Two Year Undercover Drug Operation by Sheriff’s Department Results in Grand Jury Sealed Indictments

December 7, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

A DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department undercover drug investigation over a two-year period has resulted in grand jury sealed indictments against several defendants. Most of the charges involved the illegal sale of Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, Heroin and other drugs.

Sixteen of the defendants have been arrested and will be arraigned in DeKalb County Criminal Court Tuesday, December 7

“We presented these drug cases a few weeks ago to the grand jury which were made in 2020 and 2021. We wanted to take them before the grand jury earlier in the year but were unable to because of the COVID-19 protocols,” said Sheriff Patrick Ray.

“I want to give special recognition to our detectives for their hard work in coordinating the investigation of these controlled drug buys,” added Sheriff Ray.

The defendants rounded up to date and their charges are as follows:

*31-year-old Casey Neville Belcher of Toad Road, Dowelltown- Possession of Methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver (4 counts). Bond-$100,000.

*54-year-old Dana Seborn Cantrell of Jennings Lane, Smithville- Possession of Methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver (2 counts). Bond- $100,000

*36-year-old Ronald Joshua Carter of Carter Drive, Smithville- Possession of Methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver (2 counts) in 2021 and theft of property in 2020.

*41-year-old Tawanna Ann Evans of Kingsport Circle, Smithville- Sale and delivery of a Schedule II drug (Methamphetamine) over 0.5 grams (2 counts each) in December 2020: Bond- $75,000

*53-year-old Dickie Ray Bain of Petty Road, Smithville and Tawanna Ann Evans- Sale and delivery of a Schedule II drug (Methamphetamine) over .5 grams in December 2020: Bond $75,000 each.

*Fred Thomas Dowell of Village Place Smithville- Possession with intent to sell or deliver over 0.5 grams of Methamphetamine and Possession with intent to sell or deliver Fentanyl in February 2021; Possession with intent to sell or deliver over 0.5 grams of Methamphetamine; Possession with intent to sell or deliver Heroin; Possession with intent to sell or deliver Fentanyl and Possession with intent to sell or deliver Acteylfentanyl in December 2020: Bond-$200,000.

*23-year-old Harley Paige Johnson of Williams Lane Alexandria—Sale and delivery of a Schedule II drug (Amphetamine) in October 2020: Bond-$75,000.

*30-year-old William Richard Denton of Williams Lane, Alexandria- Sale and delivery of a Schedule II drug (Amphetamine) in December 2020: Bond-$75,000

*26-year-old Christopher Keith Lane Derrick of Toad Road, Dowelltown-Sale and delivery of a Schedule III drug (Buprenorphine) in February 2021 (2 counts each): Bond-$60,000

*25-year-old Trever Wayne Jenkins of Page Drive, Smithville- Sale and delivery of a Schedule II drug (Fentanyl) in January 2021: Bond-$150,000

*36-year-old Jonathan David Thomas of Nashville Highway, Liberty- Sale and delivery of a Schedule I drug (Heroin) and Sale and delivery of a Schedule II drug (Fentanyl) in August 2020: Bond-$65,000.

*29-year-old Nathaniel Dylan Tippens of Park Avenue, Smithville- Sale and delivery of a Schedule IV drug (Alprazolam) in February 2021: Bond $50,000

*28-year-old Brandon Tylor Mulac of Crossville- Possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II drug (Methamphetamine) over 300 grams and Possession with intent to sell/deliver a Schedule II drug (Fentanyl) in April 2021; Possession with intent to sell or deliver over 26 grams of a Schedule II drug (Methamphetamine) and Evading Arrest in May 2021: Bond $250,000.

*40-year-old Jimmy Lee Herman of McMinnville-Sale and delivery of a Schedule II drug (Methamphetamine) over 0.5 grams (2 counts each) in September & October 2020. Bond-$75,000

*25-year-old Caleb Lee McGhee of Murfreesboro- Sale and delivery of a Schedule II drug (Methamphetamine) over 0.5 grams (2 counts each) in January & February 2021. Bond $75,000

*46-year-old Steven Ellis Anderson of Cecil Hale Road, Smithville- Sale and delivery of a Schedule II drug (Methamphetamine) over 0.5 grams and Sale and delivery of a Schedule III drug (Buprenorphine) in April 2021. Bond-$75,000.

(Separate Indictment not part of the drug investigation)18-year-old Triveon Jaontrez Crutcher of Locust Street, Alexandria-aggravated assault in October 2021: Bond-$30,000

December 6, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

A Signal Mountain man is accused of raping a 10-year-old child twice over a three-year period.

44-year-old Jackie Darrell Ervin was named in a sealed indictment for rape of a child (2 counts) and continuous sexual abuse of a child. His bond is $150,000 and his arraignment date is December 7.

The indictment alleges that on September 15th, 2014, and again on May 1, 2017, Ervin had sex with a 10-year-old child and that between October 1, 2014, and April 30, 2017, Ervin engaged in three or more incidents of sexual abuse of the same child.

December 6, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

A former DeKalb County Mayor is hoping to make a return to the office where he served for three terms from 2002 to 2014.

Mike Foster has announced that he will be a candidate for nomination in the DeKalb County Democratic Primary on May 3, 2022. The primary nominee will run in the County General Election in August 2022.

Foster’s formal announcement is as follows:

“I would like to take this opportunity to announce my candidacy for nomination of DeKalb County Mayor in the Democratic Primary on May 3, 2022″.

“I am the son of the late Richard and Alice Foster of Smithville. I attended and graduated from DeKalb County High School, as did my wife and children. Following high school, I earned a B.S. in Plant and Soil Science, with additional studies in Fish and Wildlife Management from Tennessee Technological University”.

“My wife Wanna (Finn) Foster earned her B.S. and Master of Arts Degree from Tennessee Tech and taught 1st grade in the DeKalb County School System for 30 years. Wanna and I have two children. Our daughter, Kelli earned her B.S. from M.T.S.U and a Masters Degree from Tennessee Tech. Our son, Lee graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in Music Business with Mass Communications and Marketing Minors”.

“I worked for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency as an Officer, Sergeant, Assistant Supervisor, and for 26 years as Area Supervisor for an eight county Area. My duties there included preparing and managing a budget for the eight counties, Law Enforcement, supervising and evaluating Wildlife and Boating Officers, inventory and maintenance of equipment, as well as many other things as the need arose”.

“Following my tenure with the T.W.R.A., I served as DeKalb County Mayor until 2014. Duties there also included Budget prep and management, maintenance of county property not assigned to other Elected or Appointed Officials, grant applications, working with all other Officials to remodel or construct County Buildings necessary for the benefit of our County. I am extremely proud of the accomplishments the County Commission and I were able to achieve with the help and involvement of all other County Officials. In the next weeks, I would like to discuss these things with you, but most importantly your ideas for the future”.

“One of the best examples of decisive leadership, is the ability to bring people together. Our County Mayor, County Commissioners, and all elected, or appointed officials must work together, and collectively be involved, informed, and decisive when dealing with our county’s business or our citizens’ concerns”.

“I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible, and discussing your ideas, views, and visions. I also want to share with you my pragmatic views about the need for the County Commission and Officials to work together as a team to address issues and needs. I believe very strongly in the importance of proper maintenance of County buildings, equipment and vehicles”.

“I continuously see the need for openness for transparency in every decision we make as a team,” said Foster

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