A Clarksville man has been arrested on charges that he sold cocaine in DeKalb County.
Joe Nathan Jones, 37, of Clarksville was charged in a recent grand jury sealed indictment with two counts of sale and delivery of a Schedule II drug, cocaine. One of the sale and delivery charges was for more than half gram of the illegal powder.
He was arrested on Nov. 12, and his bond was set at $70,000.
Steven Dale Davidson, 28, and 40-year-old Rodney Hugo Gora were both charged with burglary and theft of property over $500 on Nov. 13.
According to the sheriff, Davidson and Gora entered a residence on James Place and allegedly took several items, including a storage trunk, a picture, jewelry box, a wooden bunk bed, two mattresses, a wooden end table, and a bag containing sheets and towels. The total  value of the items was reportedly more than $500.
Bond for both men was set at $6,500, and they will appear in court on Dec. 12.
Mark Denver Young, 32, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence on Nov. 12, then again for a violation of an order of protection on Nov. 15.
Ray said a sheriff's department drug detective saw a white truck sitting partially in the roadway on Highway 56 South on nov. 12.
When the detective stopped to investigate, he reportedly found Young standing in a driveway. Young apparently told the detective that he was the driver of the truck, and that he had been there for about five minutes prior to the officer's arrival.
Young's speech was allegedly slurred, and he was reportedly unsteady on his feet. Ray said Young submitted to, but performed poorly on, field sobriety tasks. He  consented to a blood alcohol test.
Young allegedly had a powdery residue on his nose, and the sheriff said an empty pen containing pill residue was found in his possession.
His bond was set at $2,500, and he will appear in court on Dec. 5.
Young was arrested again three days later for violation of an order of protection when he was allegedly found to be in possession of a weapon illegally.
Ray said that Young was found to be in possession of a 30-30 rifle on Nov. 13. He was reportedly under an active order of protection. He was arrested on Nov. 15.
His bond for the violation charge was set at $2,500 and he will appear in court on Nov. 21.
Randall Jake Hines, 29, of Lafayette was charged with a third offense of driving on a revoked license on Nov. 16.
Ray said a deputy conducted a traffic stop at DeKalb Market related to a theft in Smithville. A computer check revealed that the license of the driver, Hines was revoked in Trousdale County in 2004 for failure to satisfy citations. He reportedly has two prior convictions.
Hines was arrested and brought to the jail for booking, and the two passengers in Hines' vehicle, 39-year-old Johnny Thomas Whited of Carthage and 44-year-old Tammy Denise Lamb of Lafayette, were each charged with public intoxication.
According to the sheriff, both Whited and Lamb were highly intoxicated. Their speech was slurred and they were unsteady on their feet. Both had a strong odor of alcohol on them. For their safety and that of the public, both Whited and Lamb were arrested.
Bond for Whited and Lamb was set at $1,500, and they will appear in court on Dec. 12. Hines’ court date is also Dec. 12, and his bond is $2,500.
Erich Taylor Brandt, 27, of Arlington, Texas was charged with public intoxication on Nov. 17.
Ray said a deputy was dispatched to Moores College Road where EMS was on the side of the road with Brandt.
He allegedly had a strong odor of alcohol on his person, was unsteady on his feet, his eyes were bloodshot and his speech was slurred. The sheriff said that for his safety and that of the public, Brandt was placed under arrest.
His bond is $1,000 and he will be in court on Nov. 21.