August 29, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
An 18 year old man is accused of assaulting an officer while being placed under arrest for public intoxication.
Shaun David Lee West of Green Hill Road, Smithville is charged with assault, public intoxication, and resist stop, frisk, halt, arrest, or search. His bond totals $16,500 and he will make a court appearance on September 20.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Sunday, August 26 a deputy spotted West walking on the side of the road. West was unsteady on his feet and he had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person. During a pat down search, West began fighting with the Officer. He head butted the deputy’s left cheek bone and eye causing bodily injury to the officer. The deputy had to forcibly take West to the ground to place him under arrest.
57 year old Craig Alan Yarbrough of Birmingham, Alabama is charged with driving under the influence. Yarbrough’s bond is $1,500 and he will be in court on September 20.
Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, August 25 a deputy spotted a gold Hyundai setting in the middle of the intersection of West Broad Street and South Congress Boulevard with its lights off. The officer stopped to investigate and found Yarbrough passed out in the driver’s seat. The deputy awoke Yarbrough and noticed that he had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person. He asked Yarbrough to step out of the vehicle. Yarbrough was unsteady on his feet. His speech was slurred and his eyes were bloodshot. Yarbrough refused to submit to field sobriety tasks saying he had medical issues with his feet. He was placed under arrest.
21 year old Isaiah Curtis Sutherland of Avant Circle, Alexandria is charged with being a fugitive from justice. His bond is $75,000 and he will make a court appearance September 6.
Sheriff Ray said that on Sunday, August 26 a computer check through the National Crime Information Center was conducted on Sutherland and revealed that he was wanted in Marathon County Wisconsin for failure to appear on a burglary charge. Officials there plan to extradite him.