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Couple arrested after public nap
Police nab door-to-door hatchet man
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Rose Marie Hines, 47, was arrested for DUI and simple possession of Schedule I and II drugs on Nov. 2.Richard Eugene Nokes, 45, was arrested for public intoxication in the same incident.Officers dispatched to Family Dollar parking lot to investigate reports of two people passed out in a vehicle reportedly found Hines was passed out under the steering wheel.Upon waking her, officers found that she had slurred speech and could barely keep her eyes open.She performed poorly on all field sobriety tasks.Authorities allegedly found Schedule II and IV drugs on her person.Police said Nokes was also asleep in the car, occupying the passenger seat.Upon waking him, officers said he was he was disoriented, had slurred speech and was unsteady on his feet.He was arrested and charged with public intoxication.Hines bond is set at $5,500, and Nokes is under a $1,500 bond.They are both to appear in General Sessions Court on Nov. 29.Robert Roy Atnip Jr., 43, was arrested for public intoxication, possession of a prohibited weapon and possession of drug paraphernalia on Nov. 3. According to the warrants, an officer was dispatched to Golf Club Lane to investigate reports of a person knocking on doors trying to sell ammunition.When the officer approached Atnip, he allegedly had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person, and was unsteady on his feet and disoriented.Police said Atnip gave consent to search a backpack in the back of his truck where drug paraphernalia was found.A search of his person reportedly revealed a knife in a sheath with a blade longer than four inches, along with a hatchet in his pocket.His bond is set at $7,500, and he will appear in General Sessions Court on Nov. 15.Daniel Ray Wilson 28, was arrested for burglary on Oct. 30.Police said Wilson broke the passenger side window of a vehicle in the Taco Bell, reached inside and took the victim’s purse.According to the arrest report, he broke the window with a brick to gain entrance to the vehicle with intent to commit a felony. His bond is set at $5,000, and he will appear in General Sessions Court on Nov. 15.Jack Mullican Jr., 33, was arrested for tattooing a minor Oct. 25.Police said Mullican tattooed a minor without the consent of the parent.Clent Lee Shehane 27, was arrested for domestic assault on Oct. 25.