November 7, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
A man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in his vehicle before pushing her out and leaving her unconscious by the side of the road has been arrested.
28-year-old Devin Austin Duke of Alexander Street was charged on Friday, November 4 with sexual battery and aggravated assault.
According to Smithville Police Chief Mark Collins, officers were summoned to South Mountain Street to conduct a welfare check on a woman reported to be laying on the side of the road. She was found to be unresponsive and partially nude with scrapes and cuts on the right side of her head. Upon investigation, police learned that Duke had sexually assaulted the woman in his vehicle and then pushed her out of the automobile onto the side of the road once he realized she had become unconscious from an apparent overdose. The woman was wearing only a shirt and sweater. Bond for Duke is $50,000 and his court date is November 17.
48-year-old Jimmy Mason Page was cited on October 24 for criminal littering. According to police, Page took items from the bed of his truck and placed them on the ground behind the County Complex. He had previously been told to put the items in the trash but didn’t comply. His court date is November 10.
39-year-old Robin Lynne Emigh of McMinnville was arrested on October 21 for public intoxication. Police responded to Sunoco Gas Station where Emigh had reportedly caused a scene. According to police, Emigh was foaming at the mouth saying she was too high and began knocking on windows of others continuing to create a scene. She was placed in custody for the safety of herself and others. Bond for Emigh is $1,500 and her court date is November 10.
31-year-old William Eugene Sizemore of Adcock Cemetery Road was arrested on October 22 for public intoxication. Police were called to Sunoco Gas Station due to an altercation which turned out to be a verbal confrontation. Before the officer’s arrival, the person of interest, Sizemore had left in a white F-150 but police later found him at Potter’s Home Center. Sizemore was found to be drinking a shot of 99 proof strawberry liquor. His speech was slurred, and he smelled of an alcoholic beverage. Police discovered that Sizemore had consumed three bottles of the liquor. Bond for Sizemore is $1,500 and his court date is November 10.
43-year-old Dwayne Allen Reeder of Sparta was arrested on October 25 for domestic assault. Police were summoned to Broadway Market to speak with Reeder and a woman who appeared to have been arguing. Police determined that Reeder knowingly, willingly, and unlawfully, committed the offense of domestic assault by hitting the woman in the head and face, leaving marks and blood on her nose and shirt. Bond for Reeder is $10,000 and his court date is November 10.
53-year-old Fermin Mata Gopar of Old Bildad Road was arrested on November 4 for a second offense of driving under the influence, a third offense of driving on a revoked license, and violation of implied consent. Police pulled over Gopar’s vehicle during a traffic stop for failure to maintain lane of travel and noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from Gopar’s person. Gopar agreed to perform field sobriety but during the second task, he stopped and refused to do any more. A background check of his license revealed it to be revoked and that he had two prior offenses for driving on revoked. Gopar also refused to submit to the implied consent law. A warrant was issued for a blood draw from him. Bond for Gopar is $5,000 and his court date is November 24.