July 1, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A motorcycle operator who fled on foot after being found with meth and cocaine more than 16 months ago was apprehended last week and charged in the case.
44-year-old Hani Mohamad (BJ) Ittayem of Walker Street, Smithville is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver; possession of a schedule II drug (cocaine); and evading arrest on foot. His bond totals $77,500 and he will be in court July 11.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on February 19, 2023 a detective tried to confront Ittayem but he fled into the woods on foot after abandoning the motorcycle he had been operating. The detective conducted a visual inspection of the motorcycle and found on it a green scale with residue. A further search of the motorcycle yielded a bag which held a clear crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine that weighed 19.78 grams and a white powdery substance thought to be cocaine which weighed 3.69 grams.
A man who since November had evaded arrest was finally taken into custody on Monday June 24 charged with two counts of resisting arrest. He was already wanted for violation of an order of protection.
23-year-old Marcus Jay Majka of Midway Road, Smithville is under a $5,000 bond and his court date is July 11.
Sheriff Ray said that on November 24, 2023 a deputy first located Majka at a residence on Kings Court Road where he intended to arrest him for a violation of an order of protection, but Majka jumped out of a window and ran off into the woods.
The next confrontation came almost two months later on January 11, 2024 when a deputy went to East Broad Street Apartments where he tried to arrest Majka on several warrants. According to Sheriff Ray, when Majka opened the apartment door and saw the officer standing there, he slammed the door, ran through the house, jumped out of a second story window, and fled on foot. The deputy ordered Majka to stop but he refused. Officers conducted an extensive search of the area but could not locate Majka.
45-year-old Gregory Wayne Roberts of Midway Road, Smithville is charged with criminal trespassing. He is under a $7,500 bond and his court date is July 18. Sheriff Ray said that on June 27 a deputy was summoned to a residence on Midway Road due to a complaint of a trespasser and reckless burning. Upon arrival the officer confronted the suspect, Roberts who was still on the property. Knowing that Roberts had committed the same offense (trespassing) there before, he was placed under arrest.
53-year-old Christopher Dwayne Cole of Cookeville Highway, Smithville is charged with public intoxication. His bond is $1,500 and he will make a court appearance on July 25. Sheriff Ray said that on June 30 Cole was at Pates Ford Marina in an intoxicated state. He was unsteady on his feet. His eyes were bloodshot, and he admitted to having consumed alcohol. Cole was placed under arrest.
29-year-old Kaylea Morgan Davidson of Banks Pisgah Road, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence and child abuse or neglect. Her bond is $6,000 and she will make a court appearance on July 25. Sheriff Ray said that on June 30 a deputy was called to a traffic accident on Banks Pisgah Road involving a Nissan Sentra that had wrecked in a ditch. Upon arrival the officer spoke with the driver of the vehicle, Davidson and with her was a 6-year-old child. Davidson smelled of alcohol. Her eyes were glossy and her speech was slurred. She admitted to having consumed two beers two hours prior to the accident. She submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks.
30-year-old Joel Cabrera Castillo of Big Hurricane Road, Smithville is charged with violation of bond conditions. He is under a $2,500 bond in this case and his court date is July 11. Sheriff Ray said that on June 29 Castillo was at his mother’s residence on Big Hurricane Road where a deputy had gone to investigate a domestic assault. Central dispatch informed the deputy of an NCIC check which revealed that there were active bond conditions on Castillo from a domestic assault charge against his mother on September 2, 2023. Under conditions of the bond, Castillo was to have no contact with her.