July 21, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
A Smithville man found with images of child pornography on his mobile phone was indicted by the
DeKalb County Grand Jury on Monday charged with sexual exploitation of a minor.
50 year old David Royden Drennan of Sparta Highway will be arraigned in DeKalb County Criminal Court August 2.
The arrest warrant for Drennan was taken by DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department Detective Stephen Barrett in January.
According to District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, “Investigators with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office began to investigate a tip that Drennan was in possession of photographic and video images of children which are sexual in nature. The ICAC unit with the Cookeville Police Department also assisted in the investigation”.
“As the investigation progressed, evidence was discovered showing that Drennan had in excess of 50 images of child pornography on his mobile telephone”.
Drennan is among almost 30 people who were indicted Monday by the Grand Jury which began its new term. All those indicted will be arraigned in criminal court on August 2.
Others indicted Monday and their charges are as follows:
Daniel Ray Anderson, II: Driving under the influence and DUI per se
Jamie Stanton Bullard: Disorderly conduct, assault, resisting arrest, and retaliate for past action
David Allen Cobb, Jr.: Assault and aggravated criminal trespass
Tasha Shandora Davis: Driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident
Kyle Cooper Denton: Driving under the influence (2nd offense) and driving on a revoked license
David Royden Drennan: Sexual exploitation of a minor
Jessica Denise Dyal: Possession with intent to sell or deliver over 0.5 grams of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine), and possession of drug paraphernalia
Taylor Nicole Fults: Filing a false report
Jerry Henry Goff: DUI, Possession of drug paraphernalia, and violation of financial responsibility
Kevin Lamont Hitchcock: Driving under the influence and DUI per se
Travis Michael Jenkins: Theft under $1,000
Karri Margaret Jewells: Criminal trespass
Edward Lee Judkins, Jr.: Auto burglary (3 counts), theft under $1,000, theft over $2,500 (2 counts), burglary, and theft over $1,000, vandalism under $1,000 (2 counts), evading arrest, and resisting arrest
Troy Danial Klingbeil: Driving under the influence (4th offense), and driving on a revoked license (2nd offense)
Charles Nathan McCurry: Driving under the influence (3rd offense), driving on a revoked license, evading arrest, theft over $2,500, possession with intent to sell or drliver over 0.5 grams of a schedule II drug methamphetamine, and possession with intent to sell or deliver a schedule V drug gabapentin
Harry Carlson McIntosh: Violation of bond conditions (2 counts), domestic assault
Eric Lane Petty: Forgery, theft under $1,000 (3 counts), aggravated burglary, and burglary
Michael Napier-Pierre Rose: Theft under $1,000 and resisting arrest, auto burglary, and vandalism under $1,000
Danny Ray Prater: Burglary of an auto, vandalism under $1,000 , theft under $1,000, disorderly conduct, simple possession of a schedule II drug methamphetamine and simple possession of a schedule III drug buprenorphine, driving on a revoked license (3rd offense)
Nichole May Reynolds: Driving under the influence and violation of the implied consent law
Jeffery Lynn Sanders: Theft under $1,000, vandalism under $1,000
Corey Wade Thomas: Initiation manufacture methamphetamine
Michael Lynn Vance: Possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a revoked license, violation of the open container law, violation of the registration law, and violation of financial responsibility.
Ryan Lee Walden: Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Andrew Clay Williams: Driving under the influence (2nd offense) and DUI per se
Mark Denver Young: Aggravated Burglary, Theft over $1,000, Burglary, and Theft under $1,000