A 32-year-old Smithville man was charged with initiation of a process used in the manufacture of methamphetamine after authorities allegedly found meth lab components in a Short Mountain Highway home.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said Steven Levan Gandy, 32, was arrested after a caretaker at a home on Short Mountain Highway found components used in the manufacture of methamphetamine inside the residence on Aug. 29.
According to the sheriff, when Gandy arrived at the home he went inside and attempted to hide the items. The homeowner reportedly gave a drug detective consent to search the premises, and he allegedly found two one-pot cook bottles, mason jars containing a bi-layered liquid, two gasser bottles, two funnels, coffee filters, plastic tubing, two bottles of crystal drain cleaner and other items associated with the manufacture of meth.
Gandy’s bond was set at $50,000, and he will appear in court on Sept. 12.
Meanwhile, the sheriff’s department has arrested a local woman and charged her with six counts of forgery after she allegedly passed several forged checks at Walmart over a two-and-a-half-month period this summer.
Meanwhile, a McMinnville man was arrested after he was allegedly caught breaking into an outbuilding on Bethel Road Thursday.
Robin Lee Lawson, II, 36, was charged with public intoxication, burglary, and theft of property over $1,000 in connection with the break-in.
According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, a deputy dispatched to investigate a complaint of a theft in progress found Lawson, who allegedly had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person, bloodshot eyes, and was unsteady on his feet. The resident at the scene reportedly told the deputy that Lawson had come  knocked on the door of his home, and when no one answered, he went to the outbuilding and took a chainsaw and weedeater.
Ray said Lawson admitted to committing the burglary and thefts as well as drinking alcohol.
His bonds total $11,500 and he will appear in court on Sept. 26.
Megan Ann Tramel, 29, allegedly passed forged checks on the account of a family member on six different occasions between June 13 and Aug. 28.
According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, Tramel presented a forged check for the amount of $66.51 at Walmart on June 13; one for $142.52 on June 20; for $131.60 on Aug. 18; for $109.62 on Aug. 20; for $87.75 on Aug. 21; and for $197.83 on Aug. 28.
Her bond was set at $30,000, and she will appear in court on Sept. 12.
Ryan Lee Walden, 29 was charged with theft of property over $1,000 after allegedly taking a china collection from an Allen Ferry Road home.
The sheriff said the victim reported that sets of bone china plates, cups, and bowls had gone missing from his home on July 31. In investigation allegedly revealed that Walden had sold the stolen items to a local auction house.
The value of the stolen items was more than $1,000. His bond was set at $7,500.
Mitchell Lee Corso was charged with possession of a weapon by a felon on Sept. 3.
Sheriff Ray said a deputy serving an order of protection on Corso at his residence in Liberty receiving consent to search the home, and found a 30-06 Springfield rifle.
As a convicted felon, Corso is not allowed to possess the weapon.
His bond was set at $5,000 and he will appear in court on Sept. 12.
James Frederick "Freddy" Summers, 35, was charged with a fifth offense of driving on a revoked license on Sept. 4.
He was also cited for violation of the registration law and violation of the financial responsibility law.
The sheriff said a deputy with prior knowledge of his revoked license spotted Summers driving on Holiday Haven Road. Having prior knowledge that Summers' drivers license were revoked, the officer stopped the vehicle. A check confirmed that his license was revoked, and that the plate on the vehicle was registered to another vehicle.
His bonds total $5,000, and he will appear in court on Oct. 3.
Allison Sheree Turner, 38, was charged with felony reckless endangerment, felony evading arrest, and driving on a suspended license on Aug. 27.
Ray said Turner was driving on Highway 70 West when she was involved in an accident with another vehicle. She then reportedly left the scene.
A deputy reportedly found Turner, got behind her vehicle and activated his emergency equipment. She allegedly refused to stop for the lawman, traveling at a high rate of speed for less than a mile before pulling over.
A check revealed that she was driving on a suspended license.
Michael Ray Reeder was charged with possession of a Schedule VI drug (marijuana) for resale on Sept. 5.
Ray said a detective saw an S-10 pickup  on West Broad Street in Smithville, and the occupants were not wearing seatbelts. The detective stopped the truck on Short Mountain Highway, and the driver, Reeder, reportedly gave him consent to search.
According to the sheriff, the detective found a sandwich baggie, which contained four other baggies with marijuana in them in a tool box in the bed of the Chevy. Ray said Reeder admitted to passing a female passenger another bag containing the illegal weed.
The woman reportedly gave the bag to the detective. Three of the baggies reportedly weighed .24 ounces, one baggie weighed .16 ounce, and another weighed .11 ounce. The total weight of all the baggies added up to 1.02 ounces.
The marijuana was believed to be packaged for resale.
Reeder allegedly gave police consent to search his room at the Lake Motel. Ray said a box of sandwich baggies, digital scales, and smaller baggies were found in a safe.
His bond was set at $5,000 and he will appear in court on Sept. 26.
Cynthia Diane Carter, 32, was charged with a third offense of driving on a revoked license on Aug. 30. She was also cited for failure to maintain her lane of travel.
Ray said Carter was operating a motor vehicle on Highway 70 when she was stopped by a deputy for failure to maintain her lane of travel. She allegedly had an ID only license.
A computer check reportedly revealed that her license was revoked for driving on a revoked license on December 11, 2012 in Wilson County and January 2, 2013 in Putnam County.
Her bond was set at $5,000 and she will appear in court on Sept. 12.
Shannon Eugene Tayes, 44, was charged with driving under the influence on Sept. 5.
Ray said a deputy saw a Ford pickup truck with Tayes behind the wheel leave its lane of travel on North Congress Boulevard. When the officer stopped the truck, he reportedly discovered that Tayes had a strong odor of alcohol on his person and he was unsteady on his feet.
Tayes reportedly submitted to, but performed poorly on, field sobriety tasks. The sheriff said Tayes refused to submit to a blood test, and was cited for violation of the implied consent law. He was issued another citation for failure to maintain his lane of travel.
His bond was set at $1,500, and he will appear in court on Oct. 10.
Tony Joe Corley, 48 was charged with a sixth offense of driving under the influence on Sept 7.
Ray said a deputy dispatched to Lower Helton Road to work a car accident spoke with Corley and found him to be very unsteady on his feet with slurred speech. Corley reportedly submitted to, but performed poorly on, field sobriety tasks.
His bond was set at $10,000, and he will appear in court on Sept. 12.
Linda Eva Matthews, 39, of Sparta was charged with domestic assault on Sept. 6.
The sheriff said a deputy dispatched to investigate a report of domestic assault spoke with a man who said that his wife, Matthews, had been drinking and taking pills. The man reportedly told the deputy that Matthews started a fight, accusing him of cheating on her with another woman.
Matthews allegedly picked up a large kitchen knife and came running toward him. The man reportedly pushed her against the wall, took the knife away from her, and called the police.
Her bond was set at $1,500, and she will appear in court on Sept. 26.
Steven Lee Gebhardt, 40, and 49-year-old Crystal Ann Tisdale were charged with domestic assault on Sept. 8.
Ray said a deputy dispatched to a Hurricane Ridge Road home to investigate a report of a physical domestic assault spoke with both Gebhardt and Tisdale. Both allegedly had marks on their faces and necks.
Gebhardt reportedly told the officer that Tisdale had hit him several times about the face and head. Tisdale allegedly said that Gebhardt had choked her. Since the primary aggressor could not be determined, both were arrested.
Bond for each was set at $1,500, and they will appear in court on Sept. 26.
Steven Anthony Nelson, 35, was charged with public intoxication, evading arrest, and resisting arrest on Sept. 8.
Sheriff Ray said that on Sunday, September 8, a deputy dispatched to Allen Street to check out reports of a domestic assault spoke with a woman who said that she and her husband, Nelson, had been fighting but that he left the premises after she called 911.
When officers found Nelson walking across Shady Drive, he reportedly ran into the woods.  After running him down, the deputies reportedly ordered him to get on the ground, but he refused. He had to be forcibly taken to the ground and cuffed.
His bonds total $5,500, and he will appear in court on Sept. 26.