Three Charged with Public Intoxication After Coming to Court Intoxicated

January 25, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Three people believed to have come to General Sessions Court under the influence have been charged with public intoxication. Bond for 40-year-old Bradley Shane Redmon of King Ridge Road, Dowelltown, and 29-year-old Samantha Shaye Goodson of Hendrixson Road, Smithville, is $2,500 each and they will make a court appearance on January 26.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on January 12 while seated in the courtroom, both Redmon and Goodson appeared to be under the influence of a substance as they were nodding off and slumped over in their seats. Meanwhile on January 19, 23-year-old Allison Katherine Driver of Church Street, Alexandria, was also in court when several people pointed out that she was nodding off and slumped over in her seat. They were all placed under arrest for annoying others in the courtroom and perhaps being a danger to themselves because of their condition. Driver is under a $5,000 bond and her court date is February 2.

55-year-old Deborah Leigh Dickson of Lakewood Circle, Smithville, is charged with domestic assault. She is under a $3,500 bond and will appear in court on January 26. Sheriff Ray said that on January 9 a deputy was summoned to Lakewood Circle due to a report of a domestic assault. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with a man who said that he and Dickson had gotten into a physical altercation over a cell phone. The man also showed video footage of the altercation between the two. The officer confirmed through Dickson that she and the man had been in an altercation and that she may have scratched him with her long fingernails. The man appeared to have sustained scratch marks on his right forearm. Dickson was then placed in custody.

21-year-old Charis Annalee Wells of Park Circle Drive, McMinnville, is charged with a violation of bond conditions. She is under a $1,500 bond and her court date is February 2. Sheriff Ray said that on January 15 a deputy pulled over a silver Infinity due to a traffic violation. Wells, a passenger was in the company of the driver, a man with whom she was under active bond conditions to keep away from. An NCIC check confirmed that Wells was under bond conditions to have no contact with this man due to an aggravated assault charge in Putnam County.

45-year-old Kevin Mark Moody of Taft Street, McMinnville, is charged with driving under the influence. His court appearance is set for February 2. Sheriff Ray said that on January 16 a deputy was patrolling Lonnie Cantrell Road when he spotted a black Chevy Impala parked in the middle of the road with its lights off. The officer stopped and spoke with the driver, Moody, who had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his person, and his eyes were bloodshot and watery. Moody admitted to drinking beer and there were opened and unopened alcoholic beverages in the vehicle with a receipt from a gas station where he had bought the drinks a few hours prior. Moody submitted to standardized field sobriety tasks but performed poorly.

31-year-old Brittany Paige Anderson of Nashville Highway, Dowelltown, is charged with domestic assault. Her bond is $2,000 and she will be in court on February 9. Sheriff Ray said that on January 22 a deputy responded to Nashville Highway due to a 911 hang up call. Upon arrival, the deputy spoke with Anderson, and a man who admitted to having been involved in a physical altercation. Anderson claimed she had punched the man in the mouth several times resulting in a busted lip.

January 24, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Should a church group or anyone be allowed to rent a community center in DeKalb County every Saturday or Sunday for months at a time?

That’s an issue the county mayor and county commission are to address.

During Monday night’s regular monthly meeting, Wanda Redmon, a resident of the Keltonburg/Pates Ford Community addressed the county commission concerned that she cannot rent the Keltonburg Community Center until at least July for an event she had planned in March because a church group has booked the facility every Saturday for the next several months to hold worship services. Another church rents the same facility on Sundays.

Redmon said she doesn’t oppose anyone wanting to worship anywhere because she too goes to church, but she doesn’t believe any group should be permitted to tie up a community center for months at a time when the facility is intended for use by the entire community who may want to make use of it for other activities.

“My understanding is the charter (governing use of the community center) does not allow that to happen,” said Redmon. “I am requesting that the charter be reviewed because the community is supposed to have access to the center and members of that community are being told they can’t use it because it has been rented. Maybe we could share half days, but something has to be done because its not fair for people of the community to be forced to come here (county complex). The event we are planning is called “Meet Your Neighbor”. We have a lot of neighbors moving here from out of state and we don’t know them. We want to have this event to get acquainted with them but unfortunately, we can’t have it. We had planned to have it in March but now we can’t do it until probably in the fall,” said Redmon.

County Mayor Matt Adcock said the community centers are owned by the county and no longer governed by charters but there are no specific policies in place for how long anyone can rent them.

In this case, the church group is apparently renting the community center for $50 a day. Some rooms at the county complex apparently rent for four hours at $50.

“Right now, there is just a calendar, and anyone can come in and reserve it for any amount of time they want. That is the current policy we have. Its not to say we can’t change the policy. Ms. Wanda spoke with me earlier today (Monday) and addressed her concerns,” said County Mayor Adcock.

The issue had already been discussed in a recent workshop.

“Commissioner Beth Pafford talked about it because if one person hogs (use of a community center) on a certain day it eliminates other people getting to use that resource. It is something we were going to take to a policies and procedures committee meeting anyway to determine what might be the best avenue to solve the problem,” added County Mayor Adcock.

Adcock said the matter will be taken up by the committee in an effort to reach a happy medium whereby groups wanting to rent a community center long term could share the time and perhaps split the costs with others wanting to use the facility on the same days.

The committee will study the issue and make a recommendation to the full county commission.

January 24, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Smithville Electric System has honored its second longest tenured employee for her service to the utility.

Vicky Snow was recently presented a 35-year service award from Smithville Electric System Manager Richie Knowles.

“Vicky started her career with Smithville Electric System in 1987. She has been an excellent employee all of her career. Vicky started out reading meters and has served in several different roles throughout her tenure. She currently serves as the office manager for the electric system. Vicky is the second longest tenured employee of Smithville Electric. We appreciate her dedication and continued willingness to serve,” said SES Manager Knowles.

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