Beall gets three-year sentence for stealing Smithville Fire Department Pickup Truck

August 23, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A man who stole a 2006 Dodge Ram pickup truck belonging to the City of Smithville Fire Department last year was sentenced Monday in DeKalb County Criminal Court.

44-year-old Mark Beall entered a plea to theft over $10,000 and received a three-year sentence to serve. He was given jail credit from March 23, 2021 to August 22, 2022.

On March 23, 2021, Beall drove off in the truck which was parked at the fire station downtown. Beall was later pulled over in the truck and arrested in McMinnville.

The truck was easy to spot as it was decaled “Smithville Fire Rescue” on both sides. Equipment was mounted on the pickup, and it had $2,000 worth of extrication tools in the back of the truck.

A report filed by Smithville Police Officer Travis Bryant at the time stated that “On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at approximately 6:59 am I received a call from (Fire Chief) Charlie Parker and was asked if the 2006 Dodge Ram fire truck was in the fire department bay. I walked next door and observed the bay door open and the side door to the fire hall open. I notified Charlie Parker that the truck was missing and immediately issued a “Be on the lookout” or BOLO with central dispatch for a stolen truck.

Charlie stated that he received a call from one of his firemen that had seen the truck on Keltonburg Road, A short time later he (Beall) was stopped in the vehicle by McMinnville Police and Warren County Sheriff’s Department officers. The truck with mounted equipment was valued at $8,000 and there was approximately $2,000 worth of extrication equipment in the back of the truck. The truck and equipment were recovered ” the report stated.

Officer Bryant further stated in his report that “During the course of the investigation, camera footage was recovered which showed the outside of the City Hall/ Smithville Police Department building for several hours. During that time he (Beall) was observed looking in windows and possibly tampering with a police car. Camera footage recovered showed him (Beall) outside from around 11:00 p.m. until about shift change at 6:00 a.m. When an officer pulled up he (Beall) was seen going around the rear of the building to avoid police. It was a short time later that the truck was observed on Keltonburg Road,” the report concluded.

August 23, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A prisoner at the jail last week was found with a bag of marijuana hidden inside an arm brace she was wearing

38-year-old Vilot Mae Tucker is charged with bringing contraband (marijuana) into a penal institution (jail). Her bond is $5,000 and she will be in court August 25. Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on August 17 a corporal and another correctional officer accompanied a nurse into Tucker’s cell to examine her arm because she was wearing an arm brace. When Tucker removed the brace a baggie, containing a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana, fell out onto the floor. The total weight of the bag was six grams. Tucker admitted that the substance was marijuana.

20-year-old Shiane Hope Gilbert of the Loop Circle, Smithville and 27-year-old Nathan Joseph Gohs of Dale Ridge, Dowelltown are charged with theft of property. Bond for each is $5,000 and they will be in court September 1. Sheriff Ray said that on July 27 Gilbert and Gohs stole a Fed Ex package from a home on Bright Hill Road. Inside the package were Advacare containers and products valued at $161. The case was investigated by a sheriff’s department detective.

63-year-old Ronald Glenn Young of Obie Adcock Road, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $7,000 and he will be in court September 8. Sheriff Ray said that on August 21 a deputy was summoned to a residence on Obie Adcock Road due to a physical domestic and upon arrival spoke with a woman who said that she and her husband, Young had gotten into an argument which became physical. According to the woman, Young pushed her down and hit her in the face leaving a cut on her right arm, a red mark on the left side of her face, and blood on her clothes.

August 22, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

County Mayor Tim Stribling and several members of the county commission attended their last meeting together Monday night. Their terms expire next Wednesday, August 31.

Stribling recognized the outgoing members during Monday night’s monthly county commission meeting and said they would soon be receiving something either in person or by mail in recognition for their service.

Commissioners leaving office next week are Jerry Adcock, 5th district with 12 years of service; Anita Puckett, 5th district with 8 years; Julie Young, 1st district with 6 years; and Jenny Trapp, 3rd district; Janice Fish Stewart and Dr. Scott Little, 4th district; Matt Adcock, 6th district; and Bruce Malone, 7th district all with 4 years of service, and Shaee Flatt of the 1st district with 19 months of service. Both Stewart and Flatt were absent during Monday night’s meeting. Although Matt Adcock is vacating his county commission position, he will not be leaving county government as he will be taking over from Stribling as County Mayor September 1.

“I appreciate everything you (county commissioners) have done. I think we have done some good things for the county,” said County Mayor Stribling. “I want to thank this commission and the one prior as well as all county employees for their dedicated service,” he added.

County Mayor-Elect Matt Adcock presented Stribling with an “Outstanding Leadership Award” on behalf of the commission “in recognition of exceptional leadership and dedicated service to DeKalb County” over the last 8 years as county mayor.

Commissioner Jerry Adcock thanked the people of the 5th district for allowing him to serve for 12 years.

In other business, the commission voted to make part of the minutes an acknowledgment of a merger agreement between Middle Tennessee Natural Gas and the Clay Gas Utility District of Clay County. Approval was granted for a state required statutory bond for the office of Trustee, which is done every four years.

Commissioner Bruce Malone made a motion that the County Veterans Service Officer, Bill Rutherford, be given an increase in pay of $75 per month. He currently earns $1,000 per month. Commissioner Jerry Adcock offered a second to the motion. All voted in favor except 2nd district commissioner Sabrina Farler who said that “While I fully support the Veterans Services, the commission just adopted the budget in July and I felt the proper protocol would have been to bring the pay raise request before the budget committee first. We had 3 months of budget committee meetings, and this was never mentioned,” said Farler.

Commissioner Puckett asked about the status of the ARP funds.

“We received our APR money last month and have given out the employee premium pay (bonuses),” said County Mayor Stribling.

Puckett also inquired about projects to build a new fire Liberty/Dowelltown fire hall (using ARP funds) and renovations for the county complex main office (relocating it closer to the front door using ARP money) and remodeling the first-floor courtroom of the courthouse using county capital projects funds.

“On the renovations, although the money is budgeted, we will wait until the new administration and county commission comes in,” said County Mayor Stribling.

“As for the new firehall, the engineer has asked that a topographical survey be done before they get into the design of it,” Stribling continued.

Commissioner Malone asked if the proposed site for a new county health department building next to the existing one is still feasible.

“We have to see if there are any wetland issues and if existing Caney Fork Electric power lines that go across the property can be relocated,” said County Mayor Stribling.

The proposed new health department project is estimated to cost $3,915,400 but most of it would be funded from the state’s allocation of American Recovery Plan Act funding. The county will have to come up with a local match of $398,000 but the good news is that the county will be allowed to use a portion of its American Rescue Plan Act funds to meet the match.

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