March 29, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department has made several arrests within the past week for drugs, public intoxication, and domestic assault.
35 year old Amanda Alice Atnip of Oakley Road, Liberty is charged with possession of methamphetamine and heroin with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver and she was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. Her bond is $20,000 and she will make a court appearance on May 13.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on March 22 Atnip was arrested on an active failure to appear warrant and during a pat down search a deputy found on her a black bag which held a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine weighing more than 0.5 grams and a white powdery substance believed to be heroin weighing more than 0.5 grams. Also inside the bag were needles and spoons with powder and residue from the drugs.
51 year old David Dewayne Anderson of Deadmon Hollow Road, Liberty is charged with possession of a schedule III drug (suboxone), schedule I (heroin), and methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver, and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond is $35,000.
Sheriff Ray said that while on patrol March 23 deputies spotted a black Ford Escape leaving an area known for drug activity and discovered that the tag on the vehicle did not match. It was supposed to be on a red Nissan. Detectives conducted a traffic stop on West Broad Street, Smithville and learned that Anderson, a front seat passenger, was the owner of the vehicle. A check of Anderson’s driver license revealed that he had active warrants against him for violation of probation in DeKalb County. One of the detectives searched Anderson and found three baggies of a substance believed to be heroin that weighed 1.67 grams, one baggie of a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine that weighed 0.52 grams, and a baggie with an orange pill believed to be suboxone. He also found seventeen additional baggies, two digital scales, residue, a glass pipe, needles, and other drug paraphernalia.
32 year old Jennifer Mable Benoir of Cane Creek Road, Smithville is charged with public intoxication. Her bond is $1,500 and she will be in court April 15.
Sheriff Ray said that on March 24 Benoir came onto someone else’s property drunk and naked and tried to enter the residence. According to the complaint Benoir came to the front porch and began screaming and trying to open the door. By the time the investigating officer arrived Benoir had put back on some of her clothes and was sitting on the front porch. The rest of her clothes were on the front lawn. Benoir was unable to explain how she got to the residence but claimed that it was her home. The woman who apparently actually owns the residence said she did not Benoir. The deputy found Benoir to be very disoriented. Although she admitted to having used marijuana and drinking alcohol earlier Benoir could not recall any other events prior to the incident.
32 year old Allan Robert Lester of Students Home Road, Smithville is charged with simple possession of Alprazolam, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court May 6.
Sheriff Ray said that on March 26 Lester was found to be in possession of two baggies each containing a white crystal substance or residue believed to be methamphetamine along with two whole bars and five partial bars believed to be Alprazolam. He could not produce a prescription for the pills. Lester also had in his possession digital scales with residue and a silver copper metallic container that he used to carry the Alprazolam.
28 year old Rico Montel Foster of Eagleville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $10,000 and he will be in court April 8.
Sheriff Ray said that on March 21 a deputy was dispatched to Meridian Drive due to a possible domestic assault. Upon arrival the officer determined that Foster had been the primary aggressor because he had offensive wounds on his left hand and the victim had swelling and a knot on the right side of her face and head.