It wasn’t a very merry Christmas for a few individuals last week after the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department made several arrests for assaults, drugs, and weapons.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on December 17, 27-year-old Bradley Cole Emberton of North Judkins Lane, Smithville, was charged with domestic assault. He is under a $1,500 bond and will be in court January 11.
Sheriff Ray said that Emberton allegedly shoved a woman twice down to the ground and struck her causing bruising to the left side of her face. She also had red marks on her right knee and wrist and her left arm was scraped, placing her in fear of imminent bodily injury.
On December 22, 60-year-old Kevin Ray Wilson of Yulonda Hill Road, Smithville, was charged with driving on a revoked license and failure to show proof of insurance. He is under a $2,500 bond and will be in court on January 11.
Sheriff Ray said a deputy was patrolling Holmes Creek Road when he noticed an orange Ford Ranger with no tags. After a traffic stop, the deputy spoke with the driver, Wilson. A background check through central dispatch revealed that Wilson’s license was suspended on October 8, 2023, for failure to appear.
That same day, 45-year-old Maranda Oneal Washer of Blue Springs Road, Smithville, was arrested for domestic assault. She is under a $3,500 bond and is due in court January 4.
Sheriff Ray said that a deputy responded to a residence on Blue Springs Road to do a welfare check on a woman. Upon arrival, he spoke with the victim and Washer.
The victim alleged that Washer had struck her on the side of the face during an argument, leaving a red mark. The victim further alleged that on Sunday, December 17, Washer hit her on the side of the face and that the assault was captured on video.
Also on December 22, 45-year-old Rachel Lynn Spurlock of West Broad Street, Smithville, and 45-year-old Robert Jason Francis of Auburntown, were arrested for methamphetamine manufacture, sell, deliver or possess, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Francis was also charged with three counts of possession of a firearm during a felony, and simple possession of a schedule IV drug (Tramadol).
Sheriff Ray said that a deputy pulled over a purple Ford Ranger for failing to maintain its lane of travel. With both Spurlock and Francis in the vehicle. During a search, the officer found 8.52 grams of a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine along with four glass pipes with residue, two straws with residue, a spoon, two scales, and 25 small baggies.
Francis also had in his possession two .22 caliber revolvers and a .22 caliber long rifle. The deputy also found seven white rectangular pills and a clear baggie believed to be Tramadol in his possession.
Spurlock is under a $45,000 bond, while Francis is under a $40,000 bond. Both will be in court on January 4.
