August 25, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
A Dowelltown man responsible for a forgery, burglary, and theft earlier this year was sentenced in DeKalb County Criminal Court Monday, August 23.
26 year old Eric Lane Petty entered a plea to forgery, misdemeanor theft, and aggravated burglary. He received a one year sentence for the forgery, 11 months and 29 days on the theft charge, and three years for the burglary offense to run concurrently and all suspended except for six months to serve.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on January 27 Petty broke into a trailer at a business on Nashville Highway at Liberty and took a propane tank and hose along with a 4,000 BTU Buddy heater. The total value of the items taken was almost $200.
The same day Petty broke into a residence on Sims Street at Dowelltown and took an Emerson television, weedeater, and other items with a total value of $690.
Five days later on February 1 Petty took a check out of a mailbox on Sims Street in Dowelltown, forged a name on the back of the check, and passed it at a business in Liberty in the amount of $300.
The cases were investigated by sheriff’s department detectives.
A Smithville man charged with breaking into and taking items from a houseboat over a year ago was sentenced in criminal court Monday.
35 year old Christopher Elliott Bradshaw entered a plea to burglary other than a habitation and theft over $1,000. He received a four year sentence in each case to run consecutively for a total of eight years to serve at least 30%.
Sheriff Ray said that on July 28, 2020 Bradshaw broke into a houseboat on Floating Mill Road and took three pairs of Bravan glasses, an iphone, and $200 cash. He also damaged a door to the boat during the burglary. The total value of the stolen items came to $1,800.
One of four people arrested last year for breaking into a Liberty home twice in the same day appeared in criminal court for sentencing Monday.
38 year old Samantha Bee Florida entered a plea to aggravated burglary and received a six year TDOC sentence but was given jail credit of 183 days. She is to make restitution of $7,395 jointly and severally with the other defendants.
Sheriff Ray said deputies responded to a complaint of a prowler around a residence on Old Highway 53 in Liberty and discovered the burglary upon arrival. Detectives were notified and started an investigation which revealed that Florida, 38 year old Kenneth Adam Wright, 34 year old Jonathon David Thomas, and 23 year old Emma Katherine Alverson had broken into the residence twice on May 29, 2020 and stole several items with a total value of $7,395 including an Xbox 360, large red craftsman tool box, record player, paint rollers, 2 trail cameras, plastic tool box, a jump box, samurai katana, DVDs, tea set, hunting blind, Holy Bible vinyl record, shop vac, solar battery charger, antique oil lamp, pots and other miscellaneous items.
The other cases remain pending in court.
26 year old Dustin Kidd entered a plea by criminal information to possession of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine over.5 grams) and received an eight year sentence all suspended to supervised probation. He was fined $2,000.
33 year old Justin Cripps entered a plea by criminal information to vandalism under $1,000 and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended to probation and to run concurrent with a White County case against him.
22 year old Ismael Vicente Viel entered a plea to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended except for 48 hours in a DUI Education Center.
47 year old Glen Ray Jones entered a plea to sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (methamphetamine under .5 grams) and received a four year sentence to run concurrently but suspended to supervised probation TDOC. He was fined $2,000.
54 year old Teresa Darlene Mayo entered a plea to sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance (methamphetamine greater than .5 grams) and received an eight year sentence to run concurrently but suspended to supervised TDOC probation.. She was fined $2,000.
52 year old Christopher Todd Storie entered a plea to DUI and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days suspended to serve 48 hours at the DUI center in Cookeville. He will lose his license for one year although he will be issued a restricted license. He was fined $350.
21 year old Mark William Green entered a plea to attempting to deliver over .5 grams of a schedule II drug and received a four year sentence suspended to TDOC probation. He was fined $2,000.
28 year old Caroline Rose Guffy entered a plea to reckless endangerment and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days suspended to supervised probation.
59 year old William Doyle Flarity entered a plea to DUI and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days suspended except for 45 days at the DUI Center in Cookeville. He will lose his license for two years except for a restricted license. He was fined $600.