While officers of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department were at a Smithville residence to serve a warrant, three people were arrested and facing drug charges after drugs were found.
Dana Seborn Cantrell, 52, of 218 Jennings Lane, Shirley Ann Hardy, 46, of Dadeville, Alabama, Crystal Michelle Baker, 37, of Smithville are facing drug charges.
According to Sheriff Patrick Ray a deputy went to Cantrell’s home on January 28 to serve a warrant on him. While there the officer obtained consent for a probation search of the home and found 38 white pills and a yellow capsule believed to be Gabapentin inside Cantrell’s bedroom. The search also turned up twenty five clear, blue, and yellow baggies and a digital scale, eight blue pills, believed to be Xanax, and a yellow pill thought to be oxycodone.
Cantrell was charged with sale and delivery of a schedule V drug. He was also cited for simple possession of schedule IV and II drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia (baggies).
Hardy is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver and cited for possession of drug paraphernalia.
As the officer was conducting a search of Cantrell’s home he spoke with Hardy, who was there, and she produced from inside her pants two clear baggies which contained a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine which weighed a total of 1.9 grams. Hardy also had a black zippered pouch which contained a digital scale, a blue pill grinder, and four rounds of ammunition for a .38 caliber special.
Baker is facing charges of sale and delivery of a schedule V drug (Gabapentin) and a citation for simple possession of schedule II and IV drugs and drug paraphernalia. She was also at Cantrell’s home and while conducting a search, a deputy found belonging to Baker a bottle inside a bag containing 258 tan and yellow capsules (Gabapentin), one yellow pill (oxycodone), three pills (hydrocodone), one orange pill (aderol), one blue pill (diazepam), one blue pill (klonopin), and one blue pill (xanax). Inside her purse was a baggie containing a crystal like substance (methamphetamine) which weighed 0.5 grams. Baker also pulled from her chest area 1.3 grams of meth wrapped in paper. The search of Baker further yielded two digital scales, a marijuana grinder, and a cut straw.
Bond for Cantrell, Hardy, and Baker was set at $5,000 each, and they are scheduled to appear in court February 13.
Vincent Rodolphus Helser, 55, was charged with violation of the sex offender registry. He is under a $5,000 bond and will appear in court February 13.
Although he was not charged as part of the drug bust at Cantrell’s home , Helser was arrested on January 28 after officers learned that Helser had been staying in a living room there. The reason for the arrest was because Helser had not registered as a sex offender since leaving the jail on state probation January 9 which is a violation of the sex offender registry law.
Randy James Wheeler, 29, of Dowelltown was charged with being a fugitive from Justice. His bond is $10,000, and he will appear in court February 13.
Sheriff Ray said that on January 24 Wheeler was booked into the Sheriff’s Department and during a background check through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) officers learned that Wheeler had warrants against him in Kansas. Authorities in Kansas plan to extradite Wheeler.
Joshua Ryan Cripps, 35, Smithville was charged with having contraband in a penal institution. Cripps’ bond is $5,000 bond, and he appeared in court February 6.
Sheriff Ray said that on January 16 a correctional officer helping perform a shakedown in the jail annex cell found a Xanax pill after searching the area around Cripps’ bed. The pill was under the top blanket.
Melvin Leon Crips, Sr., 67, of Smithville is charged with filing a false report. His court date is February 20.
Sheriff Ray said that on February 1 a deputy went to Crips’ home to serve a warrant but Crips told the officer the person he was looking for was not there. During a search, the person named in the warrant was found inside a kitchen dishwasher at the home.
Tammy Lynette Stringer, 51, of Liberty is charged with sale and delivery of a schedule II drug, methamphetamine. Her court date is February 20.
Sheriff Ray said that on October 27 a detective found 0.2 grams of methamphetamine at Stringer’s home, and she admitted that the drug belonged to her.
Ricky Lynn Murphy, 51, of Ferrell Road was charged with driving under the influence. He is under a $1,000 bond, and he will appear in court February 20.
Sheriff Ray said that on February 3 a deputy pulled over a blue Ford truck for a tail light law violation. Murphy, the driver got out of the truck, and walked toward the officer’s patrol car. The deputy ordered Murphy to stop, but he refused and became belligerent. His eyes were bloodshot and pupils dilated. Murphy submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. He was then placed under arrest.
