February 24, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
A Smithville man who pulled a handgun and fired six rounds into his victim’s truck during an argument is facing charges of reckless endangerment, vandalism over $1,000, and failure to appear in court.
23 year old Jeffery William Rigsby of 732 Gentry Avenue is under a $19,500 bond and he will be in court on the charges March 5.
Smithville Police were called to 620 Highland Street on February 16 due to a shooting. Upon arrival officers discovered that Rigsby and another person had gotten into an argument and that Rigsby had fired six rounds from a 9 millimeter handgun into the victim’s truck causing damage to the driver’s side door, front fender, headlight, tire, and components to the engine. There were apparently no injuries. A computer check with central dispatch revealed that Rigsby failed to appear in court on February 6 for a theft charge.
A 63 year old man was arrested twice within eleven days this month by Smithville Police for public intoxication.
Johnny Wayne Trapp of 8264 Holmes Creek Road was first taken into custody on February 2 after police were called to the BP Station on West Broad Street where a man had reportedly fallen. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with the man, Trapp who smelled of alcohol and was unsteady on his feet.
Eleven days later on February 13 police were summoned to Food Lion where they found Trapp asleep on a bench by the front door. Trapp had also spilled cereal all over the bench and the floor. The officer awoke Trapp, who smelled of alcohol and he was unsteady on his feet. Trapp’s court date for the second offense is February 27.
Michael Andrew Snyders of 739 West Main Street was cited for simple possession on February 3. After being arrested on a DeKalb County warrant, Snyders was found to have in his front right coin pocket 3 blue bar pills believed to be Xanax for which he couldn’t provide a prescription. His court date is February 27.
38 year old David Allen Cobb Jr. of 857 Luttrell Avenue was cited on February 5 for theft of services. Police learned that Cobb had removed the front portion of his electric meter and installed metal pieces to bypass the meter to steal electricity.
35 year old Mateo Perez-Hernandez of Watertown was arrested on February 6 for DUI. Police were called to the Dollar Tree where a vehicle got stuck in the landscaped area near the store. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with the driver, Hernandez who had an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person. Hernandez consented to field sobriety tests but he failed one task and refused to finish the rest. Hernandez was placed under arrest and a warrant for a blood alcohol content test was obtained. Bond for Hernandez is $2,500.
26 year old Josie Danielle Culwell of 381 Eagle Creek Road was cited for trespassing at Walmart on February 15. Police learned that Culwell was in the Smithville Walmart after being barred from all Walmart stores due to a previous shoplifting offense at Cookeville Walmart. Her court date is March 5.
Two days later on February 17, Culwell was cited for driving on a suspended license, violation of a traffic control device/signal, and three counts of simple possession. Police spotted Culwell running a stop sign at Hayes Street and Morgan Drive and conducted a traffic stop. A computer check through central dispatch revealed that Culwell’s license were suspended for failure to make a court appearance in October 2019. The officer received consent to search Culwell’s vehicle and he found 2 round green pills believed to be Diazepam, 1 round blue pill thought to be Alprazolam, a syringe loaded with 6 milliliters of a brownish substance, and a small baggie with 2 clear crystal rocks that weighed approximately .02 ounces which tested positive for Methamphetamine. She will appear in General Sessions Court March 12.
27 year old Chad Stephen Taylor of 145 Cleveland Way was cited on February 15 for trespassing and theft of property. Police learned that Taylor, who had been barred from Walmart in October, was back in the store and had in his pockets merchandise belonging to the store that he had not purchased. His court date is March 12.