According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, 42-year-old Kenneth Lee Moore has been arrested by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department and charged with rape of a child.

Moore allegedly raped his 12-year-old niece.

The child, who was living at Moore’s home  at the time of the Nov. 15 incident, awoke to find Moore making sexual contact with her.

Moore's bond is $50,000 and he will be in court on April 21.

Meanwhile, Smithville Police Chief Randy Caplinger reports that 47-year-old William Howard Bogle was arrested on April 4 for driving under the influence.

According to the warrant, Sergeant Randy King was dispatched to a local business to check out a complaint of someone parked in the fire lane. When he arrived at the scene King reportedly saw Bogle exiting the store.

Upon making contact with the suspect, King said he could smell an odor of an alcoholic beverage on Bogle's person.
Bogle was unsteady on his feet and his speech was slurred. Sergeant King asked if Bogle had been drinking, and he allegedly admitted that he had, but refused to perform sobriety tasks.

Bond for Bogle is $1,500 and his court date is May 5.

Sheriff Ray reports that Joseph Daniel Richardson, 30,  has been charged with aggravated burglary and theft of property over $10,000. Nena Renea Chapman, also 30, is charged in the same case with theft of property.

Ray said that Richardson entered a residence on Dry Creek Road on April 4 with the intent to commit a theft.
Richardson allegedly made entry by pushing open the locked back door with his shoulder.

Twenty five dollar gold pieces on a chain, two and a half dollar gold pieces on a chain, five dollar gold pieces on a chain, approximately one hundred fifty pieces of miscellaneous items, a medicine organizer, and a quilt were taken.
The items are valued at $15,070 dollars.

Chapman reportedly sold some of the jewelry to a local business.

Bond for Richardson is $40,000. Chapman's bond is $25,000. Both will appear in General Sessions Court on May 5.

Smithvile Police Officer David Phillips cited 27-year-old Chasity Lynn Carter for shoplifting on April 6.

Carter had concealed items on her person that belonged to a local business. Her court date is April 28.

The Sheriff’s department arrested 45-year-old Dayna Lamay Johnson after being charged under a grand jury sealed indictment with sale and delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance (Morphine).
Her bond is $30,000.

Officer Bradley Tatrow arrested 30-year-old Bratten Hale Cook III on  April 7 for two counts of simple possession and theft.

According to the warrants, Tatrow was dispatched to a local business to check out a shoplifting complaint. Upon arrival he spoke to Cook and found items belonging to the store on his person.

Also found on Cook's person was a Schedule IV and a Schedule VI drug, along with paraphernalia.
Cook was cited for the paraphernalia.

His bond is $4,500 and his court date is April 14.

Deputies have arrested Morales Jesus Alacorn, 47, and charged him with reckless endangerment.

Alarcon was also issued citations for improper passing on a double yellow line, no drivers license, and violation of the financial responsibility law (no insurance).

According to Sheriff Ray, Alarcon was operating a motor vehicle on Highway 56 on April 6 when he almost hit a deputy head-on while passing two vehicles on a double yellow line.

Grover Lamont Jones, 50, of Sparta Highway was arrested by Sergeant Randy King for shoplifting at Mapco and Save A Lot on April 4. Sergeant King allegedly saw Jones put items in his pockets at Mapco.

City police later discovered that Jones had also taken  items from Save-A-Lot.
Bond for Jones is $3,000 and his court date is May 5.

Smithville Officer Bradley Tatrow cited 23-year-old Amy Beth Washer on April 6 for simple possession of a Schedule III controlled substance.

While conducting a search of a wanted suspect, Tatrow reportedly saw an unmarked bottle lying in the floor with three pills inside. The pills are believed to be a Schedule III drug.

Washer's court date is April 28.

Meanwhile, deputies have charged 51-year-old Lonnie Ray Dyer with abuse of 911.

According to Sheriff Ray, a deputy went to Dyer's home on April 7 to speak with him because he had called 911 twice that day to report that his neighbors had stolen from him, and that they had been shooting at him.

Dyer allegedly threatened to shoot anyone who came onto his property including the deputies.

According to Ray,  Dyer has called 911 several times within the last week to make these types of complaints, but when deputies responded, they could find no evidence to support Dyer's claims. Dyer has also refused to give a more complete report or file charges against anyone.

His bond is $2,500 and his court date is April 28.

Randall Scott Curtis, 49, was arrested and charged with public intoxication. Curtis was also served with a capias for failure to appear in court on two counts of violation of probation.

According to Ray, a deputy was dispatched to Highway 70 near DeKalb Market on April 8 to check on a person who was reported to be standing in the roadway.

Upon arrival the deputy allegedly found Curtis standing in the roadway facing  traffic. He reportedly had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person and was very unsteady on his feet.

Curtis reportedly informed the deputy that he had consumed 12 beers and had smoked some marijuana. Curtis allegedly also told the deputy he was hoping to get hit by a car. Curtis was placed under arrest.

His bond is $1,000 and he will be in court on April 28. He is being held without bond on the capias.