October 8, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
A Smithville man charged with public intoxication got arrested again the same day for a separate offense after posting bond.
39 year old Brian Edward Clark of Patterson Road, Smithville is under a $1,500 bond for the public intoxication charge and $3,500 for aggravated criminal trespassing. He will make a court appearance November 15 on the trespassing charge.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Tuesday, September 25 a deputy was summoned to the area of New Home Road and Short Mountain Highway due to a suspicious person trying to get into a residence. Upon arrival the officer spotted the suspect, Clark on Short Mountain Highway. He stopped and spoke with him. The deputy noticed that Clark was confused and very incoherent. His speech was slurred and his pupils were constricted. Clark was placed under arrest for his safety and that of the public. He later posted bond and was released from jail.
Later the same day, Clark was picked up again but this time for aggravated criminal trespassing. Sheriff Ray said that a deputy was called to a residence on Patterson Road due to an unwanted person. Upon arrival the officer spoke with the suspect, Clark who was on the front porch of the home. The deputy informed Clark that the owner of the home did not want him on her property. Twenty minutes later, the officer was summoned again after Clark returned to the property. He was then placed under arrest.
36 year old Sherry Francine Gunter is charged with vandalism over $1,000. She is under a $4,000 bond and her court date is October 11.
Sheriff Ray said that on May 8 a deputy was called to a residence on Neal Drive due to a possible burglary in progress. Upon arrival the officer found both Gunter and a man inside the residence. They had allegedly committed $4,000 worth of damage.
30 year old Jose Benjamin Soto of Old Blue Springs Road, Smithville is charged with assault. Soto is under a $1,500 bond and his court date is October 11.
Sheriff Ray said that on Thursday, September 20 a deputy was called to a residence on Sparta Highway due to an assault. Upon arrival the officer spoke with the victim who was bleeding from his nose and stated that he had been assaulted. According to the victim, he was struck in the face by the assailant after answering a knock at the door. The victim identified Soto as the person who assaulted him.