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Woman Charged with Making Fake Emergency Calls to 911
December 17, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
A woman who called 911 three times within one day to make fake reports of intruders in her home has been charged with misusing emergency communication.
52 year old Tammy Rejay Jennings of 309 Wade Street was arrested on Tuesday, December 4. According to Police, Jennings called law enforcement to say that people were crawling around inside her walls, under her house, and in her attic. Even after being advised on two separate occasions within a 4-hour period that the 911 system was for emergency use only, Jennings made a third 911 call at approximately 1 am. Police learned while speaking with Jennings that she had snorted her prescribed hydrocodone medication earlier in the evening. A search incident to arrest revealed .44 grams of a crystal-like substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine which was found in her left front pocket. In addition to the misuse charge, Jennings was cited for simple possession of methamphetamine. Bond for Jennings is $4,500 and her court date is December 20.
23 year old Ruben Alavez Mejia of 703 Snow Street was arrested on Thursday, December 6 for rape of a child. Upon investigation it was discovered that Mejia had sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old female over the course of 2 months. Bond for Mejia is $125,000 and his court date is January 10.
41 year old Brady Gordon Cunningham was arrested on Saturday, December 8 for a 6th offense of driving under the influence, a 3rd offense of driving on a revoked license, resisting arrest, tampering with evidence, and he was cited for simple possession. While on routine patrol police spotted Cunningham asleep or passed out behind the wheel of a black Jeep in the parking lot of Food Lion. The officer stopped and awoke Cunningham who seemed confused as to where he was. His speech was also slurred. A background check through central dispatch revealed that Cunningham has several prior convictions against him for driving under the Influence and his license is revoked for DUI. Police also discovered that Cunningham had consumed a few drinks earlier in the day and when he was asked to step out of the vehicle, Cunningham placed a clear bag in his mouth and refused to remove it. As the officer tried to take the bag from his mouth, Cunningham resisted and was forced to the ground by the officer. In addition to the bag, the officer recovered from Cunningham’s mouth 4 ½ green pills identified as 2 milligram alprazolam and 1 orange pill identified as an 8 milligram buprenorphine. Cunningham was placed in custody then taken to the emergency room of the hospital for a blood draw. Cunningham’s vehicle, a 2007 Jeep was also seized for his offense of driving on a revoked license due to a DUI. Bond for Cunningham is $26,500 and his court date is December 20.
49 year old Alma Darlene Moody of 223 East Bryant Street apartment 1 was arrested on Sunday, December 2 for burglary. Police were called to investigate the theft of items from a garage . Upon investigation police learned that Moody had gone into the garage around 11 pm on Saturday, December 1, removed the items from the shelf , and took them back to her residence. Moody did not have permission from the property owner to enter the garage. The stolen items were recovered and returned to the owner. Bond for Moody is $2,500 and her court date is December 20.
44 year old Billy Wayne Crook of 239 Lowery Road was arrested on Monday, December 3 for driving under the influence, sale and delivery of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine) and he was cited for violations of implied consent, seatbelt law, financial responsibility, and operating without registration. Police observed a man, identified as Crook, passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in the parking lot of Save A Lot. He was awakened and asked to perform a series of standardized field sobriety tasks. After performing poorly on the tasks Crook was arrested on the presumption that he had been driving under the influence. Crook’s vehicle was inventoried prior to it being towed and officers found a white container with 1.5 grams of a white crystal-like substance which tested positive for methamphetamine. Also found were several clear baggies and a set of digital scales along with 2 prescription bottles, one being a bottle of oxymorphone which had been filled earlier in the day and was missing 56 out of the 60 pills it was supposed to contain. The other prescription of oxycodone had 54 out of the 60 pills it was supposed to contain. Bond for Crook is $21,500 and his court date is December 20.
33 year old Michael Andrew Snyders of 739 West Main Street was arrested on Tuesday, December 11 for public intoxication and cited for theft of property and simple possession. Police responded to a suspicious person call at Wal-Mart. Upon arrival Snyders was found to have $307.56 worth of merchandise concealed on his person. Snyders was unsteady on his feet and his speech was slurred. Police learned that Snyders had taken suboxone and xanax. Incident to arrest, police found a white pill in a silver container believed to be Suboxone for which Snyders had no prescription. Bond for Snyders is $1,500 and his court date is December 20.
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
December 17, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
*The L.B.J.& C. Development Corporation Head Start Centers will be closed December 17, 2018 through January 1, 2019. Children and staff will return to the Head Start Centers on January 2, 2019. The L.B.J.& C. Development Corporation Head Start Central Office will be closed December 24, 25, 26, 2018 and January 1, 2019.
*DeKalb County Schools will be closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays December 21 to January 3. Thursday, December 20 will be an abbreviated day for students and teachers. A stockpile day for teachers will be Friday, January 4. Students will return to school after the Christmas and New Year holidays on Monday, January 7.
*The DeKalb County Libraries will be closed December 22 through 26 for Christmas. Justin Potter Library will reopen on Thursday, December 27 and the Alexandria Library will reopen on Friday, December 28. The libraries will be closed on January1 for New Year and reopen on January 2.
*The DeKalb County Courthouse, County Complex County Offices, and Senior Center will be closed Monday December 24th and Tuesday December 25th for Christmas. The County Clerk’s Office will also be closed Saturday December 22nd. The Circuit Court Clerks Office will also be closed Wednesday, December 26
*The DeKalb County transfer station and all trash collection sites will be closed Tuesday December 25, 2018 for Christmas.
Sarah Cripps Delivers Commencement Address at Tennessee Tech Graduation (VIEW VIDEOS HERE)
December 16, 2018
By: Buddy Pearson
Tennessee Tech displayed a unique body of Fall graduates during two commencement services on Saturday.
The 1,106 women and men who had their degrees conferred represented 73 counties throughout Tennessee, 24 states, and 28 other countries. Those earning undergraduate degrees represented 38 fields of study, and those receiving graduate degrees represented 25 fields of study.
Among those earning a degree was 86-year-old George F. Dettwiller.
“In today’s graduating class, birth dates of our students range from 1932 to 1999, evidence that an education at Tennessee Tech can be for everyone, regardless of his or her age,” said Tennessee Tech President Phil Oldham. “You’ve shown tenacity and understanding while earning an education that promises to transform your lives.”
Tenacity was certainly displayed by the commencement speaker for both ceremonies. Sarah J. Cripps, a 1994 Tech graduate, was born without any vision and with a bilateral cleft lip and palate.
“Because of the advances in modern medicine and improved nutrition, many of you can expect to live well into your nineties and even beyond your centenary,” said Cripps. “It is essential, therefore, that your lives be meaningful to you and of benefit to others and that you continually enrich your lives through learning, through altruism, and through your experiences.”
Cripps attended public school in DeKalb County and was the first totally blind student to have been mainstreamed in Tennessee public school system throughout the entirety of her secondary school career. She returned to her alma mater as the commencement speaker where she earned a bachelor’s degree in history with a 4.0 grade point average and received the university’s highest honor, the Derryberry Award.
“During your time at this university, you have become adept at knowing how to conduct research to obtain information you require and knowing how properly to analyze and evaluate the data you locate and uncover during your researches,” said Cripps. “These skills will prove vital to you in the years ahead, regardless of the career path you have chosen. Why? Because greater knowledge results in superior and more informed decision-making.”
One of the graduates, Hannah Willis, could relate to Cripps. Willis, who earned a degree in education, is totally blind and was on hand to hear Cripps speak while participating in graduation ceremonies.
“It’s really inspiring when you find someone who does succeed through adversity,” said Willis. “For those of us who do have disabilities, it gives us a lot of hope and it encourages us. I am glad that she is my commencement speaker.”
The morning ceremony recognized graduates of the colleges of Arts & Sciences, Engineering, and Interdisciplinary Studies, and the Whitson-Hester School of Nursing. The afternoon ceremony included graduates of the colleges of Agriculture & Human Ecology, Business, Education, and Fine Arts.
“You will have a degree from a university that was recently named Number One among public universities in Tennessee. You are set to get a great return on investment,” said Oldham. “There’s one thing that gives me more excitement than being able to return to my office on Monday — it is knowing that on Monday you all will be Tech alumni. My experience is your experience; Thank you for making it awesome.”
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