December 13, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
A Lebanon man, formerly of Smithville, who crashed his car and fled the scene after a law enforcement pursuit appeared for sentencing in DeKalb County Criminal Court Tuesday.
33 year old Caleb Isaiah Rigsby of Castle Heights, Lebanon entered a plea to a charge of evading arrest in a motor vehicle. He received a two year sentence on TDOC probation. The term is to run consecutive to another case against him.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Wednesday, October 3 a deputy spotted a green 2002 Nissan Altima traveling at excessive speeds on Nashville Highway and tried to stop it. The car overtook two other vehicles in the turning lane near the Clover leaf Restaurant at high speeds exceeding 85 miles per hour. The pursuit turned from Highway 70 to Dry Creek Road but the officer lost sight of the car near Dry Creek Baptist Church. The deputy terminated the pursuit but continued to follow. Minutes later, he found the car, which had crashed on Pea Ridge Road. The driver had fled on foot. Inside the car, the deputy found a wallet containing Rigsby’s driver license. The wallet was in the side compartment of the car door. A few hours later, a family member of Rigsby called central dispatch to report that Rigsby had crashed his car while running from the cops. Rigsby was arrested on Tuesday, October 9.
An 18 year old Brush Creek man appeared in DeKalb County Criminal Court Tuesday where he was sentenced for theft.
James Edward Anstis entered a plea to one count of theft of property $2,500 to $10,000 and received a six year sentence on TDOC probation pursuant to Judicial Diversion. He is to make restitution to two victims totaling $9,150. The crime in this case was committed on July 4, 2018
43 year old Christopher Allen Scruggs entered a plea to possession with intent to sell or deliver a schedule II drug (meth) under 0.5 grams. He received a six year sentence to serve in the Tennessee Department of Correction. The term is to run concurrently with another case against him. Scruggs was given jail credit from November 1, 2017 to December 11, 2018.
55 year old David Glen Cole entered a plea to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days on supervised probation after serving 48 hours in jail. He was fined $350 and he will lose his driver license for one year. He was given jail credit from August 27 to August 31, 2018.