September 9, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Two men found with cocaine and methamphetamine in a vehicle last week are scheduled for court September 26.
47-year-old Jimmy Lane Estes of Tommy Harrell Street, Smithville is charged with possession of a schedule II-controlled substance (cocaine) with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. His bond is $100,000.
55-year-old Michael Lynn Vance of Highland Street, Smithville is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, simple possession of a schedule II-controlled substance (methamphetamine), and possession of a schedule II-controlled substance (cocaine) with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. Vance is under a $112,500 bond.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on September 5 after Estes gave deputies consent to search his vehicle, 70 grams of a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine was found locked in a passenger side pocket facing the rear.
A black backpack on the front passenger side floorboard was also searched that Vance claimed belonged to him and next to it were a red straw with residue, a weighted scale with residue, and a glass pipe with 0.14 grams of a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine.
35-year-old Anthony Wayne Tramel of Kings Court, Smithville is charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver; prescription drug fraud; and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond is $42,500 and he will be in court on September 19.
Sheriff Ray said that on September 5 a deputy assisted officers of the Tennessee Department of Probation and Parole in a search at Tramel’s home. There they found a clear container that held 4- three quarter pills believed to be Buprenorphine along with several baggies and a scale. Tramel allegedly said those items belonged to him. The search also turned up several prescription bottles containing pills with someone else’s name on them. Tramel could not produce a prescription but said the pills belonged to him. Officers also found several glass and metal pipes with residue, baggies with a crystal-like substance, straws with a white powdery like residue, needles, a scale with residue, a spoon with a burnt residue, and a scale with a crystal-like substance. Tramel allegedly claimed ownership of the paraphernalia.
36-year-old Jonathan Mark Beacham of Bell Road, Antioch is charged with simple possession of a schedule II drug. His bond is $3,000 and he will be in court September 19.
Sheriff Ray said that on September 5 Beacham was found in possession of 0.45 grams of a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine.
55-year-old Jeffery Lee Bates of Frazier Avenue, Smithville is charged with public intoxication. He is under a $2,000 bond and he will make a court appearance September 19.
Sheriff Ray said that on September 4 a deputy was dispatched to the 700 block of Old West Point Road where a man was reported to be screaming and swinging his arms. Upon arrival the officer confronted the man, Bates who was sweating profusely and his eyes were dilated. According to the deputy, Bates could not focus on the conversation, but he did admit to having consumed a beer earlier. Bates was placed under arrest.