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Man pulls a gun on woman, children
Evans

A Smithville man allegedly pulled a gun as a woman and her two children as they arrived home last week. He has been charged with aggravated assault.

Bennie Ted Evans, 77, was arrested with a bond set at $5,000.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on February 2 as the woman drove into the parking spot in front of her home on Cookeville Highway, Evans approached and started an argument with her. The woman’s 12 and 15 year-old daughters were also in the vehicle. Evans allegedly put his hands on the door as the woman tried to exit the vehicle, drew a .22 caliber Beretta from his holster, and pointed the gun toward the car. No one was injured.

Jeremy Scott Gordon, 33, and Selena Martha Shellenbarger, 19, are each charged with fraudulent use of a credit card and two counts of theft. Bond for each is $10,000.

Sheriff Ray said that on December 26 Gordon and Shellenbarger allegedly stole a credit/debit card from a residence on Dobbs Cemetery Road along with a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson and a .38 caliber Rossi handgun. They allegedly used the stolen credit/debit card taking $1,019.26.

Kayla Nicole Adams, 29, was issued a citation on February 6 for simple possession of marijuana. Her court date is February 20. Sheriff Ray said that during a probation search at Adams’ home on Jacobs Pillar Road, officers found less than a gram of marijuana by the television in the living room. It weighed 0.3 grams.

James Ricky Ashford, Jr., 41, of Smithville is charged with violation of the sex offender law. His bond was set at $10,000.

Sheriff Ray said that on February 4 officers learned that Ashford had been living at a home on Eckles Heights Street in Liberty since Christmas in violation of the sex offender registry since it is not listed as his primary or secondary residence.

Robert Stephen Derrick, 20, of Smithville was charged with assault. Sheriff Ray said that on January 31 Derrick, a prisoner at the jail, kicked a correctional officer in the upper thigh during an altercation with him.