June 3, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
After spotting a man operating a dirt bike with a non working taillight and giving chase Sunday night, a Smithville Police officer got more than he bargained for when he later found 6.6 grams of methamphetamine on the bike rider.
43 year old Byron Ray Wilson is charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest and he was cited for possession of methamphetamine, speeding, driving on a suspended license, failure to obey a traffic control device, financial responsibility (no insurance) and use of a dirt bike on a roadway. He is under a $15,000 bond and his court date is June 18.
According to the police report, Wilson was observed riding a dirt bike on South Mountain Street and the officer tried to stop him after noticing that the bike’s taillight was not working. When Wilson failed to pull over, the officer initiated a pursuit which traversed several streets at speeds well above the posted 40 mile per hour limit. During the chase, Wilson ran 12 stop signs and crossed through private properties including yards on South College Street and the Webb House Retirement Center. The pursuit ended when Wilson fell from his bike near the post office and was apprehended before he could get away on foot. Police found on Wilson 6.6 grams of methamphetamine. No one was injured.
From the sheriff’s department, 38 year old John Brent Williams of Four Seasons Road Smithville is charged with domestic assault and resisting stop, frisk, halt arrest or search. Bond for Williams is $6,500 and he will be in court June 11
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on May 26 a deputy was called to Four Seasons Road due to a domestic assault and found a disoriented Williams. The officer placed Williams in the patrol car for his safety while conducting the domestic assault investigation. When later told he was being placed under arrest and to put his hands behind him, Williams became aggressive and tried to get out of the vehicle, stating he was not going to jail. To keep Williams from fleeing the vehicle, the officer used a chemical spray on him to stop the threat.
50 year old Royce Avon Foster of Fisher Avenue, Smithville is charged with public intoxication. His bond is $1,000 and he will be in court June 11.
Sheriff Ray said that on May 28 a deputy was dispatched to the area of Banks Pisgah Road where a man was observed sitting on the side of the road. The officer stopped and spoke to the man, Foster who started acting erratically. Foster began screaming while walking down the middle of the road and he picked up and threw things into the middle of the woods. He was placed into custody for his safety and that of others.
43 year old Harry Carlson McIntosh of Old Bildad Road, Smithville is charged with aggravated assault and violation of bond conditions. His bond is $7,500 and he will make a court appearance June 18.
Sheriff Ray said that on May 29 a deputy was dispatched to Old Bildad Road due to a possible domestic and upon arrival spoke with a woman who said that she and her boyfriend, McIntosh started arguing and that when she tried to make a call to report the incident, McIntosh grabbed a guitar she was holding and struck her with it causing a bump and laceration behind her left ear. The officer learned that while McIntosh and the woman have been living together he is under bond conditions from previous domestic cases against him involving the same victim.