October 15, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Two people found with methamphetamine during a traffic stop were arrested last month and will make a court appearance on October 24.
22-year-old Deziree Lanore Deters of McMinnville is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver. She was also cited for a violation of driving on roadways laned for travel and for no insurance. Her bond is $5,000. Meanwhile, 58-year-old Paul Green Cantrell of Old Blue Springs Road, Smithville is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia; fabricating or tampering with evidence; and possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. His bond totals $61,500. Both Deters and Cantrell will appear in court on these charges October 24.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on September 30 a deputy was patrolling on Short Mountain Highway when he spotted Deters leaving her lane of travel while operating a motor vehicle. He stopped the automobile and spoke with Deters and after she gave him consent to search, the officer found a plastic bag behind the driver’s seat which held a piece of paper containing a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine.
Cantrell, a passenger was asked to exit the vehicle and upon doing so he reached inside his pocket and then threw an item into the grass which turned out to be a clear glass pipe with residue believed to have been used for smoking methamphetamine. Cantrell also held a paper towel but was told to drop it. Inside the paper towel was a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine.
38-year-old Ronald Joshua Carter of Carter Drive, Smithville is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond is $17,500 and he will be in court October 24. Sheriff Ray said that on October 2 a deputy assisted Tennessee Department of Corrections Probation Officers in a probation search at Carter’s home. While searching the residence, twenty 410 shotgun shells as well as twelve 22 long rifle bullets were found. Carter is a convicted drug felon and is not to have possession of any ammunition. During a search of Carter’s bedroom, officers also found eight used needles, a can with a used cotton ball, and a baggie with an orange powder residue believed to be Fentanyl.
Three other people were arrested in that same probation search. Two of them, 23-year-old Anna Danielle Skelton and 33-year-old Jonathon Allen Knowles both of Carter Drive, Smithville are each charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, and each is under a $2,500 bond. Inside their bedroom, officers found four glass pipes as well as two scales with residue. Sheriff Ray said the partial homeowner told officers that this was the bedroom of both Skelton and Knowles and that no one else had been there and that the door stays locked.
The third defendant, 39-year-old Jay Lee Mullican of Johnson’s Chapel Road, Sparta is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver. His bond is $52,500 and he will be in court October 24. While searching the residence on Carter Drive, officers found in Mullican’s bedroom a pill bottle with a pink powder and home pressed pills believed to be Fentanyl which with the container weighed 24.90 grams. Also found were two glass pipes with residue, a scale with residue, a box of baggies, a small baggie with a crystal-like residue, torn up pieces of aluminum foil, and four straws with residue. The partial homeowner said Mullican had been allowed to stay in that bedroom.
52-year-old Delvolon Wayne Skelton of Ferrell Road, Smithville is charged with driving on a revoked or suspended license. His bond is $6,000 and he will be in court October 24. Sheriff Ray said that on October 3 a deputy was patrolling Ferrell Road when he spotted Skelton driving a black Chevy S-10. Knowing that Skelton’s license was revoked, the officer confronted him at his residence and confirmed through central dispatch that his license was revoked. He has had three prior charges for the sale offense.
49-year-old Kris Douglas Waggoner of Sparta is charged with public intoxication. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court November 7. Sheriff Ray said that on October 5 a deputy was summoned to Felts Road in reference to a man who appeared to be under the influence while at the dump site behind his truck. Upon arrival the officer spoke with the man, Waggoner who was sitting in the bed of his truck. He appeared to be confused and was twitching. When he rose to his feet Waggoner was very unsteady and unable to stand without leaning on his truck. He was then taken into custody.