May 16, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
A man will be facing a judge this week after he allegedly assaulted a correctional officer twice last Tuesday.
28-year-old Dustin Allen Sullivan of Parsley Road, Smithville is charged with aggravated assault and assault on a first responder.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on May 9 while trying to detain Sullivan after being hit in the head with a closed fist, a correctional officer at the jail was also bitten by Sullivan on the right side off his forearm breaking the skin barrier and bringing blood. Bond for Sullivan is $10,000 and his court date is May 18.
48-year-old Ginger Elaine Moore of McMinnville Highway, Smithville is charged with violating an order of protection. Her bond is $3,500 and she will be in court on May 25.
Sheriff Ray said that on May 8 a deputy was summoned to a home on McMinnville Highway and upon arrival spoke with a woman who said that her daughter, Moore was at her residence. After speaking with Moore and doing a background check through central dispatch, the officer learned that an active order of protection was put in place two days earlier (May 6) against Moore to keep away from her mother.
22-year-old Elijah Knite Bass of Midway Road, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court May 25.
Sheriff Ray said that on May 9 a deputy was summoned to the sheriff’s department. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with a woman who came to the jail to report that she and her boyfriend, Bass had gotten into an argument which became physical after coming home from Murfreesboro. The woman said Bass hit her on the face with a closed fist, bit her, and then pushed her out the door and onto the ground. According to the deputy, the woman had a bloody red spot where she had been bitten, a busted lip, blood on her shirt, and dirt marks on her leg.
33-year-old Aaron Mitchell Washer of Juniper Lane, Smithville is charged with domestic assault, vandalism, and violation of an order of protection. His bond is $7,000 and he will make a court appearance May 18.
Sheriff Ray said on April 30 a deputy was summoned to the jail where a woman had arrived to file a report about a domestic assault. According to the woman, Washer broke the driver side window out of her son’s car that she was in at Four Seasons Marina and then hit her in the face resulting in swelling around her right eye. The officer went to the scene and found shards of glass in the area of the parking lot of the marina where the woman said the attack occurred. Washer was also found in the same area. According to Sheriff Ray, Washer is under an active order of protection to keep away from this woman.
53-year-old Andy Dale Shelton of Shiloh Lane, Smithville is charged with aggravated assault (2 counts), vandalism under $1,000, and possession of a prohibited weapon. His bond is $12,000 and he will be in court May 18.
Sheriff Ray said that on May 1 a deputy was called to Shiloh Lane due to an altercation between neighbors. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with two people who said their neighbor, Shelton had come onto their property and pulled up marker stakes that had been placed there the day before by a surveyor company which cost them $300. They claim Shelton assaulted one of them with his fist and a property stake and that he threatened them while brandishing a set of brass knuckles and claiming he would burn their house down with them inside. The victims video recorded the incident with their mobile phones.
42-year-old Eddy Deloyed Farris of Andrew Street, Smithville is charged with evading arrest, driving on a suspended license, and reckless endangerment. His bond is $16,000.
Sheriff Ray said that on April 25 a deputy spotted a black GMC truck driven by Farris run a stop sign and speed down Jacobs Pillar Road. The officer got behind the truck and activated his emergency lights and sirens but Farris initially failed to stop. During the pursuit, Farris crossed the center line several times traveling at a high rate of speed on the wrong side of the road putting the public at risk of imminent danger. He was subsequently pulled over. The officer learned through central dispatch that Farris’ driver license was suspended.
47-year-old Michael Lorimer Edwards of Pine Grove Road, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence. His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court May 25.
Sheriff Ray said that on April 27 while parked at the First Assembly of God Church on Highway 56 north, a deputy spotted the operator of a white GMC Yukon who appeared to be passed out behind the wheel while failing to maintain his lane of travel, swerving into the median and then back into oncoming traffic. The officer pulled over the vehicle and confronted the driver, Edwards who appeared to be under the influence. Edwards’ speech was slurred and although he submitted to field sobriety tasks, Edwards performed poorly. He also submitted to the implied consent law by giving a blood sample.