January 29, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
A drunk driver was found with pills during a traffic stop last week in Smithville.
31 year old Alicia Blair Collins of West Market Street is charged with DUI and cited for violation of roadways laned for travel and simple possession of a schedule IV narcotic and drug paraphernalia. Her bond is $1,500 and she will be in court April 15.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Wednesday, January 20 a deputy answered a complaint of a reckless driver on McMinnville Highway and spotted the vehicle, a white Hyundai on South Congress Boulevard. As the car was turning onto Bright Hill Road it ran off the road. The officer spoke with the driver, Collins and found her speech to be slurred. She also submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks.
The deputy found in the car a pill grinder, pen with white residue, 12 green pills, 12 white pills, 12 half white pills , one ¾ white pill, and one ¼ white pill.
43 year old Michael Ray Emler of McMinnville Highway, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $2,500 and he will be in court April 15.
Sheriff Ray said that on January 20 a deputy was dispatched to a domestic complaint and upon arrival spoke with Emler and a woman. The officer learned that Emler and the woman had been arguing and pushing each other and that during the confrontation Emler struck her in the left eye with his elbow causing bruising and swelling. He was determined to have been the primary aggressor and was arrested.
35 year old Casey Laraine Emerton of Sparta is charged with driving under the influence. She is under a $1,500 bond and her court date is April 15.
Sheriff Ray said that on January 21 a deputy was dispatched to Turtle’s Bar where a vehicle had ran off into a ditch. Upon arrival the officer confronted the driver, Emerton after observing her almost fall as she got out of the automobile. Emerton was unsteady on her feet and she smelled of alcohol. Emerton admitted to having consumed too much alcohol and she submitted to field sobriety but couldn’t complete the tasks because of her level of intoxication.
32 year old Kimberly Ann Blanchfield of Nashville Highway, Dowelltown is charged with domestic assault and violation of bond conditions. Her bond is $4,500 and she will be in court May 6.
Sheriff Ray said that on January 22 a deputy responded to a domestic assault complaint on Nashville Highway. Upon arrival the officer spoke with a man who said that he and his daughter, Blanchfield got into an argument which became physical as she hit him in the face and bit his hands causing lacerations.
Blanchfield was also determined to be in violation of active bond conditions ordering her to keep away from another person, other than her father, who was also at this home.
37 year old Samuel Cardin of Short Mountain Highway, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence. He was further cited for no insurance and failing to give immediate notice of an accident. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court May 6.
Sheriff Ray said that on January 24 while responding to another call a deputy happened upon a wreck on Cecil Hale Road. He stopped and spoke with the driver, Cardin who admitted that he had been drinking and smoking marijuana. Cardin smelled of alcohol and was staggering. He refused to submit to field sobriety tasks and was placed under arrest.