Sheriff’s deputies dispatched to 39-year-old Don Diamond Groshon’s Sparta Highway home to serve warrants for a violation of an order of protection against him, found someone they didn't expect to see.
They found 40-year-old Tisha Elaine Burns, who was responsible for having him arrested.
Groshon had reportedly violated the order by entering the residence on Page Drive where Burns was living and taking several items on Oct. 12, and was seen kissing a child who was listed on the order.
Then on Oct. 18 Groshon allegedly sent a friend to collect items from the residence, which also violated the order.
The woman reported that the friend told her that if she did not cooperate he would call Groshon.
She then told authorities that Groshon sent his son and a friend to pick up a dog cage at the property on Oct. 19.
“He can’t do that under the order of protection,” Sheriff Patrick Ray said.
When deputies arrived at the Groshon home to serve him with the violation warrants on Nov. 14, however, they reportedly saw Groshon walk through house, but the door was not answered.
Officers made forced entry by kicking in a door at the residence, and inside the house they claim to have found Groshon and Burns, along with the child who was listed on the order.
Deputies said Groshon jumped into bed and feigned sleep when they came into the house.
“Burns and Groshon were in the bedroom,” Ray said. “The child was covered by a quilt in the living room.”
Along with the initial violation, Groshon was charged with an additional violation of the order, as well as being charged with filing a false report, which arose because authorities say that he knew that deputies were there to serve a warrant when he refused to answer the door.
Burns faces two counts of filing a false report, one for not answering the door when deputies knocked, and another for telling officers that Groshon was holding her and her 8-year-old daughter hostage and would not allow them to leave the home.
“ After investigation it was learned that Burns was lying,” the sheriff explained. “She had visited a friend’s house a couple of days before the incident, and she was without Groshon, so she could have left any time she wanted to. She later admitted to a detective that she was lying.”
Groshon’s bond totals $7,500, Burns totals $5,000. they will both be in court  Dec. 1.
Meanwhile, Smithville police arrested 28-year-old Jimmy Ray Culwell on Nov. 18 for possession of drugs.
Police say Detective Brandon Donnell was dispatched to a local business on another call, and while there reportedly saw Culwell get out of his vehicle and walk to the window of another vehicle, where the detective said something that looked suspiciously like a drug deal took place.
“They exchanged what appeared to be drugs and money,” Police Chief Randy Caplinger told the Review.
When approached and asked if he was in possession of drugs, Culwell reportedly told the detective that he had marijuana and pills in his pocket.
Police reportedly found Schedule VI, Schedule IV, Schedule III and Schedule II drugs, as well as paraphernalia on Culwell.
His court date is set for Dec. 8 , and his bond is $6,000.