Phillips Facing Another Rape Charge

May 28, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Another sex charge has been leveled against a Dowelltown man already in trouble for the rape and incest of a 13 year old girl.

66 year old William Kenneth Phillips is now charged with statutory rape by an authority figure involving the same victim. He is under a $25,000 bond and his court date is July 11

Sheriff Patrick Ray said from March 1, 2018 to May 31, 2018 Phillips, in a position of trust, unlawfully had sexual contact with a 13 year old girl. Phillips said this had occurred four or five times. He has prior sex offenses against him as well.

34 year old Jeffrey Edward Dawes of West Main Street, Dowelltown is charged with a first offense of driving under the influence and a fifth offense of driving on a suspended license. He is also cited for failure to maintain lane of travel and simple possession of suboxone. He is under a $5,000 bond and his court date is June 13.

Sheriff Ray said that on May 20 a deputy spotted a black Ford Mustang traveling west on Nashville Highway failing to maintain its lane of travel (swerving over the center line). He stopped the car and spoke with the driver, Dawes who had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his person. Dawes’ eyes were red and glossy and he was unsteady on his feet as he got out of the car. Dawes performed poorly on field sobriety tasks and submitted to implied consent. He also had a suboxone pill in his front right pocket. The officer learned that Dawes’ driver license were suspended for non-payment of fines on an original violation May 21, 2010. He has four prior convictions for the same offense (driving while suspended) on June 11, 2010, June 15, 2010, May 5, 2012, and September 1, 2016.

35 year old Wendy Michelle Stepp of Birmingham, Alabama is charged in a sealed indictment for possession of methamphetamine for sale or delivery. Her bond is $75,000 and she will make a court appearance June 18.

55 year old Beverly Bond of Givans Hollow Road, Liberty is charged with two counts of criminal impersonation and evading arrest. Her bond totals $11,500 and she will make a court appearance on June 13.

Sheriff Ray said that on May 21 a deputy was dispatched to Lowery Road and upon arrival spoke with a woman who identified herself as Dolas Dirting. She gave a date of birth but said she did not know her social security number. A computer check revealed no record of that name or date of birth for that person. The officer later established her true identity after learning she had been arrested previously on other charges which included criminal impersonation. Four days later on May 25 another deputy pulled over a vehicle after a pursuit and found Bond to be a passenger. She was ordered to get out of the automobile and was placed in handcuffs. Bond slipped out of the handcuffs and tried to run away on foot but she was apprehended. Again Bond identified herself as Dolas Dirting. After being taken to jail Bond eventually correctly identified herself to officers.

33 year old Nicole May Reynolds of Floyd Drive, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence. She was also cited for violation of the open container law and violation of the implied consent law. Her bond is $1,500 and she will make a court appearance on June 13

Sheriff Ray said that on May 27 a deputy answered a call on Dry Creek Road in reference to Reynolds having sent a text to someone saying she had committed a murder and was driving in the area of Dry Creek. The officer spotted a vehicle parked partly in the road and spoke with the driver, Reynolds. She told the officer she had run out of gas. She had a strong odor of alcohol on her person and she appeared to be intoxicated. The officer noticed several open containers of beer in the car.  Reynolds performed poorly on field sobriety tasks but she refused to submit to implied consent. A search warrant was then obtained for a blood sample from her.

May 28, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Cameron Miller, an 8^th grader at DeKalb Middle School is fighting leukemia and searching for a donor.

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Cameron is the son of Billy and Kate Miller of Smithville.

Meanwhile the Cameron Miller Invitational Soccer Tournament will be June 8 at the recreation league fields at Northside Elementary School. All proceeds from this event will benefit Cameron and his family.

All donations will be accepted at First Bank under the Cameron Miller Benefit Fund

For questions about the tournament call Justin Nokes at 615-522-8789 or April Coronado at 615-684-2552.

May 27, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

An American flag display made out of red, white, and blue automobile license plates now graces the side of a building on the public square thanks to County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss and some friends.

Poss came up with the idea and had the display erected at no cost to the county on the north side of the DeKalb Title building facing East Main Street. Attorney Chris Cantrell, the owner of the building, gave permission for the project. The plates were donated by collector and craftsman Bill Neal of Lakeland, Tennessee and Willard Brock of Willard’s Construction in Smithville helped with the installation.

County Clerk Poss wanted the display to be in a highly visible area and chose to erect it on Memorial Day to give it special significance.

“This is in appreciation to all military people, living and deceased, for what they have done for us and our country,” said Poss.

“Mr. Neal provided the plates. He goes around to county clerk’s offices throughout the state and gets these plates as they are turned in and are no longer in service. He collects them and does different types of art work with the plates,” added Poss.

“I have been an avid license plate collector for well over 20 years primarily focusing on the older Tennessee plates but I happened to search the web one day and got on a crafter’s page and found where people were making things out of license plates from various states. This intrigued me because I had a number of just common old plates that people were not interested in so I began to make things and took some to a county clerk (in another county) and she really liked what I was doing and asked if I would make some door prizes for the County Clerk’s Association Conference. I told her I would make them. I cut out a board in the shape of the state of Tennessee, painted it UT orange, and  spelled out the words county clerk on there using plates from many different states and it went over big,” said Neal.

“The plates on this display are attached to marine plywood which should last for many years. It’s been treated with an oil-based paint underneath on top of the plywood and screwed into the masonry brick of the wall to make it tightly secure. We have installed LED lights above so it can be seen at night and the stars on the display are made out of Tennessee plates with the reading In God We Trust,” said Poss.

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