March 8, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
A woman who swallowed some heroin trying to avoid a drug charge now faces an offense for fabricating or tampering with evidence.
27-year-old Amber Cheyenne Caldwell of Pine Orchard Road, Smithville is also charged with bringing contraband into a penal institution. Her bond is $15,000 and she will make a court appearance on March 24.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on February 28 while signing a citation prior to being taken into custody during a traffic stop Caldwell reported to an officer that she swallowed some heroin trying to avoid criminal charges.
Later while a correctional officer was going through Caldwell’s belongings at the jail, she reported that a roach was in the front pocket of her purse. There the officer looked and found a green leafy substance in rolling paper believed to be marijuana.
23-year-old Emilie Jo Parrott of Whitehouse is charged with filing a false report. Her bond is $7,500 and she will make a court appearance on March 24.
Sheriff Ray said that on February 18, 2021, Parrott filed a report of a sexual assault but after an investigation and interviewing the victim, an officer determined that the report was false.
33-year-old Kyle Cooper Denton of Doyle is charged with theft of property over $1,000. His bond is $15,000 and he will be in court March 24.
Sheriff Ray said that on October 4, 2021, Denton stole several items from a victim on Cripps Lane, Smithville including a speed air gas air compressor, a Dewalt impact gun with charger and batteries, a Troybilt pressure washer with Honda engine 2600 psi, a Hobart 110-volt Mig welder, and a NAPA battery charger with a total value of $2,860. The stolen items were pawned at two locations in McMinnville.
36-year-old Joshua Joel Bain of Blue Springs Road, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $3,500 and he will make a court appearance on March 17.
Sheriff Ray said that on March 4 a deputy was dispatched to the scene of a physical domestic complaint and spoke with a woman who reported that she and Bain had gotten into an argument during which Bain struck her on the right side of the face leaving a large red mark.