September 23, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
A Smithville man accused of threatening an officer with a knife has been charged with assault and resisting arrest.
According to Smithville Police Chief Mark Collins, 49 year old Michael Lynn Vance of 632 Crestlawn Avenue was arrested on Friday, September 14 after police were dispatched to Vance’s residence due to a noise complaint. Upon arrival the officer found Vance intoxicated. Vance was ordered to go inside his residence or risk being arrested but he became aggressive and advanced toward the officer holding a knife. After refusing to heed the officer’s commands, Vance was taken to the ground. He continued to resist but was subdued and taken into custody. Bond for Vance is $8,500 and his court date is October 4.
Meanwhile, two people were cited for several drug offenses after they were found passed out with narcotics on them in a vehicle at Green Brook Park
49 year old Eva Dover of 214 Rolling Acres Road and 39 year old Paul Willingham of 107 East Webb Street were cited for possession of methamphetamine, 12 counts of simple possession, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police were called to Green Brook Park where two people were observed passed out in a parked vehicle. Upon arrival the officer found and awoke Dover, who was on the passenger side, and Willingham who was in the driver’s seat. After obtaining consent to search the officer found in a Hardees bag on the passenger floor board, a pill bottle that contained a crystal-like substance believed to be approximately 2 grams of methamphetamine. In the passenger car door were 1.5 pills and in Dover’s purse were 27 pills, all believed to be Amphetamine, Dextroamphetamine, Acetaminophen, and Oxycodone Hydrochloride. Dover was issued a citation for possession of methamphetamine and three citations for simple possession. In the driver’s side door was a cigarette filled with a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana and in Willingham’s front left pocket were a plastic bag containing a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana with a total approximate weight of 9 grams and a glass pipe and 2 ink pen shells containing residue. In Willingham’s front right pocket were 21 pills believed to be Amphetamine, Dextroamphetamine, Acetaminophen, Oxycodone Hydrochloride, Alprazolam, and an Oxymorphone Hydrochloride extender release. Willingham was issued a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia and 8 citations for simple possession. Neither Dover nor Willingham could produce a prescription for the pills.
65 year old Charles Owen Blanchfield Jr. of Dowelltown was arrested on Thursday, August 23 for driving under the influence and he was cited for implied consent. Blanchfield was involved in a motor vehicle accident at 505 South Congress Boulevard. He appeared to be unsteady on his feet with slurred speech, and he had an odor of alcohol on his person. It was discovered that Blanchfield had consumed about 3 beers. He submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. Blanchfield was arrested without incident. After Blanchfield refused to submit to implied consent for a blood test, police obtained a search warrant for a blood sample. Bond for Blanchfield is $1,500.
23 year old Ruben Alavez Mejia of 117 Meadow Brook Drive was cited on Monday, August 27 for driving under the influence, no driver license, failure to exercise due care, and violation of financial responsibility. Police responded to the bridge at the intersection of Broad and South Mountain Street where Mejia had crashed his vehicle head on into the bridge. Mejia was passed out at the scene. After being awakened, Mejia was unable to stand on his own. His eyes were blood shot and he had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person. He was transported to the emergency room of the hospital.
43 year old Steven R Halcomb of McMinnville was arrested on Friday, August 31 for public intoxication. Police received a call concerning a possible intoxicated individual in the parking lot of Mapco Express. Officers spoke with the suspect, Halcomb who appeared to be under the influence. His speech was slurred. He had an odor of alcohol on his person and he was unsteady on his feet. It was discovered that he had been drinking beer a couple of hours prior to this incident. He was taken into custody without incident. His bond is $1,500.
55 year old Davey Wayne Fox of 633 Cill Street was arrested on Sunday, September 2 for driving under the influence. Police found Fox passed out at the wheel of his vehicle while parked half way in the travel lane at Wal-Mart. Fox was awakened and asked to step out of the vehicle. Fox was unsteady on his feet. His eyes were glossy and he had an odor of an alcoholic beverage about his person and breath. Fox submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. He was taken into custody without incident. His bond is $2,500.
35 year old Jackie Blake Sanders of 627 Highland Street was cited for shoplifting on Thursday, September 6. Sanders allegedly concealed a knife in his pocket with the intent to deprive O’Reilly Auto Parts of its merchandise.
26 year old Micah Gabrille Heckman of Lutts, Tennessee was cited for simple possession and drug paraphernalia on Friday, September 7. While on routine patrol, police spotted a man with a flash light looking in a truck. The officer stopped and spoke with the man, Heckman. As the officer asked if he had anything illegal on him, Heckman tried to hide a syringe in a blanket. He was also found to have in his possession a marijuana grinder, and a folding gold mirror with a crystal-like substance on it which field tested positive for methamphetamine (approximately 0.2 grams).
23 year old Lindsey Hunter King of McMinnville was arrested on Saturday, September 8 for driving under the influence and she was cited for simple possession, a driver license violation, financial responsibility, and failure to maintain lane of travel. Police observed a vehicle operated by King make an illegal u-turn in the middle of West Broad Street and it failed to maintain its lane of travel by turning from the west bound to the east bound lane. The officer stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver, King, whose speech was slurred and she appeared to be slightly disoriented. King submitted to and performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. King had an odor of alcohol coming from her person from three shots of whiskey she had consumed a short time earlier. A search of her person incident to arrest revealed a baggie containing approximately 0.35 ounces of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana. King’s bond is $1,500.
49 year old Michael Edmiston of Rockvale was arrested on Saturday, September 8 for driving under the influence, possession of a handgun while under the influence, and he was cited for implied consent. Police were called to check on a possible drunk driver on West Broad Street and spotted the vehicle weaving in the roadway. By the time the officer caught up with the automobile, it had turned into the parking lot of a business on West Broad Street. Before the officer pulled up to the vehicle, Edmiston had already got out of the automobile to urinate. Edmiston had an odor of alcohol on his person. He was unsteady on his feet, and his speech was slurred. Edmiston submitted to and performed poorly on field sobriety tasks but he refused to give blood for testing. A loaded Ruger .380 caliber handgun was found in his vehicle. Bond for Edmiston is $6,500 and his court date is September 27.
42 year old Larry Kevin Murphy of 429 Jackson Street was arrested on Monday, September 10 for a third offense of driving on a suspended license and he was cited for violation of financial responsibility. After Murphy hit a parked vehicle in the parking lot of McDonalds, he was found to be driving on a suspended license although he did have auto insurance. Murphy was arrested instead of being given a citation because he had been involved in another accident previously on August 18 resulting in major vehicle damage. Murphy had been warned at that time not to be driving. Murphy’s bond is $4,500 and his court date is September 27.
49 year old Randall Eugene Tittle and 44 year old Randall Tittle of 1105 Earl Avenue and 34 year old Brandi Renee Beckham of 3291 Sparta Highway were cited for simple possession. Police spotted a suspicious vehicle with its headlights off parked behind a closed business and stopped to conduct a welfare check. Inside the vehicle were two males and a female After receiving consent to search, police found Eugene Tittle in possession of a plastic bottle which contained 5 tan colored capsules believed to be Gabapentin. Randall Tittle had in his possession a plastic bag with a white pill identified as Methadone. Beckham was found to have in her possession 9 tan colored capsules believed to be Gabapentin. Neither of them could produce a prescription for the pills. Their court date is September 27.
42 year old Larry Kevin Murphy of 429 Jackson Street was arrested on Sunday, September 16 for driving while suspended. Police observed Murphy operating a motor vehicle on West Broad Street. Knowing that Murphy did not have a license, the officer pulled him over. Murphy’s license were suspended for failure to pay fines for an original violation on October 29, 2012 in Cannon County. Murphy was taken into custody due to the likelihood that he would continue to drive without a license. Murphy’s bond is $6,500 and his court date is October 4.