June 5, 2025
By: Dwayne Page
A California man has been charged with a recent theft.
43-year-old Benjamin James Einfeldt of Fresno California is charged with theft of property. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court June 12.
Sheriff Ray said that on June 1 a deputy was dispatched to Dale Ridge Road on an unwanted guest complaint. Upon arrival the officer spoke with the victim who reported that he lived at the residence with the owner and his son, Einfeldt. According to the victim, he and Einfeldt began arguing after Einfeldt tried to destroy the house. The victim further stated that Einfeldt carried a handgun everywhere he went. The deputy confronted Einfeldt behind the house and asked about the gun. Einfeldt said the weapon was on the truck bed. A background check of the serial number revealed that the gun had been reported stolen in Cumberland County, Tennessee. Einfeldt was placed under arrest.
37 year old Wesley Hall Scott of McMinnville is charged with evading arrest in a motor vehicle, a 5th offense of driving on a revoked or suspended license, and reckless endangerment. His bond totals $20,000
Sheriff Ray said that on September 9, 2024 a deputy was patrolling Sparta Highway when he spotted a black motorcycle without a license plate. The officer activated his blue lights and sirens signaling for the bike to pull over but instead it sped up and crossed the double yellow line in curves almost hitting other automobiles head on. As the motorcycle crossed into White County the deputy terminated the pursuit and radioed the White County Sheriff’s Department. Later the White County notified the DeKalb officer that the motorcycle operator had ditched the bike and took off on foot. The local deputy assisted the White County officers in searching for Scott and he was found hiding in the woods. When asked why he ran, Scott said because he was on probation and he did not have a driver license. A background check of his license confirmed they were revoked with four prior offenses.
62-year-old Johnny Michael Howard of Billings Road, Sparta is charged with aggravated criminal trespassing and possession of a handgun while under the influence. He is under an $11,000 bond and his court date is June 26.
Sheriff Ray said that on June 2 a deputy was dispatched to Howard Redmon Road to assist EMS where a man and woman had gotten into an altercation. The officer spoke with the man, Howard who smelled of alcohol. His eyes were bloodshot and watery. Howard said he had been drinking. The deputy found a 38-caliber special revolver on his person and learned that Howard had gone onto the property at Howard Redmon Road without consent which caused Howard and the homeowner, 54-year-old Cassandra Lynn Dykstra to get into an altercation.
During the incident Dykstra assaulted and EMT. Her bond for assaulting a first responder is $10,000 and she will be in court June 26.
Sheriff Ray said that while speaking with EMS workers, the deputy called to the scene learned that Dykstra and Howard man had gotten into a physical altercation and that as an EMT tried to get in between them the EMT was assaulted by Dykstra injuring her left wrist.