February 3, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
A woman is facing drug charges after she was found with 65 Alprazolam pills believed to have been packaged for sale and delivery during a traffic stop last week.
28 year old Rachel Danielle Overman is under a $5,000 bond for sale and delivery of a schedule IV drug and she was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. She will make a court appearance on May 6.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that Overman was a front seat passenger of a white Chevy Malibu which was stopped byu two detectives on January 26 after they spotted the car crossing the yellow line in the turning lane on West Broad Street in Smithville. The driver, who was not arrested, is on community corrections and gave the detectives consent to search the car. Found in a paper towel rolled up beside Overman’s leg in the car was a clear pipe with residue. Meanwhile on the driver ‘s side between the car door and seat was a plastic baggie containing 20 Alprazolam pills and on the passenger side between the car seat and door was a bottle with a purple lid which held 45 Alprazolam pills. The pills were packaged in two separate containers and believed to have been made ready for sale and delivery. Overman claimed the pills and the pipe all belonged to her but she could not produce a prescription for the pills.
31 year old Eric Dean Morgan of Smithville is charged with violation of an order of protection. His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court April 15.
Sheriff Ray said that on January 26 a deputy spotted Morgan talking with the person in front of the hospital he was supposed to be keeping away from under terms of the order of protection against him. Another officer was called to the scene to investigate and learned from Morgan that he had picked up the petitioner the day before in Cookeville and they had been hanging out together since then. A background check through NCIC confirmed that Morgan was still under an active order of protection to keep away from this person he was found with at the hospital.
47 year old James Dewey Harris of Monteagle is charged with driving under the influence and sale and delivery of a schedule I drug, simple possession of a schedule IV drug, and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond totals $37,500 and he will make a court appearance May 6.
Sheriff Ray said that on January 29 a deputy spotted a silver 4 door vehicle in a parking lot at the corner of McMinnville Highway and Old Blue Springs Road. The driver, Harris was slumped over the steering wheel with the engine running. The officer stopped and tried to get Harris’ attention but he was unresponsive. After knocking on the driver’s side door several times, Harris woke up. He was asked to get out of the car. The officer noticed that Harris had urinated on himself and that he was unsteady on his feet. Harris was so intoxicated he was unable to perform field sobriety tasks. In his left front shirt pocket, Harris had a syringe.
Before it was towed, Harris’ car was inventoried and found was a yellow pill believed to be Alprazolam for which Harris had no prescription. The officer also discovered two separate bags containing a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine with a total weight of 12.5 grams.
22 year old Courtney Marie Watson of Academy Avenue, Alexandria is charged with bringing contraband into a penal institution. Her bond is $5,000 and she will make a court appearance April 15.
Sheriff Ray said that on January 31 a correctional officer was informed that Watson had retrieved a baggie from her shirt and placed it inside her body cavity. Two female correctional officers searched Watson and found the baggie which contained 4 grams of marijuana.