January 15, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
A burglar was caught by a deputy Sunday at the scene of the crime.
30 year old Jeremy Wayne Cox is charged with aggravated burglary and vandalism. His bond is $10,500 and he will be in court January 31.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Sunday, January 13 a deputy was dispatched to Jefferson Road due to a possible break in. Upon arrival the officer discovered that the basement door had been kicked in from the outside and Cox was inside the home. The deputy contacted the owner of the home by phone and she reported that no one was supposed to be in the residence. Cox was taken into custody.
23 year old Crystal May Smith of Miller Road is cited for two counts of simple possession of a schedule IV drug and one count of simple possession of a schedule V drug. Her court date is January 31.
Sheriff Ray said while a deputy was placing Smith under arrest on Nashville Highway for a warrant against her, he found one and a half xanax pills and two soma pills (schedule IV) drugs and twelve lyrica pills (schedule V) drug.
40 year old Kevin Jay Dotson of Lee Braswell Road, Smithville is charged with violation of the sex offender law. His bond is $5,000 and his court date is January 31.
Sheriff Ray said that on July 28, 2018 Dotson failed to report to the sex offender registry within the 14 day window for an annual review, which is a violation of the sex offender registry law.