April 1, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
A drunk driver found with drug paraphernalia after crashing his truck into a gate will soon be in court.
41 year old Jerry Henry Goff of East Main Street, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence. He was also cited for no insurance and possession of drug paraphernalia. His court date is May 7.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on March 13 a deputy was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on Midway Road where a truck had crashed into a gate. Upon arrival the officer spoke with the driver of the truck, Goff and found his speech to be slow and slurred. Goff also appeared to have been unaware of his surroundings. Goff submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. An inventory search of the truck turned up a set of digital scales with residue, two spoons with residue, and a cut straw. Goff was placed under arrest.
55 year old James William Summers is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court May 7.
Sheriff Ray said that on March 24 a deputy was called to a residence on Midway Road in reference to an assault and upon arrival spoke with a woman who had fled to a neighbor’s home to seek refuge. The woman said her boyfriend, Summers was next door at his mother’s home on Midway Road, but that earlier during a verbal confrontation Summers had pushed her down, struck her in the head, and pulled out patches of her hair.
23 year old James Alexander Ross of Kingsport Circle is charged with aggravated assault. His bond is $2,500 and he will be in court May 7.
Sheriff Ray said that on March 25 a deputy was dispatched to the area of Adcock Cemetery Road in response to a 911 hang-up call. Upon arrival the officer spoke with a woman who said that on the night of March 24 she and her boyfriend, Ross got into a physical altercation and that he had hit her several times causing multiple lacerations to her face and head and bruising to her body. The woman was taken by EMS to the hospital. Ross confessed to the crime.
29 year old Dustin Lynn Sissom of Old West Point Road, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence and his court date is May 7.
Sheriff Ray said that on March 28 a deputy pulled over a black Nissan SSR for failing to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Dunn Lane and Midway Road. Upon speaking with the driver, Sissom the officer detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Sissom’s person. He performed poorly on field sobriety tasks and although he agreed to submit to implied consent, a blood search warrant was obtained.
58 year old Landy Gene Kash of Hickman is cited for improper passing, driving on a revoked license, and violation of financial responsibility. His court date is May 6.
Sheriff Ray said that on March 15 a deputy while on patrol at New Hope Road in Alexandria spotted a red Dodge pickup truck pass another vehicle in a no passing zone (double yellow line). After pulling over the truck, the officer spoke with the driver, Kash and learned that he had no driver license. A background check through central dispatch also revealed that Kash has several offenses of driving on a revoked license.
29 year old Kasey Neville Belcher of Toad Road, Smithville is cited for a second offense of driving on a suspended license, violation of the registration law, and a light law violation. The court date is June 3rd.
Sheriff Ray said that on March 16 a deputy pulled over a vehicle for a light law violation (broken right rear tail light). The vehicle also displayed the wrong license plate. A background computer check also revealed that Belcher, the driver, had a previous suspended driver license offense.