A third person has been arrested in connection with the recent burglary of local business.
Johnna Michelle Maynard, 26, was charged with burglary and theft of property over $1,000.
Maynard was also cited for simple possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.
She was arrested on April 3.
Maynard is accused of serving as a lookout while Willie Ray Murphy broke into a business on East Broad Street and took several items.
She is accused of helping in the commission of the theft.
Maynard told a drug detective at the time of  her arrest that she had two needles in her bra and a bottle of Xanax in a body cavity.
A female correctional officer removed those items from Maynard.
Authorities reportedly found eight and one-half Lorazopam pills (2 milligrams) and five Lorazapam (1 milligram) pills along with the needles.
Maynard is the third person charged in this case.
Matthew Malachi Lawson, 28, and Murphy, 29, were also charged with burglary and theft of property over $1,000.
They were arrested on Friday, March 23.
According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, “Murphy went around to the side of the building and busted out a glass door. He then entered the business. While Murphy was in there, he took out some power tools for concrete work. Lawson, who brought Murphy to the business, sat in the vehicle and served as a lookout person. Lawson then left and later returned to pick up Murphy and the stolen equipment.”
Maynard will be in court on April 18. Her bond is $10,000.
Lucille Killian Wright, 50, of Sparta is charged with violation of an order of protection.
She was arrested on April 3.
Ray reported that a deputy responding to a complaint of a female threatening another person at Ragland Bottom found Wright to be the cause of the disturbance.
By being near the person who had taken out an order of protection against her, Wright was found to be in violation of the order.
She will be in court April 19, and her bond is $1,500.
Danny Ray Ponder, 50, was charged with theft of property under $500 on April 4.
A deputy was dispatched to a location on Old Mill Hill Road where someone had reportedly stolen some metal.
Upon arrival, the officer found Ponder to be the suspect.
The lawman reportedly saw metal roofing in the bed of Ponder's truck, and when he asked Ponder if he had permission to take the metal. Ponder replied “no.”
His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court April 19.
Christina Marie McClain, 33, of  Brush Creek was charged with two counts of forgery on April 5.
According to the sheriff, two checks, which were stolen from a location in Smith County, were forged and cashed at an Alexandria business last month.
He said that McClain passed a forged check on an account in the amount of $185.15 on March 22.
The victim stated that she had not signed the check nor authorized anyone else to sign it.
Four days later on March 26, McClain allegedly passed another forged check in the amount of $240 at the same business.
Her bond is $3,000 and she will be in court on April 19.
Elsie Mae Judkins, 43, was named in sealed indictments returned by the grand jury last week and charged with aggravated burglary, theft over $1,000, burglary, and theft under $500.
Judkins was arrested April 5.
Her bond is $20,000 and she will be in court May 25.
William Albert Warren, 77, was charged with driving under the influence on April 8.
Warren's pickup truck was stopped by a deputy after the officer saw it traveling in the middle of the roadway on Short Mountain Highway.
Warren had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person and his speech was slurred.
He was very unsteady on his feet and  could not perform any field sobriety tasks.
He did submit to a blood alcohol test.
Warren reportedly told the officer that he had consumed three beers.