December 1, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
A Sparta man was found with methamphetamine during a recent traffic stop by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department.
46 year old Marty Eugene Lance of Sparta is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver and driving on a revoked/suspended license. He was further cited for improper passing. He is under a $75,000 bond and his court date is December 10.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on November 24 a detective pulled over a white 1995 Ford F-350 dually truck on Nashville Highway for passing a vehicle on a double yellow line. Lance, the driver, has a revoked license. After he consented to a search of his truck, the detective found a magnetic box under the bed of the truck which contained three baggies of a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine. The baggies weighed 0.28 ounces, 0.43 ounces, and 1.03 ounces. Along with the narcotics were digital scales. Lance’s driver license was revoked on March 25, 1992 due to several DUIs and other offenses.
A total of $121 in cash and Lance’s truck were seized in the investigation.
42 year old James Frederick Summers of Rock Island is charged with theft of property and burglary. His bond is $9,500 and he will be in court December 10.
Sheriff Ray said that on June 30 Summers broke into a white 1994 Jeep on Midway Road and took a Sony Explode radio, a chrome/orange 300 watt amp, 2-12 inch kicker subs in a box, and a black DOT motorcycle helmet. Total value of the stolen items is $500.
67 year old Matthew Edwin Riihimaa of Captain’s Point Road, Silver Point is charged with domestic assault and violation of an order of protection. His bond totals $8,000 and he will make a court appearance on the charges December 10 & 17.
Sheriff Ray said that on November 27 a deputy responded to a 911 domestic assault call from a residence on Captain’s Point Road. Upon arrival the officer spoke with Rhiihimaa and the victim and learned through a further investigation that Rhiihimaa had assaulted the woman by forcibly grabbing her left arm and pushing her down on the couch all the while verbally threatening her. The couple had been in a domestic relationship and he was determined to have been the primary aggressor. A records check through central dispatch revealed that the victim in this case had an active order of protection against Rhiihimaa and that he was in violation of the order by coming to the woman’s home and assaulting her.
Two days later, on November 29 a deputy was called back to the woman’s home due to an unwanted guest. Upon arrival the officer found Rhiihimaa asleep in an upstairs bedroom and he was there in violation of the order of protection.
48 year old Candida Faye Davidson of Eagle Creek Road, Smithville is charged with a violation of a no contact order. Her bond is $2,500 and she will be in court December 10.
Sheriff Ray said that on November 25 a deputy was called to a residence on Frosty Point Road, Dowelltown due to reports of a woman possibly being assaulted. Upon arrival the officer found Davidson and another woman and he learned through central dispatch that Davidson was under a Wilson County no contact order to keep away from this woman. Davidson was placed under arrest.
40 year old Donald Glen Bain of Ferrell Road, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court December 3.
Sheriff Ray said that on November 23 a deputy was dispatched to a residence on Ferrell Road due to an unwanted guest. Upon arrival he spoke with Bain who said that he and his sister had gotten into an argument over a gun. The deputy then went to a separate residence on Ferrell Road and spoke to the woman who said that she had gone to Bain’s home because he had previously been screaming at her over the phone. During the encounter between the two, the woman said that Bain pushed her and that she pushed back. Bain then hit her. The woman had a cut to her forehead and her left eye was swollen.
19 year old Dylan Cripps of Cubbins Road, Dowelltown is cited for simple possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Sheriff Ray said that on November 25 an officer spotted Cripps traveling 60 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour speed zone. He pulled over the vehicle and spoke with Cripps who surrendered a blunt that contained marijuana.