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White County Too Strong for Tigers and Ladies Tuesday Night

January 25, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

White County proved to be too much for the DCHS Tigers and Lady Tigers to handle Tuesday night in Sparta.

The Lady Tigers lost to the Warriorettes 72 to 51 and the Tigers were handed an 84 to 45 defeat.

For the ladies, DeKalb County trailed 18 to 9 after the 1st period, 33 to 25 at halftime, 47 to 37 after the 3rd period before falling 72 to 51.

Ella VanVranken scored 26 followed by Avery Agee with 12, Madison Martin 8, and Chloe VanVranken 5.

The Tigers were behind 17 to 10 after the 1st period, 48 to 22 at halftime, and 77 to 41 after the 3rd period before suffering an 84 to 45 defeat.

Elishah Ramos scored 16, Conner Close 7, Stetson Agee 6, Alex Antoniak and Ean Jones each with 4, and Zack Birmingham, Robert Wheeler, Kaleb Spears, and Owens Snipes each with 2.

The Tigers drop to 10-11 on the season (2-6 in the district) as the Lady Tigers are now 11-11 (3-7 in district play).

DeKalb County will host Livingston Academy on Friday night, January 27. The Livingston Academy girls are 20-3, 7-0. The Wildcats (boys) are 20-2, 6-1.




Prisoner Caught in Jail with Letters Laced with Suboxone

January 25, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A female prisoner at the DeKalb County Jail was recently caught with letters laced with Suboxone.

33-year-old Cassandra Renee Reed of Foster Road, McMinnville, is charged with bringing contraband into a penal institution. She is under a $20,000 bond and will make a court appearance February 2.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that between January 12 and 19, Reed received two letters at the jail which appeared to have been soaked in a substance, believed to be the schedule III drug Suboxone, before being dried and written on. Phone calls were recorded regarding the letters, between Reed and a man discussing the need for her to obtain the letters before her being transferred to another facility. A detective from the Sheriff’s Department spoke with Reed, who admitted that the letters laced with Suboxone were sent to her by the man with whom she had spoken on the phone. Her plans were to chew on the letters to get the drug into her system. The letters were sent to the TBI Crime Lab for testing.




Man Found in Possession of Stolen Truck, Bike, and Trailer During Crash Investigation

January 25, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A deputy working a wreck last week learned that the truck involved in the crash and the bike and trailer it was hauling had all been stolen. The driver of the vehicle has been charged in the case.

22-year-old Elijsha Blayne Roberson of Monterey is facing three counts of theft of property over $2,500 and criminal impersonation. He is under a $31,000 bond and will be in court on February 9.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on January 19, a deputy was summoned to Nashville Highway due to a one vehicle crash. Upon arrival the officer spotted the wrecked vehicle, a 2006 white Dodge Ram 1500 pickup with a black COTC utility trailer and a gray 2015 Yamaha FZ7. The deputy requested a background check on the VIN number through central dispatch and discovered from NCIC that the truck had been reported stolen in White County. The Yamaha bike and trailer were stolen in Lafayette. The truck was valued at $2,500, the bike $ 8,000, and the trailer $1,000. When confronted by the officer, Roberson admitted to having been in possession of the stolen truck, trailer, and bike at the time of the crash but said his name was Andrew Mullins. He later gave his real name after a further investigation.




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