Two local men were arrested and charged with burglary and theft of property over $1,000 on March 23.
The sheriff’s department took 28-year-old Matthew Malachi Lawson and 29-year-old Willie Ray Murphy into custody and charged them both with theft and burglary after Murphy allegedly broke into a business on Highway 70 on March 17 and took several power tools while Lawson provided transportation for the caper.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that Murphy entered the building by breaking a glass door at the side of the business.
According to the sheriff, he then entered the building and took power tools for concrete work.
Lawson allegedly brought Murphy to the business, then left and returned later to pick up both Murphy and the stolen tools.
 Bond for each is $10,000 and they will be in court on April 5.
Meanwhile, a 34-year-old Dowelltown man was arrested on March 12 and charged with theft of property over $500 and two counts of forgery.
Steve A. Stanley was charged after an investigation by sheriff’s department criminal detectives concluded that he had stolen items from an Old Mill Hill Road home and passed at least two forged checks in Smithville.
Stanley allegedly passed a forged check in the amount of $100 on a family member’s account at the Citgo station on Highway 70 on March 7.
The check was allegedly not signed by the account holder, nor was anyone else authorized to sign it.
The next day detectives said Stanley passed a forged check in the amount of $75 at Regions Bank.
The check was also written on a family member’s account.
The account holder reportedly did not sign the check, nor was anyone else authorized to sign it.
Stanley then allegedly took a laptop computer, Fenton glassware, and two white and green baskets from a family member’s home on March 9.
The total value of the stolen goods comes to approximately $900.
His bond totals $8,500 and he will be in court March 29.
Janet Marie Lewis, 50, was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a Schedule IV drug for resale.
According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, drug detectives went to Lewis' home on March 12 to investigate possible drug traffic.
After advising her of her Miranda rights, detectives reportedly asked Lewis about her prescription medication and received consent to search.
Authorities allegedly found an unlabeled pill bottle containing three 10-mg. Diazepam pills, an unlabeled bottle with eight two-mg diazepam pills, an unlabeled bottle with five five-mg. Klonopin tablets and $109 cash, all in an end table drawer in the living room.
Lewis reportedly told detectives that she did not have a prescription for the Diazepam.
The money was seized as suspected profits from illegal drug sales.
Her bond totals $7,000 and she will be in court March 29.
Cassandra Nicole Estes Robinson, 29, was charged with public intoxication and  was issued citations for possession of a Schedule IV (Klonopin) and Schedule VI (marijuana) controlled substances on March 14.
The sheriff said that a deputy noticed Robinson repeatedly trying to send a text message on her cell phone, dropping the phone, and nodding off during court on March 14.
After watching her for some time, the officer allegedly asked Robinson to step outside of the courtroom so he could speak with her.
During the conversation, the deputy noticed that her speech was slow and that she was nodding off.
Robinson consented to a search of her person, and the deputy reportedly found four pill bottles and five small marijuana roaches.
While one of the bottles was not labeled as her prescription, Robinson also had prescription medication with her.
Authorities said one of the prescriptions (for Klonopin) had been filled with 90 pills on March 12.
Forty-two of those pills were missing on March 14.
Due to Robinson's intoxication and for her safety, she was placed under arrest.
Robinson is under a $1,000 bond and she will be in court on April 5.
Bobby Wright Washer, 59, was charged with driving under the influence on March 25.
His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court on April 5.
A deputy dispatched to investigate reports of a vehicle which had run off the roadway on Highway 56 reportedly discovered Washer's truck in a ditch.
The deputy said that Washer had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person and was unsteady on his feet.
His speech was also very slurred, and officials said that he performed poorly on all field sobriety tasks.
He submitted to a blood test.
The sheriff reported that Washer admitted to drinking more than a six-pack of beer.
Michael James Dean, 60, was charged with disorderly conduct on March 14.
According to the sheriff, a deputy dispatched to investigate an assault call at Maggie's Landing on Highway 70 spoke with Dean and found him to be very irate.
Dean was asked to calm down several times, and was advised of his rights.
Dean allegedly admitted to drinking alcohol and told the deputy to take him on to jail.
His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court April 5.
Anthony Wayne Tramel, 23, was arrested on March 15 for failure to appear and violation of probation.
He was also issued a citation for possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
Sheriff Ray said while Tramel was being placed under arrest, a search of his person revealed needles and a plastic baggie containing white powder, which field tested positive for methamphetamine.
He will be in court on March 29.
Karen Louise Edwards, 47, was charged with a second offense of driving under the influence.
Sheriff Ray reports that a deputy responded to a one-car accident on Bright Hill Road on March 16 and found Edwards in the vehicle.
Edwards’ speech was allegedly very slurred, she was unsteady on her feet, and she reportedly submitted to but performed poorly on several field sobriety tasks.
She also submitted to a blood alcohol drug test.
According to the deputy, Edwards told him that she had taken Soma and Hydrocodone 15 minutes prior to getting behind the wheel of her vehicle.
She had a prior DUI on Oct. 20, 2004.
Her bond is $3,000 and she will be in court March 19.