A routine traffic stop resulted in the apprehension of a wanted fugitive in DeKalb County on March 20.
According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, Gregory Scott Larue, 51, of Clarkrange was stopped for a traffic violation by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. A National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) check allegedly revealed that Larue had warrants from Catoosa, Georgia. Ray said Catoosa authorities said they will seek extradition on the charges.
Larue is charged locally with being a fugitive from justice. His bond was set at $50,000, and he will appear in court on April 7.
Meanwhile, 45-year-old Russell Cranford Dreyer of Baxter was charged with domestic assault on March 28.
The sheriff said a deputy dispatched to Ford Road to investigate reports of a physical domestic assault in progress spoke with Dreyer and his wife. The woman reportedly told the officer that the two of them were arguing when Dreyer placed her in a headlock and threw her to the ground.
He later allegedly grabbed and squeezed her hand, causing bruising. Dreyer was determined to have been the primary aggressor, and was placed under arrest for domestic assault.
His bond was set at $3,500, and he will appear in court on April 14.
Rebecca Jade Andrews, 36, was charged with domestic assault and resisting arrest on April 2.
Ray said a deputy responding to a physical domestic call at a Cookeville Highway home spoke with a man who said that his wife had assaulted him with a closed fist to his left eye, causing him to fall. Andrews was determined to have been the primary aggressor during the incident.
While she was being taken into custody, she allegedly pulled away from the arresting officer, resulting in a resisting charge. Her bond was set at $6,500, and she will appear in court on April 14.
35 year old Samer Abdalla, 35, was cited for driving on a revoked license, violation of the light law, violation of financial responsibility, and possession of drug paraphernalia on March 30.
The sheriff said a Sheriff's Department Detective pulled Abdalla’s 1998 Cadillac over on Morgan Drive for a brake light violation. Abdalla reportedly could not produce proof of insurance, and a check revealed that his driver license was revoked for failure to pay fines in Wilson County in 2013.
A search of his vehicle allegedly revealed a spoon containing a white powdery substance in the passenger side door. He will appear in court on April 14.
Bruce Carlen Cantrell, 27, was cited for simple possession of a controlled substance and simple possession of drug paraphernalia on March 31.
Ray said that after arresting Cantrell on active warrants, a deputy asked him if he had anything in his pockets. Cantrell replied that he only had his wallet, but a syringe was allegedly found in his right front pocket. A package believed to contain a 15 milligram Oxycodone pill was reportedly found in Cantrell’s jacket pocket as well.
He will appear in court on April 7.
Bobby Duggin, 51, was cited for driving on a suspended license, violation of the light law, and simple possession of a Schedule II drug on March 31.
The sheriff said that a deputy patrolling Highway 70 West spotted a car with a non-operational head light. The officer stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver, Duggin, and a computer check revealed that his license was suspended.
He was also allegedly in possession of a Schedule II drug (Hydrodocodone). He will appear in court on April 21.
