naylor, 37, of 4645 Hooper Highway, in Cosby, was arrested Monday, Jan. 18, and charged with DUI 2nd offense. A warrant for his arrest was issued based on a wreck on Highway 321 on Oct. 9 that Naylor was allegedly involved with, Deputy Sheriff Robert Thornton reported.

 

Failure to appear charge and arrest

Conrad Morales, 28, of 290 Carson Springs Road, was arrested Friday, Jan. 15, for a capias (failure to appear) in Circuit Court on Dec. 14, Deputy Sheriff Randall Hartsell reported.

 

Violation of a restraining order alleged

Tracy Reece, 32, of Bogard Road, said an acquaintance came to her house on Saturday, Jan. 16, in violation of a restraining order, Deputy Sheriff Robert Thornton reported.

 

Harassment and threats alleged

Tiffany Phelps, 20, and Jeremy Sherrill, 23, of Franklin Road, on Saturday, Jan. 16, named a suspect they said had placed threatening phone calls and text messages on Jan. 15 and Jan. 16, Deputy Sheriff Tony Bailey reported.

 

Theft reported

Karen James, 40, of Carson Springs Road, said that sometime between Thursday, Jan. 14, and Monday, Jan. 18, someone stole a book of her checks from her home, Lt. Rick Laws reported.

 

Vandalism reported

Easter Marie Lewis, 21, of Irish Cutt Road, in Newport, named a suspect she believes put sugar into the gas tank of her 1993 Ford Taurus, doing damage to the motor, Lt. Rick Laws reported.

 

Telephone harassment alleged

Leticia Odell, 47, of Bat Harbor Road, in Newport, named someone she said phoned and harassed her on Monday, Jan. 18, Lt. Rick Laws. Odell said that the suspect has harassed and threatened her off and on for the last 23 years.

 

Aggravated burglary reported

Cameron Netherland, 21, of Lower Bogard, said when he returned home on Saturday, Jan. 16, he discovered his back door had been pried open and his house had been "trashed (and) everything had been" gone through, Deputy Sheriff Robert Thornton reported.

 

Theft and vandalism reported

Michael D. Reese, 40, of Duan Way in Del Rio, said that on Saturday, Jan. 16, someone slashed the four tires on his 2000 Chevrolet pickup truck and stole $180 from the vehicle's console, Deputy Sheriff Joseph Owings reported. The four Goodyear tires are valued at $800.

 

Aggravated burglary reported

Jennifer Williams, 39, of Applewood Way, said she returned home on Friday, Jan. 15, and discovered someone entered her home through the bedroom window and stole some unspecified amount of change, Det. Bryan Murr reported. Douglas Aaron Shropshire, 19, of 148 Walnut Ridge Way, in Newport, was subsequently arrested and charged with aggravated burglary and theft under $500, Murr reported.

 

Theft reported

Steve Blanchard, 48, of East Highway 25/70, in Newport, said someone came onto his property on Sunday, Jan. 17, and stole a boat paddle and life jackets worth $150 from his storage shed, Det. Bryan Murr reported. Jeffrey Glyn McCoy, 36, of R.C. Matthews Road, in Humbolt, was arrested in connection with the crime and charged with theft under $500 and criminal trespassing, Murr reported.

 

Dog reported lost or stolen

Chelsea Lovell, 21, of Bogard Road, said her dog, a brown female with white on its face, was last seen at her residence before she went to bed on Saturday, Jan. 16. Lovell said when she went outside to check on her dog on Sunday, Jan. 17, she noticed her dog was missing. She said she found the dog's collar, Deputy Sheriff Randall Hartsell reported. The dog is valued at $800.

 

Four-wheeler reported stolen

Sheena Jones Hartsell, 24, of Faithful Road, in Parrottsville, said she learned on Monday, Jan. 18, that someone had stolen her four-wheeler that had been at the home of a friend, Olivia Grace Evans, on Splashaway Road, in Newport, Deputy Sheriff David Crowder reported. The Suzuki 4-wheeler is valued at $6,000.

 

Theft reported

Sabrina Martin, 20, of Mimosa Way, in Newport, said an acquaintance, John Weidmann, looked out the window of the residence on Monday, Jan. 18, and saw a man inside Martin's Honda Accord, who then fled in a silver vehicle. Martin said she discovered a Pioneer CD player had been taken from her vehicle. She also reportedly found her wallet laying on the ground with $50 missing from it. Total losses are estimated at $350, Deputy Sheriff Travis Webb reported.

 

Theft under $500

Jack Shelton, of Battle Road, said someone stole a red Murray riding mower parked behind his home, on Sunday, Jan. 17. The mower, which is owned by Woodrow England, is valued at $200, Sgt. Eric Rinehart reported.

 

Medication reported missing

Matilda James, 65, of Heather Way, said when she returned home on Saturday, Jan. 16, she discovered her medicine was missing, Deputy Sheriff Tony Bailey reported. The medicine is estimated at $509.

 

Theft and burglary

Steve Walton, 30, of Leaf Way, in Newport, said someone broke into his home on Saturday, Jan. 16, and stole several electronic items, Deputy Sheriff Derrick Webb reported. Items stolen included a Hewlett-Packard computer with a flat screen monitor (valued at $400), a 46-inch Toshiba TV ($600), and an Xbox 360 ($350). The total value is $2,300.

 

Accident on Big Creek Road

Terry L. Towry, 47, of Howard Road, in Waxahachie, Texas, said that on Friday, Jan. 15, they traveled in a semi and trailer onto Big Creek Road from exit 447, started to turn around, and struck a guardrail, Deputy Sheriff Tony Bailey reported. No damage to the guardrail was reported.

 

Hydroplaning results in accident

Sherman Brown, of Buckeye Drive, in Cosby, said he was driving a 2002 Ford Focus on Lower Bogard Road, at South Highway 321, on Sunday, Jan. 17, headed west, when he went around a curve and hydroplaned, slid off the road going sideways, and down a hill to a creek, Deputy Sheriff Randall Hartsell reported. Brown was not injured.

 

Accident on Carson Springs Road

Ricky Shelton, 38, of 155 Rocky Bluff Road, in Newport, was traveling south on Carson Springs Road, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, when the tires to his 2003 Jeep SUV fell of the road, Deputy Sheriff Derrick Webb reported. Shelton said he overcorrected and stuck a guardrail on the northbound side of the road. The vehicle then went through a ditch, struck a tree, then a parked truck, and then overturned. The parked truck was pushed into another parked vehicle several feet away. A chain link fence was also damaged in the accident. The Jeep was reported stolen by its owner, Leslie D. Kelley, of Pikeview Avenue, in Newport.

 

Accident on Highway 73

Kenneth Willis, 59, of Pappys Way, in Newport, said he saw a 1998 Ford Ranger driven by George C. Lynch, 46, of Stagecoach Road, in Whiteburg, cross the center line on Highway 73 at Sierra Road, on Saturday, Jan. 16. Willis said he moved over as far as he could, but Lynch's 1998 Ford Ranger struck Willis in his 1978 Lincoln Towncar. Willis had a possible injury to his back, Deputy Sheriff Tony Bailey reported.

 

POLICE REPORTS

 

Arrested for allegedly stealing from two churches

John T. Shehee, 21, of 463 Rankin Road, in Newport, was arrested Friday, Jan 15, and charged twice for theft over $1,000, Capt. James Holt reported. Officers went to Shehee's home with two active warrants for theft over $1,000. Police were led to believe Shehee was involved in the theft of two guitars, an amplifier, and a laptop computer from Victory Baptist Church, which was reported Dec. 12, for a total value of $1,935. A Dec. 13 report was done on Dec. 13 for five guitars, a Pevey amplifier, and three guitar stands, from Greggs Chapel Church, for a total value of $4,605. The report stated that on Dec. 14, Shehee returned some of the missing items.

 

Arrested for allegedly pretending to be a policeman

Destry E. Young, 41, of 607 Manor View Drive, in Knoxville, was arrested Friday, Jan. 15, after Det. Ramsey and Det. Hopkins called Young to the Newport Police Department to interview him. Young allegedly admitted to telling people he was a law enforcement officer, even though he had never been employed as such. He also admitted to carrying a firearm without a permit, according to the police department report. Young was charged with four counts of criminal impersonation and two counts of carrying a weapon.

 

Arrest outside The Sidewalk Bar on Woodlawn Avenue

Michael B. Munyan, 42, of 471 Peanut Road, in Parrottsville, was arrested on Sunday, Jan. 17, and charged with disorderly conduct and simple possession VI (marijuana), Capt. James Holt reported. Munyan was arrested at 1:30 a.m. outside The Sidewalk Bar, at 119 Woodlawn Avenue.

 

Driving on suspended license, other charge

Jonathan C. Bateman, 23, of 14901 Lejeune Lane, in Sarasota, Fla., was arrested Saturday, Jan. 16, and charged with driving on a suspended license and criminal impersonation, Patrolman Billy Woody reported. Officers allegedly checked Bateman's driver's license and found it to be suspended in New Jersey for failure to satisfy a citation.

 

Arrested for public intoxication

Deborah A. Godsey, 43, of 3915 Thomas Cross Road, in Sevierville, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 18, at 12:45 a.m. and charged with public intoxication, Patrolman Matthew Elliott reported.

 

Breaking and entering/theft of property

Jennifer A. Walker, 30, of Terrace Way, in Newport, told Capt. Brad Ball that when she returned home on Monday, Jan. 18, she found a broken window in the living room (valued at $100), a filing cabinet that was damaged when pried open (valued at $60), and a kitchen microwave was missing ($200).

 

Vandalism under $500

Stacey Kelley, 32, of Hidden Estates, in Newport, said that on Monday, Jan. 18, when she returned to her vehicle parked at 112 Newport Town Center (Rent A Center), she discovered someone had "keyed" the hood of her 2005 Nissan Maxima. Kelley named a possible suspect, Capt. Scott Lamb reported. The damage is valued at $450.

 

Breaking and entering, theft, and vandalism

John Dorsey, 28, of Treece Way, in Newport, said that on Sunday, Jan. 17, when he returned home, he found a broken window and the following items missing: a CD player ($1,000), pool stick ($800), amplifier ($500), and miscellaneous frozen food ($100), Patrolman Robby McMahan reported. The broken window is valued at $100, for a total value of damage and stolen items of $2,700.

 

Theft reported

April Lankford, 22, of Marshall Hall Drive, in Bybee, said on Sunday, Jan. 17, that she left her cell phone in the restroom of the Cracker Barrel restaurant at 1021 Cosby Highway, and when she returned to get it, it was gone. The phone is valued at $225, Capt. James Holt reported.

 

Theft under $500

Bell Richens of the Huddle House at 1130 West Highway 25/70, said that on Sunday, Jan. 10, someone stole a money bag with over $207 in cash and credit card receipts in it, Patrolman Donald Coakley reported.

 

Breaking and entering/theft over $500

Karen Willett, 37, of East Stagecoach Road, in Greeneville, said that on Friday, Jan. 15, she discovered that her 1993 Chevrolet, which was parked at Walmart, had been entered and several items stolen, including makeup (valued at $30), two sets of diamond earrings ($150 each), two sets of hoop earrings ($60 each), and a cooler ($30), for a total value of $540, Patrolman Donald Coakley reported.

 

Burglary reported

Linda Allen, 47, of Greggs Lane, in Newport, said she returned home on Monday, Jan. 11, and found stolen a pocket watch (valued at $100), two pocket knives (each valued at $100), a lock box with birth certificates and a Social Security card in it, a ring ($100), earrings ($100), 100 wheat pennies ($100), and other items, for a total value of $762, Capt. Ronnie Landers reported.

 

Theft over $500

Jessica Ledford, 24, of 120 Touchdown Way, in Newport, returned home on Sunday, Jan. 17, and found stolen from her 1997 Chevrolet SUV the following: a HP laptop computer (valued at $700) and a Samsung radio ($20), for a total value of $720, Patrolman Matthew Elliott reported.

 

Theft reported

Travis Cogburn, 31, of 645 Myers Circle, in Newport, said that sometime between Saturday, Jan. 16 and Jan. 17, someone stole from his home a 47-inch Vizio TV (valued at $1,200) and a Playstation 3 that belongs to a friend, Patrolman Joshua Veridal reported.

 

Breaking and entering/theft

Jeff Gorrell, 45, of Bicentennial Way, in Newport, said that some time between Thursday, Jan. 14, and Saturday, Jan. 16, two items were stolen from his home: a nail gun (valued at $200) and a Rigid air compressor ($375). The damaged door and doorframe are valued at $330, Patrolman Joshua Veridal reported.

 

Breaking and entering/theft

Doris Hurley, 50, of Terrace Way, said that on Friday, Jan. 15, or Jan. 16, someone stole a 27-inch flat screen TV from her residence. The back bedroom window was broken out and the screen removed. The TV was valued at $475, and the broken window at $100, Patrolman Joshua Veridal reported.

 

Accident in parking lot of Jabo's Pharmacy

Alan Stuart Abrams, 55, of Carson Springs Road, in Newport, said he pulled his 2001 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck in to park next to a 1995 Chevrolet Camaro, on Friday, Jan. 15, and struck the Camaro's driver's side front fender, Patrolman Joshua Veridal reported. The accident occurred at Jabo's Pharmacy parking lot, at 602 East Broadway, in Newport.