May 21, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
A Smithville man will make a court appearance Thursday on four counts of forgery and failure to appear in court.
47 year old Craig Anthony Hill of Holmes Creek Road is under a $30,000 bond.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said Hill passed forged checks to three different businesses from March 20 to April 1 as follows:
*March 20 at Regions Bank in Smithville for $260.47
*March 27 at Region’s Bank in McMinnville for $288.47 and $246.00
*April 1 to a bonding company for $300.00
Hill failed to show up in General Session Court May 9 on a capias warrant to answer prior charges of possession of a controlled substance in a penal institution, 2 counts of public intoxication, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of probation and a separate count of failure to appear in court.
34 year old Bryon Ray Gibbs of Gin Alley, Alexandria is charged with driving on a revoked license and possession of methamphetamine for sale or delivery. He is under a $10,000 bond and his court date is June 6.
Sheriff Ray said that on May 13 a deputy spotted a silver Pontiac Grand Prix setting in the middle of Woodbury Highway at Liberty. The officer stopped to make a welfare check and spoke with the driver, Gibbs. A computer check confirmed Gibbs’ license are revoked.
A search of Gibbs’ person turned up a small black container which held a bluish crystal substance believed to be methamphetamine which weighed 0.58 grams.
25 year old Carl Brandon Williams of Lebanon is charged with aggravated assault. Williams is under a $6,500 bond and his court date is June 6.
Sheriff Ray said that on April 27 Williams intentionally injured a woman by punching her in the face causing her to have a bloody lip and nose and swelling.
33 year old Jose Elias Tejeda of Columbia is charged with a second offense of driving on a revoked license. His bond is $3,500. He was also cited for a light law violation.
Sheriff Ray said that on May 20 a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a gold Chevy Malibu for a light law violation (right head light not working). The driver, Tejeda, told the officer that he did not have a license. A computer check confirmed that Tejeda’s license were revoked for DUI in 2012. He had one prior offense for driving on a revoked license in Maury County on May 4, 2013.