A man who allegedly struck his female companion with a vehicle before fleeing the Midnight Express on foot Saturday night was later found to be a fugitive from Missouri.
Tim Melvin Hickman, 35, was charged with evading arrest and being a fugitive from justice when deputies located him in his room at the Bridgeway Motel and arrested him later that evening.
According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, Hickman has an active warrant from the St. Francis County, Missouri sheriff's office for driving on a revoked/suspended license.
He will be extradited to Missouri to face the charges.
Ray said a deputy dispatched to the Midnight Express to break up a fight was told that a man had hit his girlfriend with a vehicle and was running into the woods.
The deputy reportedly ordered the man to stop, but the suspect ran away into a wooded area.
Officers learned that Hickman was at the Bridgeway Motel and apprehended him there.
The unidentified woman was not seriously hurt in the incident.
Sheriff Ray said the Tennessee Highway Patrol has also filed charges against Hickman.
His bond is set at $55,000, and he will appear in court on Nov. 1.
Meanwhile, Tara Jane Atnip Summers, 34, was charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest on Oct. 23.
Ray said a deputy was dispatched to investigate reports of a possible domestic disturbance between Summers and a family member at an Allen's Ferry Road residence.
According to the sheriff, a family member had ordered Summers to leave the home but she refused.
When Summers came out of the home to speak to the deputy, she was allegedly very belligerent and refused to obey any of the officer's commands.
The deputy reportedly noticed a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on Summers’ person, and her speech was allegedly slurred.
Summers reportedly admitted to consuming alcohol. Ray said that she was asked to calm down several times, but refused.
The sheriff said that due to her actions, her level of intoxication, and the fact that she was not wanted at the residence, Summers was placed under arrest.
As the deputy was trying to handcuff her, Summers reportedly began pulling away, telling the officer that she was not going to jail.
The officer had to use force to handcuff Summers and place her in the patrol car.
Her bond is set at $3,500, and she will be in court Nov. 15.
Craig Lamar Waters, 29, of Gordonsville was charged with the unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon by a felon on Oct. 26.
Ray said a sheriff's department drug detective stopped Waters’ truck on New Home Road with metal beams protruding five to six feet from the rear of the vehicle.
When the detective asked Waters if he had any drugs or weapons in the vehicle. Waters allegedly told him that he had a pistol under the seat.
The drug detective then asked Waters if he had a permit, and Waters replied no.
The detective reportedly found a holster strapped to the seat where Waters was sitting, with a 9mm pistol inside.
A clip loaded with 9mm ammo was allegedly found on the seat beside Waters.
The detective said that waters told him that he had previously been charged with a felony, and a check confirmed that Waters had been arrested for a felony, and was on probation.
His bond is set at $3,500, and he will appear in court on Nov. 1.
Susan Lynnette Carter, 38, of Dowelltown was cited for driving on a revoked license, a violation of the child restraint device and simple possession of a Schedule III controlled substance on Oct. 26.
Her passenger, 32-year-old Cynthia Diane Carter of Alexandria was cited for simple possession of Schedule II and III controlled substances.
The sheriff said a drug detective stopped Susan Carter's vehicle on Highway 70 west in Dowelltown after a 16-year-old passenger was seen not to be wearing a seatbelt.
A check told the detective that Carter's license was revoked for driving under the influence in 2011.
The detective reportedly found in the drivers seat three Hydrocodone pills in the driver’s seat, and three more pills, believed to be ADHD medicine, in Cynthia Carter's purse.
Ray said neither woman claimed responsibility for the pills found in the drivers seat.
Susan Carter will appear in court on Dec. 5. Cynthia Carter’s court date is set for Nov. 15.
Cindy Armstrong Lemons, 32, was charged with public intoxication and cited for possession of drug paraphernalia on Oct. 25.
Ray said that a court officer in General Sessions Court noticed Lemons was very unsteady on her feet.
She allegedly had slurred speech and she could not seem to keep still.
Due to her level of intoxication, Ray said Lemons was placed under arrest for her safety and the safety of the public.
Lemons was then found to be in possession of a hypodermic needle and a pill bottle wrapped in black tape.
Her bond is set at $1,000, and she will appear in court on Nov. 1.
Phillip Edward Miranda, 34, of Liberty was cited for driving on a revoked license on Oct. 26.
Sheriff Ray said a drug detective with prior knowledge that Miranda’s license was revoked saw him operating a vehicle on Highway 70 west and stopped him.
A check revealed two violation of probation warrants against Miranda, as well as a revoked license for a second offense of driving under the influence in  2010.
He will appear in court on Nov. 14.
Misty Dawn Bush, 38, was cited for driving on a revoked license and failure to drive within a lane of travel on Oct. 22.
A sheriff's department drug detective stopped Bush for failure to maintain her proper lane of travel.
A check revealed that her license was revoked.
She will appear in court on Nov. 14.
Aron Dewayne Ponder, 34, was cited for driving on a suspended license on Oct. 22.
Ponder was stopped by a sheriff's department drug detective on Charity Lane.
The sheriff said the detective knew that Ponder's license was suspended because he had issued him a citation less than two weeks prior.
A check confirmed that Ponder's license was suspended.
He will appear in court on Nov. 28.