June 8, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
A motorist stopped last week for a registration violation was found with methamphetamine.
28 year old Trevor Ray Campbell of Billings Road is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. His bond is $3,500 and he will make a court appearance on June 24.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on June 1 a deputy was on patrol in the area of Sparta Highway when he spotted a red Ford Ranger with no displayed registration. The officer pulled over the truck and found the registration between the back glass and passenger seat of the vehicle. The registration expired in October, 2019. Upon approaching the truck, the deputy detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside and the occupants admitted to having marijuana. When the driver, Campbell was asked to get out of the truck the officer noticed that Campbell tried to hand off a container to a passenger. The deputy retrieved the container which held a white crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine that weighed about 0.3 grams.
29 year old Nathaniel Dylan Tippens of Morgan Drive, Smithville is charged with evading arrest. He is under a $3,500 bond and his court date is June 17.
Sheriff Ray said that on June 2 officers tried to serve an active warrant on Tippens but he took off running on foot. He was subsequently placed in custody.
38 year old Natasha Anne Sellars of Evins Mill Road is charged with two counts of domestic assault.
Sheriff Ray said that on June 4 a deputy was called to a residence on Evins Mill Road due to a domestic incident. Upon arrival he spoke with Sellars along with her mother and aunt, who were the victims. Sellars’ mother had a cut and scratch on her left cheek and a bruise on her right elbow. EMS informed the officer that Sellars’ aunt possibly had a broken collar bone. Sellars, who was still irate in the presence of the officer, was determined to have been the primary aggressor in both cases and was placed under arrest.
36 year old Jonathan Dewayne Barnes of Talley Road, Smithville is charged with a seventh offense of driving on a revoked license. His bond is $5,000 and he will make a court appearance on June 24.
Sheriff Ray said that on June 6 a deputy was patrolling the area of McMinnville Highway when he spotted a man driving a white Nissan car who was not wearing a seatbelt. The officer pulled over the car and spoke to the driver, Barnes. A background check revealed that Barnes’ license were revoked due to theft of a motor vehicle in DeKalb County. Barnes also had six previous convictions for driving on a revoked or suspended license. He was placed in custody.