November 13, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A Murfreesboro woman was found with meth and marijuana during a traffic stop.
35-year-old Elizabeth Eileen Esposito of Murfreesboro is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver, driving on a suspended license, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) for sale and delivery.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on November 8 while patrolling Short Mountain Highway a deputy spotted a red Jeep Gladiator cross the center line. The officer pulled it over and spoke with the driver, Esposito. A strong odor of marijuana emanated from the vehicle. During a subsequent search, the deputy found a black purse with two clear baggies of a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine including one which weighed 0.88 grams and the other 0.87 grams with a total baggie weight of 1.75. grams. Also inside the purse was a glass pipe with crystal like residue and burn marks on the outside of the pipe. In the middle of the console was a clear baggie with a crystal-like residue. When asked if any marijuana was in the vehicle, Esposito said half an ounce was in the middle console. The deputy looked and found three baggies of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana in the middle console with a combined baggie weight of 23.13 grams. Esposito admitted that her license was suspended and a background check through central dispatch confirmed it.
29-year-old Matthew Allen White of Blue Springs Road is charged with public intoxication. He is under a $1,500 bond and his court date is November 21. Sheriff Ray said that on November 7 a deputy was dispatched to a residence on Blue Springs Road due to a verbal argument complaint. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with White and a woman who stated they had been in a verbal argument. White continued to create a disturbance and made several statements in regard to the deputies returning to the residence. He was then placed under arrest for public intoxication.
29-year-old Andre Black Hyatt of Sparta is charged with driving under the influence and possession of a handgun while under the influence. His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court November 21.
Sheriff Ray said that on November 9 a deputy was east on Sparta Highway looking for a vehicle involved in a hit and run accident. He spotted a silver two door Nissan 350Z, pulled it over, and spoke with the driver, Hyatt who smelled of alcohol and had red watery eyes. Hyatt admitted to consuming alcohol prior to driving. He got out of the vehicle and submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. Hyatt had in his possession a Beretta 9-millimeter firearm.
39-year-old Amy Lynett Knowles of Cedar Street, Liberty is charged with public intoxication. Sheriff Ray said that on November 9 a deputy was summoned to Cedar Street, Liberty where a nude woman was spotted walking down the road. Upon arrival the officer confronted the woman who was completely nude and standing in the middle of the street. She appeared to be under the influence and was taken into custody.
36-year-old Terry Ray Barnes of Rock Island is charged with possession of legend drugs without a prescription, possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver, resisting arrest, and simple possession of marijuana. His court date is December 5.
Sheriff Ray said that on November 10 Barnes tried to avoid arrest at the Midnight Express on a General Sessions Court hold without warrant against him for aggravated assault, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia, and failure to appear. During the detainment process, Barnes dropped a package containing six orange round pills, 5.89 grams of a white powdery substance believed to be Fentanyl, and 4.24 grams of marijuana.
34-year-old Timothy Ryan Lawson is charged with violation of probation. His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court November 21. Sheriff Ray said that on November 10 a deputy was called to Poss Road and upon arrival spoke with Lawson who was sitting in a tent with the protected person named in the order standing in front of the tent speaking to him. Lawson was arrested for being near someone he was supposed to keep away from according to the order of protection.
64-year-old Paul Edgar Rowland of Hawkins Drive is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court November 21. Sheriff Ray said that on November 11 Rowland allegedly punched his wife in the facial area during an argument and according to her left a mark on her lower back where he had allegedly stomped her.
18 year old Meagan Michelle Madden of Fisher Avenue is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia. Her bond is $4,000 and she will be in court on November 21.
Sheriff Ray said that on November 5 a deputy pulled over a red Dodge Journey on North Congress Boulevard and spoke with several people in the vehicle including Madden. A subsequent search of the automobile was conducted and inside one of Madden’s bags was a baggie containing a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine with a bag weight of .89 grams. Madden admitted that the bag with the items inside belonged to her. Madden also had two straws with a crystal-like residue.
A co-defendant with Madden, 52-year-old Marina Gay Skinner of Fisher Avenue is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver; driving while in possession of meth; possession of drug paraphernalia; and simple possession of a schedule VI drug. Her bond totals $59,500 and she will be in court November 21.
Sheriff Ray said that Skinner was the owner and driver of the red Dodge Journey pulled over by a deputy November 5 on North Congress Boulevard in which Madden was arrested. A subsequent search of the automobile was conducted and inside one of Skinner’s bags were two bags of crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine. One of the bags weighed six grams and the other weighed 1.06 grams with a combined total weight of 7.06 grams. Also found was a scale usually used for the resale of narcotics with a crystal-like substance and a glass pipe with residue. Skinner admitted that the bag with the items inside belonged to her. Skinner was asked if she had anything on her and she handed the officer a baggie with a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana with a total weight of 1.54 grams.