April 1, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
A man was arrested during a traffic stop Sunday after he tried to throw away a container of marijuana to keep a deputy from finding it.
25 year old Christopher Jones of Davis Street, Smithville is charged with tampering with evidence. He is under a $25,000 bond and his court date is April 18.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Sunday, March 31 a deputy conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle for failing to maintain its lane of travel. Jones was a passenger. The deputy detected an odor of burnt marijuana coming from the automobile. Jones, the driver, and another passenger were asked to exit the vehicle. As Jones got out, the officer saw him throw a container about 20 feet into a ditch. The deputy recovered the container which held a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana. Jones was placed under arrest for trying to destroy the evidence.
41 year old Gary Ray Ashford of Goodner Lane, Alexandria is charged with public intoxication. His bond is $1,500 and he will make a court appearance on April 11.
Sheriff Ray said that on March 25 a deputy, while checking out a report of a reckless driver, spotted a vehicle on the side of the road on Nashville Highway. Ashford was standing beside the automobile. The officer stopped to talk to Ashford and noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from his person. Ashford was unsteady on his feet and his speech was slurred. Ashford said his wife had been driving the car but had left him there and taken the keys with her. However another officer at the scene found the keys in a ditch beside the car.
36 year old Heather Trigg Frederick of Pine Grove Road, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. She is under a $2,500 bond and her court date is April 11.
Sheriff Ray said that on March 25 a deputy was dispatched to a residence on Students Home Road due to a complaint of a domestic assault. Upon arrival the officer spoke with the complainant who said that he and Frederick (his wife) had been drinking. He said Frederick became angry after he consumed her drinks and hit him in the head with her fist. Frederick’s version of the story was that after taking a nap she awoke and got into an argument with her husband and that she hit him in the head. There were no visible injuries and the man refused to have EMS take him to the hospital.
34 year old Sebrena Michelle Tate of Lower Helton Road, Alexandria is charged with public intoxication. Her bond is $1,500 and she will make a court appearance on April 18.
Sheriff Ray said that on March 30 a deputy was called to Obie Adcock Road due to a woman with a flashlight walking in the road. The deputy and other officers spotted the woman (Tate) and stopped to speak with her. She was unsteady on her feet. Her speech was slurred and her pupils were constricted. Tate said she saw people around her but the officers concluded she was hallucinating as there was actually no one with her. She declined medical treatment and was placed under arrest.
41 year old Alton Brian Bundy of Woodbury is charged with a 4th offense of driving under the influence. Bundy’s bond is $10,000 and his court date is April 18.
Sheriff Ray said that on March 31 a deputy was called to McMinnville Highway to look for a possible intoxicated driver who was observed leaving and then coming back onto the roadway. The officer stopped the vehicle for failure to maintain lane of travel. The driver, Bundy, had a strong odor of alcohol coming his person and his eyes were red and watery. Bundy, who was unsteady on his feet, performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. After refusing to give blood for a test, a search warrant was obtained to get a blood sample from him.