November 30, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
A Carthage man pulled over for a traffic offense was found with drugs including heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana along with a pistol.
Rickey Lee Tisdale is charged with possession of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine) with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver; simple possession of a schedule VI drug (marijuana); possession of a schedule I drug (heroin); a 2nd offense of driving while suspended; possession of a firearm during a felony; and possession of a schedule IV drug Clonazepam. His bond totals $64,500 and he will make a court appearance on December 2.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Monday, November 22 officers spotted a vehicle driven by a man, later identified as Tisdale, not wearing a seatbelt. The automobile pulled up to a residence where officers were going to serve a warrant. The deputies confronted Tisdale knowing he did not have a valid driver license. Tisdale admitted that he had been driving without a license and that he had just received a citation for the offense a week earlier. Tisdale also has a prior conviction for driving while suspended. Deputies conducted a search and found a Crown Royal bag with a digital scale containing residue, a metal container that held two Clonazepam pills, tin foil in a baggie, and a marijuana cigarette. The vehicle was towed and an inventory search turned up a magnetic box from under the driver seat that held several baggies of a powdery clumpy substance believed to be heroin along with a baggie containing a crystal-like substance thought to be methamphetamine. Also found were more baggies and other drug paraphernalia along with a Hi-Point pistol which was between the driver seat and center console. The total weight of the heroin was 4.12 grams while the methamphetamine weighed 2.86 grams.
53-year-old Dickie Ray Bain of Petty Road, Smithville is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver. His bond is $25,000 and he will make a court appearance December 2.
Sheriff Ray said that on Monday, November 22 a deputy arrested Bain on Allen Ferry Road for active warrants against him. A search of his person turned up a baggie containing a powdered clumpy substance believed to be methamphetamine which field tested positive. It weighed 1.31 grams. Bain also had a large sum of cash on his person that was seized.
42-year-old Zeb Donovan Pololu of Smithville Highway is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver. He was further cited for driving on roadways laned for travel and no insurance. His bond is $10,000 and he will make a court appearance December 16.
Sheriff Ray said that on Friday, November 26 a deputy stopped a red Chevrolet mini-van for the traffic offense of crossing the highway’s middle white dotted lines several times. He then spoke with the driver, Pololu who had no insurance. After obtaining consent to search the vehicle, the officer found in a baggie inside a pocketbook 2.13 grams of a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine. Also recovered were other baggies and two scales, one of which had a white substance on it.
33-year-old Sean Stephen Bess of Puckett’s Point Road, Smithville is charged with aggravated burglary, theft over $1,000, theft under $1,000, and forgery. His bond totals $31,500 and his court date is December 16.
Sheriff Ray said that on June 10, 2020 Bess broke into a residence on Puckett’s Point Road and took four checks belonging to the victim. He then forged signatures on those checks between June 12-20, 2020 and deposited the money from those checks into his own bank account totaling $1,310 from July 13-21, 2020.
53-year-old Joseph John Lehman of Edgewood Street, Alexandria is charged with domestic assault and violation of bond conditions. His bond is $5,500 and he will make a court appearance December 16.
Sheriff Ray said that on Monday, November 22 a deputy was summoned to a residence on Edgewood Street in Alexandria due to a physical domestic. Upon arrival the officer spoke with a woman who said that she and her boyfriend, Lehman began arguing before he became angry and threw her into a wall and onto the ground. The woman suffered multiple contusions on her forehead and lacerations to her lip, feet, and legs. The officer learned that Lehman was under active bond conditions from a previous incident. Lehman, who was intoxicated, was placed under arrest for domestic assault.
22-year-old Jesse Glenn Ferrell of Dry Creek Road, Smithville is charged with public intoxication. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court December 9.
Sheriff Ray said that on Wednesday, November 24 a deputy was summoned to a residence on Tabernacle Road due to an unwanted guest. Upon arrival the deputy spoke with the unwanted guest, Ferrell who appeared to be intoxicated. Ferrell claimed to have been under the influence of speed. Ferrell then became angry and started kicked the door of a parked vehicle.
60-year-old Terry Wayne Shores of Hancock Road, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence. His bond is $1,500 and he will make a court appearance on December 9.
Sheriff Ray said that on November 27 a deputy stopped Shores’ vehicle for failure to maintain lane of travel. While speaking with Shores, the officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from him. As Shores stepped out of the vehicle, he became unsteady on his feet. He also admitted to having consumed alcohol earlier in the night. Shores submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks.