August 30, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
An alleged kayak thief has a date with the judge next month.
39-year-old Amanda Alice Atnip of Jennings Lane, Smithville is charged with theft of property and resisting stop, frisk, halt, search, or arrest. Her bond is $8,500 and she will be in court on September 12.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on August 25 a sheriff’s department detective received a report of possible stolen kayaks on AB Frazier Road. Upon arrival the officer spoke with Atnip who reported that she had taken the kayaks sometime around the 4th of July. After telling her she would be placed under arrest for theft, Atnip pulled away from the detective, but she was forced to the ground and hand restraints were applied to her.
Four of the five kayaks reported stolen were found. The stolen kayaks were valued at $1,000.
Meanwhile, 36-year-old Kerry Allen Parker, Jr. of Oakley Road, Liberty was arrested recently on a grand jury sealed indictment charged with two counts of possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver (0.5 grams) and two counts of possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver a schedule III drug. The offense date was January 24, 2024.