September 28, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
A man who led a county deputy on a pursuit Sunday is facing a meth charge and other offenses today.
35 year old Corey Robert Winchester of Miller Road, Smithville is charged with possession of Methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver and evading arrest. He was also cited for reckless driving, failure to heed to a traffic control device (stop sign), violation of the light law, no insurance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving on roadways laned for travel. Winchester is under a $30,000 bond and his court date is October 21.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on September 26 a deputy spotted a red Chevy S-10 with no working brake lights traveling west on Broad Street turning onto Carter Street. After the vehicle failed to yield to the stop sign at Carter Street and Dry Creek Road, the officer initiated his emergency equipment on Dry Creek Road to pull the Chevy S-10 over but it failed to stop and began traveling all over the roadway leaving its lane of travel several times. During the pursuit, the deputy saw the driver (Winchester) throw something from the vehicle. After the Chevy S-10 was stopped on Cox Street, the officer spoke to Winchester and then retrieved the items thrown from the vehicle, two baggies of a white crystal-like substance believed to be meth that weighed 3.5 grams. Also found in the vehicle were 31 small baggies, 16 hypodermic needles, a glass pipe with residue, and a scale.
36 year old Shaterica McFarland of Mount Juliet is charged with simple possession of a schedule II drug (cocaine). Her court date is September 30. Sheriff Ray said that on September 22 a deputy made a casual encounter with several people at the Sunoco gas station in Alexandria. When asked if they had anything illegal, McFarland produced from her bra a piece of paper with white waxy rocks inside of it believed to be crack cocaine. McFarland admitted it was crack. She was placed in custody.
65 year old Fred T. Dowell, Jr. of Village Place Smithville is charged with a 4th offense of driving on a revoked license and possession of a schedule I drug (Heroin) with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. His bond is $29,000 and he will make a court appearance on October 7. Sheriff Ray said a deputy spotted a small SUV traveling east on Nashville Highway with a white light emitting from the driver side tail light. Dowell was driving the vehicle. Knowing that Dowell’s license were revoked, the officer initiated a traffic stop and spoke with him. The deputy detected an odor of raw marijuana coming from within the vehicle. Dowell admitted to having the marijuana and handed it over. Upon a further search 3.6 grams of a white powdery substance was found and Dowell admitted that it was heroin. He was placed under arrest.
32 year old Travis Eric Patterson of Short Mountain Road, Smithville is charged with possession of Methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. His bond is $25,000 and he will be in court October 7. Sheriff Ray said that on September 23 while conducting a search of a vehicle driven and owned by Patterson, a deputy found a baggy containing 4.7 grams of a white crystal-like substance believed to be meth under the fuse cover of the vehicle. Patterson said it was for personal use.
22 year old Emilie Jo Parrott of Liberty Hill Road, Alexandria is charged with public intoxication. Her bond is $1,500 and she will be in court October 7. Sheriff Ray said that on September 24 a deputy was dispatched to Poplar Place in reference to a suspicious person. The officer spoke with the caller who claimed to have witnessed someone climbing on a fence and into a shed. The officer found the suspect (Parrott) in the bed of the neighbor’s truck. Parrott said she had been drinking, had taken narcotics, and she was unable to tell the officer where she was. Parrott was placed in custody.
46 year old Raymond Chance Mayfield of Baxter is charged with aggravated burglary and vandalism. His bond is $11,500 and he will make a court appearance October 7. Sheriff Ray said that on September 22 a deputy responded to Lakeview Heights due to a burglary in progress. Upon arrival he spoke with two people who said Mayfield, an ex-husband of one of the two, had broken out a window on the front door and gained entry into the home. The estimated value of the damage was $700.
53 year old Tami Marie Arnold of Hixson is charged with forgery and theft of property. Bond for Arnold is $11,500 and her court date is October 7. Sheriff Ray said that on March 13 Arnold wrote herself a check in the amount of $169 and cashed it at Walmart in Hixson. The theft of the checkbook occurred at a location on Nashville Highway in Dowelltown.