SHERIFF'S REPORTS:

 

 

Criminal trespass

James F. Puckett, 24, of 247 Dark Hollow Road, in Cosby, was arrested Saturday, Jan. 23, and charged with criminal trespass, Deputy Sheriff C.J. Ball reported.

 

Probation violation

Sherry M. Jackson, 33, of 820 McGaha Chapel Road, in Cosby, was arrested Monday, Jan. 25, and charged with a probation violation, Deputy Sheriff Tony Bailey reported.

 

DUI 1st offense and violation of implied consent

Stephanie Jane Huff, 25, of 2181 Rainbow Way, in Cosby, was arrested Saturday, Jan. 23, and charged with DUI 1st offense and violation of implied consent, Deputy Sheriff Jason Oury reported.

 

Theft over $1,000

On Monday, Jan. 25, a presentment was handed down for the charge of theft over $1,000 by the Cocke County Grand Jury when it met on Monday, Jan. 11, on Shana Caren Wolfe, 26, Det. Derrick Woods reported. Wolfe was in the Hamblen County Jail at the time.

 

Theft over $1,000

Also on Monday, Jan. 25, a presentment was handed down by the Grand Jury on Bridget Nicole Williams, 24, Det. Derrick Woods reported. Williams was in the Hamblen County Jail at the time.

 

Possession of burglary tools, other charges

Lucas M. Allison, 24, of 815 Seabrook St., in Newport, was arrested Monday, Jan. 25, and charged with a state violation of probation, driving on a suspended license, possession of burglary tools, and possession of drug paraphernalia, Deputy Sheriff Robert Thornton reported.

 

Possession of drug paraphernalia and burglary tools

Crystal L. Baxter, 20, was arrested Monday, Jan. 25, and charged with possession of burglary tools and possession of drug paraphernalia, Deputy Sheriff Robert Thornton reported.

 

Violation of probation charge and arrest

Adam M. Hunnicutt, 25, was arrested Saturday, Jan. 23, on Highway 25E, in Morristown, and charged with violation of probation, Deputy Sheriff Brian Holt reported.

 

Capias/failure to appear

Tiffany Lynn Mullins, 23, of 4230 Lindsey Gap Road, in Cosby, was arrested Sunday, Jan. 24, and charged with capias/failure to appear, Deputy Sheriff David Crowder reported.

 

Failure to appear charge and arrest

Jack A. Mooneyham, 33, of 146 Hidden Valley Estates, in Newport, was arrested Sunday, Jan. 24, and charged with failure to appear, Deputy Sheriff Jason Oury reported.

 

Property damage reported

Herbert Shafer, 73, of West Highway 25/70, said that on Monday, Jan. 25, a tractor-trailer struck his chain link fence, did not stop, and kept going, Sgt. Tony Whitten reported. Damage was valued at $500.

 

Vandalism/assault

Jonathan Stepp, 26, of Bats Mountain Road, in Mohawk, said that while visiting his father at 3125 Glendale Road, a female acquaintance stopped by, asked for Stepp, and pointed a gun at him when he came outside, Lt. Richard Caldwell reported. The suspect also allegedly cut a tire on a 1997 Ford pickup truck. The tire was valued at $140.

 

Pit bull bites goat

Marion Collier, 68, of Old Sevier Highway, said two pit bulls were allegedly running around his neighborhood. One of the pit bulls allegedly attacked a goat behind Collier's home. The goat "had to be put down," Lt. Richard Caldwell reported.

 

Theft reported

Jennifer Simms, 37, of Valley Walk Way, in Newport, said that on Thursday, Jan. 21, a person called her to tell her that a relative of Simms had brought her a computer belonging to Simms and tried to sell it to her, Sgt. Ricky Holt reported. The relative allegedly tried to sell the computer to others before trading it for five Roxycodones. The relative allegedly told Simms what he had done with her computer.

 

Assault alleged

Danielle Williams, 20, of Riverview Street, in Newport, told Deputy Sheriff Jason Oury that she had been assaulted by a suspect she named on Middle Creek Road, on Monday, Jan. 25.

 

Threats from an acquaintance

Pamela Morgan, 46, of Band Joe Way, in Newport, said she put the clothing of an acquaintance in bags and set them out in front of her mobile home, on Saturday, Jan. 23. She said she left, then returned and saw the bags were gone. Morgan said the bags were apparently picked up by mistake by garbage collectors. The acquaintance allegedly got mad at Morgan for what happened to his clothes and told Morgan he was going to burn down her residence, Sgt. David Crum reported.

 

Identity theft

Clarence Fox, 53, of Milky Road, in Newport, said after his disability checks stopped, he went to the Social Security Administration offices and discovered someone had gotten his number and given an address Fox said he has never lived at. The card was now "active," but Fox said he had not been employed since 1990 due to a disability, Sgt. David Crum reported.

 

Break-in reported

David Moore, 42, said someone broke into his business, DJ's Market, at 4680 Hooper Highway, in Cosby, at 02:25 on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Moore told Deputy Sheriff C.J. Ball that the front door to his store had been kicked out, but nothing was missing.

 

Hit and run at Shelton's Market in Del Rio

Charlie McMahan, 45, of North 340 Highway, in Parrottsville, said he was parked in the parking lot at Shelton's Market in Del Rio, on Sunday, Jan. 24, when a passenger in his 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier opened his side door to get out. At that time, a green full-size Ford pickup truck allegedly hit the passenger side door, backed up, and sped off, according to a Cocke County Sheriff's Department report.

 

Accident on Under the Mountain Road

Ila Fern Hurst, 67, of Under the Mountain Road, in Cosby, said she was backing up a 1999 Mercury Sable on Sunday, Jan. 24, at about 6 p.m., from 644 Under the Mountain Road, and hit a tree, causing damage to the rear of the Mercury Sable, according to a Cocke County Sheriff's Department report.

 

Accident on Bogard Road

Julie M. Bowman, 37, of Willow Branch Way, in Cosby, said she was driving a 207 Chevrolet HHR on Bogard Road, at Butler Road, on Friday, Jan. 22, headed south. She said she had to swerve to miss a car with no headlights on her side of the road, causing Bowman to drive her Chevrolet off the road and hit a ditch. The vehicle then spun around and the rear end struck a tree, Deputy Sheriff Travis Webb reported. The vehicle without headlights proceeded to travel north on Bogard Road without stopping.

 

Hit and run accident

Stephanie D. Livesay, 42, of Grass Way, in Dandridge, said she was traveling north on Highway 321 in a 1996 Mitsubishi Mirage, on Thursday, Jan. 21, when, while negotiating a curve, a vehicle headed south entered Livesay's northbound lane and struck her vehicle. Livesay said the other vehicle made contact with her vehicle's front driver's side corner. From debris on the road, Deputy Sheriff Jason Oury wrote that it appeared Livesay had her vehicle in the proper lane at the time of the collision. The other vehicle, described as a dark-colored Suburban, allegedly fled the scene. Livesay was injured and taken by ambulance to Baptist Hospital of Cocke County.

 

Burglary/theft over $1,000

McKinley Joe Norton, 58, of Rankin Hill Road, in Newport, said someone broke into his storage building on Saturday, Jan. 23, by cutting a lock, and stole several items, Deputy Sheriff David Crowder reported. Stolen were a 22-ton wood splitter (valued at $600), a 3500-watt Omni generator ($400), a box of assorted hand tools ($800), two Stihl chainsaws ($200), a Homelite generator ($200), and an air compressor ($80).

 

Aggravated burglary/theft over $500

April Burgess, 24, of Old Greeneville Highway, in Newport, said that on Saturday, Jan. 23, someone entered her home without her permission and stole several items, Deputy Sheriff David Crowder reported. Stolen items were a PlayStation III with remote (valued at $300), five DVD's rented from Movie Gallery ($100), and three PlayStation cords ($120).

 

Assaulted reported

Jessica Goins, 28, of Orchard View Drive, in Newport, said an acquaintance hit her with a cell phone in the eye on Saturday, Jan. 23, after discovering her wallet was missing, Deputy Sheriff David Crowder reported.

 

 

 

 

POLICE REPORTS

 

 

 

Arrested and charged with public intoxication

Mitchell Stewart, 53, was arrested Monday, Jan. 25, at 216 Bowman Ave., in Newport, and charged with public intoxication, Sgt. Jason Smith reported.

 

Vandalism over $1,000

Angela L. Rollins, 28, of 296 Echo Valley Way, in Newport, was arrested Monday, Jan. 25, and charged with vandalism over $1,000. Rollins allegedly turned herself in to Det. Jason Ramsey at the Newport Police Department.

 

Public intoxication

Natisha Stinson, 35, of 431 McSween Springs Road, was arrested Monday, Jan. 25, and charged with public intoxication, Patrolman Billy Woody reported.

 

Aggravated burglary

John T. Shehee, 21, of 436 Rankin Road, in Newport, was arrested at his home on Monday, Jan. 25, and charged with aggravated burglary, Patrolman Matt Franklin reported.

 

Failure to obey stop sign, driving on a revoked license

Steven J. Laws, 22, of 340 Odell Road, in Newport, was arrested Monday, Jan. 25, and charged with failure to obey a stop sign and driving on a revoked license, Patrolman Robby McMahan reported.

 

Theft under $500, criminal impersonation

Tina L. Mullinax, 23, of 1107 Woodlawn Drive, in Greeneville, was arrested Sunday, Jan. 24, at Walmart, at 1075 Cosby Highway, in Newport, and charged with theft under $500 and criminal impersonation, according to a report by the Newport Police Department.

 

Two women arrested for shoplifting

Amber D. Hinzman, 21, of 1522 Edwina/Bridgeport Road, in Newport, and Brittany Baxter, 21, of 2700 Green Hill Road, in Del Rio, were arrested Sunday, Jan. 24, at Walmart, at 1075 Cosby Highway, and charged with theft under $500. Patrolman Joshua D. Veridal reported that stolen items worth $429.64 were found in both suspects' purses after they were stopped after walking out the entrance doors of Walmart.

 

Criminal trespass

Clemmie J. Davis, 29, of 1550 Geranium Road, in Parrottsville, was arrested Sunday, Jan. 24, and charged with criminal trespass, Patrolman Joshua Veridal reported.

 

Speeding and driving on a suspended license

Edward M. Moore, 24, of 571 Travis Way, in Newport, was arrested Saturday, Jan. 23, and charged with speeding and driving on a suspended license, Patrolman Allen Stump reported.

 

Theft under $500

Larry J. Mossbarger, 21, of 114 Tree Road, in Newport, was arrested at Walmart, at 1075 Cosby Highway, in Newport, on Sunday, Jan. 24, and charged with theft under $500 and criminal trespass, Patrolman Amy Elswick reported.

 

Assault

Julie Gorrell, 37, went to the Newport Police Department to report an assault. Gorrell said she was stopped in her vehicle at the intersection of North Street and Main Street, at a light, when a female acquaintance allegedly got out of another vehicle, pulled Gorrell out of her vehicle, and struck her several times in the face, Sgt. Jason Smith reported.

 

Counterfeit money

Jack Davis, zone supervisor over the front end of Walmart, at 1075 Cosby Highway, in Newport, said a man attempted to send a money gram and paid for it with two counterfeit $20 bills, on Monday, Jan. 25, Patrolman Matt Franklin reported. Officers confiscated the two bills.

 

Vandalism/assault

Garfield Douglas, 55, of 421 Appalachian Way, in Newport, said an acquaintance came to his home drunk and threw a glass that hit Douglas in the head, on Saturday, Jan. 23. The acquaintance also allegedly pulled the box off a thermostat and broke it. The acquaintance also allegedly poured liquor all over the walls, carpet, and furniture. She was told to leave and did so before police arrived, Patrolman Amy Elswick reported. Damage was estimated at $500.

 

Breaking and entering/theft under $500

Rebecca Colombe, 48, of 490 North Susong, in Newport, said someone stole an Emerson CD player, I-pod Touch, three speakers and an amp from her son Steven's 1990 Chevrolet, on Sunday, Jan. 24, or the next day. Steven Colombe said he had not locked the doors on his vehicle the night before, Patrolman Donald Coakley reported. The stolen items were valued at $370.

 

Breaking and entering/theft

Kathy Collins, 54, of 374 Rich Road, in Newport, said she discovered on Monday, Jan. 25, that the top to her 2000 Ford Mustang had been cut, and some CD's were missing. A suspect was named, Sgt. Jason Smith reported. The cut top was valued at $700. The CD's were valued at $50.

 

Aggravated burglary

Stephanie Spriggs, 43, of 485 Newport Terrace Apartments, in Newport, said that at 2:47 a.m., and then at 6:05 a.m., on Monday, Jan. 25, she saw a white male with a dark jacket on standing outside her apartment, cutting her screen and then trying to open her window. She named a suspect she has known for many years. Spriggs said the suspect visited her around 1 a.m., Patrolman Amy Elswick reported.

 

Theft over $1,000

Irene Gilland, 59, of Suncrest Way, in Newport, said on Monday, Jan. 25, that a man ran up behind her and stole a paper bag with medicine in it, two cell phones, a camcorder, and a digital camera. Gilland identified the man through a photograph. The medications were valued at about $1,100; the Sony digital camera, $120; the camcorder $200; and two cell ph ones, $230, Patrolman Robby McMahan reported.

 

Stolen ladder

Robert Britton, 49, of Anderson Loop, in Greeneville, said that while he shopped for 30 minutes at Lowe's, at 311 Epley Road, in Newport, on Sunday, Jan. 24, someone stole a 16-foot Werner extension ladder from his truck for $250, Patrolman Allen Stump reported.

 

Theft of wallet

Adit Patel, 27, said on Saturday, Jan. 23, that on Dec. 23, his car was parked at Shell Food Mart, at 839 Cosby Highway, in Newport. He said when he returned to his vehicle, a wallet he left on the front passenger's side seat was missing, Patrolman Travis Gorrell reported. The stolen items included $30 in cash, the wallet (worth about $20), and a passport ($20 to replace).

 

Accident outside county courthouse

Joyce Jane Davis, of Vince Lane, in Newport, said she was in the Cocke County Courthouse, at 360 East Main St., in Newport, on Monday, Jan. 25. Tommy Barnes, 59, of Apricot Road, in Cosby, said he was attempting to park his 1980 Nissan Datsun pickup truck in front of the courthouse when he rearended Davis's 2003 Oldsmobile Alero.