The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department arrested a couple of people in connection with a stolen motorcycle and a bass boat last week, as well as other arrests for domestic assault.
On Tuesday, November 16, 30-year-old Haley Dawn Wright of Midway Road, Smithville, was arrested for theft of property. She is under a $7,500 bond and is due to appear in court on December 9.
According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, on November 15, Wright was found to be in possession of a tan 17-foot bass boat at her residence on Midway Road. A check through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) confirmed that the boat was reported stolen out of Red Bank, TN, on October 20, 2021.
Another arrest on 40-year-old Scotty Brian Heard of Chestnut Ridge Road, Spring City, TN, was also connected to the case.
Authorities say that on the October 13, the sheriff’s department was called to a home on Highway 70, in the Snow Hill area, in reference to a stolen 2006 Harley-Davidson Road King motorcycle. A report was taken and entered into NCIC.
Later that evening in White County, the Sparta Police Department stopped the motorcycle with Heard found to be the operator. He was taken into custody for multiple charges, and the owner received the motorcycle back. There was damage to the motorcycle and parts missing, at an estimated cost of $2,270.
Heard is charged with theft of property over $2,500, theft of property over $1,000, and vandalism. He is under a $22,500 bond and is due to appear in court on December 9
Also on November 16, 65-year-old Jimmy Ray Driver of Allen Street, Smithville, was arrested for domestic assault. He is under a $2,500 bond and is set to appear in court on December 2.
Sheriff Ray said that a deputy was dispatched to Shady Drive for a possible domestic assault. When the deputy arrived on the scene, he made contact with a female, who advised that she and her boyfriend, Driver, had gotten into an argument, and when she attempted to leave the residence on Allen Street, he attempted to push her out the door and down the steps. When she got to the yard, he allegedly pushed her against a vehicle, placing both hands on her upper chest causing a skin tear and bruising. She also reportedly had bruising down her left arm.
Driver also reportedly stated that he would strangle her. In an attempt to get away, the woman then struck driver in the face. He then backed up and threw her phone. The woman was able to retrieve her phone and get into her car and leave the scene.
On November 21, 39-year-old Josue Alberto Sosa Torres of Petty Road, Smithville, was charged with domestic assault and a driver’s license violation. He is under a $5,000 bond and he is due in court on December 16.
Authorities allege that Torres assaulted his girlfriend during an altercation. A deputy was dispatched to Petty Road on a report of a domestic disturbance. Upon his arrival, the deputy made contact with a female and Torres. The female advised that Torres had struck her in the head and arms while they were driving to the residence on Petty Road. The female did have bruises on her right arm, as well as a possible broken bone, and a scratch on the left arm. The woman’s daughter witnessed the altercation and provided a written statement to authorities.
Torres also knowingly displayed a falsified photo identification card to law enforcement. Torres allegedly admitted to the deputy that the ID was fake.
