February 25, 2025
By: Dwayne Page
An inebriated man found sitting on the doorsteps of a church was arrested earlier this month for public intoxication.
35-year-old William Justin Goodman of Hodges Road, Smithville is under a $1,500 bond and he will be in court March 6.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Saturday, February 15 a deputy found Goodman sitting on the steps of the Mount Pisgah Free Will Baptist Church. He was apparently there alone. Goodman smelled of alcohol, his speech was slurred, and he was unsteady on his feet. Goodman admitted to having consumed alcoholic beverages and narcotics prior to walking from his home on Hodges Road to the church. He was placed under arrest.
41-year-old Tabatha Marie Pasley of McMinnville is charged with bringing contraband into a penal institution. Her bond is $7,500.
Sheriff Ray said that on February 7 at 4:07 a.m. a female correctional officer at the jail conducted a strip search of Pasley, an inmate and Pasley produced a purple container from her body cavity. The container held 11 peach-colored pills believed to be suboxone.
54-year-old Paul Douglas Shackelford of College Street, Liberty is charged with reckless endangerment. His bond is $7,500 and he will be in court March 13.
Sheriff Ray said that on February 17 a deputy responded to a possible domestic complaint on College Street in Liberty. Upon arrival the officer spoke to all parties involved and determined that Shackelford had displayed a handgun in the direction of another person. He was then placed under arrest.
22-year-old Ricoryon Lammontez Henderson of Murfreesboro is named in a grand jury sealed indictment returned November 19, 2024 charging him with aggravated burglary of a habitation, burning personal property land, theft of property up to $1,000, and assault-threat of bodily injury (2 counts). His bond is $85,000 and he will be arraigned in criminal court March 5.
45-year-old Daniel Derrick Hill of Smith Road, Smithville is named in a grand jury sealed indictment for possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver (2 counts). The offenses were allegedly committed on April 25, 2023. His bond is $100,000 and he will be arraigned in criminal court on April 28.
23-year-old Elijah Thomas Hall of Short Mountain Highway, Smithville is charged with driving on a revoked license (2nd offense). He is under a $4.000 bond and his court date is March 6.
Sheriff Ray said that on February 20 at 6:47 p.m. a deputy was patrolling Short Mountain Highway when he spotted a brown Ford Ranger with its hazard lights on failing to maintain its lane. The officer pulled over the vehicle and spoke with the driver, Hall. According to the deputy, Hall stated that he had a restricted license. After the officer conducted a background check through central dispatch, he learned that the license was revoked and that Hall had a prior conviction on August 22, 2024 due to driving under the influence. Hall was placed in custody.
55-year-old Jeffery Lee Bates of Old West Point Road, Smithville is charged with public intoxication. His bond is $3,000 and he will be in court March 6.
Sheriff Ray said that on February 20 a deputy was summoned to Sparta Highway to do a welfare check on a man lying face down in a ditch. The officer found the man, Bates who became unsteady on his feet and he smelled of alcohol. He was placed under arrest.
26-year-old Kelsey Elizabeth Steinbach of Keltonburg Road, Smithville is charged with possession of a schedule I drug. Her bond is $4,000 and she will be in court March 6.
Sheriff Ray said that on February 23 a deputy went to Walmart looking for Steinbach who had two active warrants for her arrest. After locating Steinbach, he placed her in custody. Steinbach claimed she had acid inside the purse she was wearing at the time of her arrest. The officer searched the purse and found inside a clear plastic baggie a single-colored stamp believed to be LSD.