Motorcycle Crash Claims Graham

September 8, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

A Monday night motorcycle crash claimed the life of a 50 year old Smithville man.

Dead is Mark Anthony Graham

According to Trooper Jonathan Burke of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Graham was traveling east on Jefferson Road on a 1999 Honda JH2 Sport Bike at around 10 p.m. when he went off the right side of the road and crashed. The accident report states that Graham was “traveling at a speed in excess of the speed limit. At the crest of the hill on Jefferson Road, Graham ran off the right side of the roadway, went into a ditch, and struck a fence”. Graham, who was not wearing a helmet, was thrown from the bike and landed in a ditch. The bike came to rest in the oncoming traffic lane.

Graham was taken by DeKalb EMS to Ascension St Thomas DeKalb Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

September 8, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

A man accused of kidnapping and torturing his wife two years ago was sentenced Tuesday in DeKalb County Criminal Court.

40 year old Erik Thomas Dunn, indicted for especially aggravated kidnapping and four counts of aggravated assault, entered a plea to the lesser charge of aggravated assault. Dunn received a sentence of 8 years to serve at 30% before his eligibility for release which is outside the range of punishment for this offense. The other charges were dismissed. He was given jail credit of 704 days from October 5, 2018 to September 8, 2020.

Dunn was accused of tying up and assaulting his wife and then forcing her to stay in a closet at their home over a ten day period in July, 2018.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on July 10 through July 20, 2018 Dunn confined his wife unlawfully as to interfere substantially with her liberty by zip tying her hands and throat and confining her to a closet.

According to the Sheriff, Dunn assaulted his wife with deadly weapons including zip ties, a knife, arrow, and wooden closet rod causing bodily injury. Dunn placed a zip tie around his wife’s throat to choke her which caused the woman to pass out. He used a knife to cut her left arm; an arrow to injure her foot; and he hit her several times with a wooden closet rod.

Dunn was under bond conditions at the time due to a previous aggravated and domestic assault case against him over this woman.

September 8, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Fair Fall Festival is accepting entries for nine pageants to be held Saturday, October 31 starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Lions Club Pavilion on the fairgrounds in Alexandria.

The entry fee is $25 per contestant. The deadline to enter is October 24 and no late entries will be accepted. Participants must be residents of DeKalb County. Each pageant will award King/Queen and a first and second runner-up along with a Most Photogenic award. To participate in this category attach a photo with your entry. The Fairest of the Fair winner will not attend a State pageant to represent DeKalb County because this year’s state pageant has been canceled.

The pageants and scheduled start times are as follows:

Little Mister (4-6 years old) 10:30 a.m.
Little Miss (4-6 years old) following Little Mister Pageant
Miss Princess (7-9 years old) 11:30 a.m.
Miss Sweetheart (10-12 years old) 1 p.m.
Junior Fair Princess (13-16 years old) 2 p.m.
Fairest of the Fair (17-20 years old) 2:45 p.m.
Miss Fair Queen (21-54 years old) 3:15 p.m.
Mrs. Fair Queen (up to 54 years old) 3:45 p.m.
Senior Fair Queen (age 55 and older) 4:15 p.m.

Entry forms should include the contestant’s name, age, birth date, phone number, complete address, parents names, grade in school and name of the school or occupation and hobbies. Little Mister and Miss contestants must include their favorite food, favorite TV show, and what they want to be when grown up and why. All other contestants must include their future career goals. Meanwhile Miss Fair, Mrs. Fair, and Senior Fair Queen contestants should “tell us about yourself). Contestants and parents are asked to sign and date the entry forms.

For more information call Angie Meadows at 615-464-5056.

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