NEWPORT-The discovery of a methamphetamine lab by Cocke County
sheriff's deputies on April 30 has resulted in multiple felony charges against
two local people.
Drug charges in the case were among 58 cases heard by the
grand jury during the first of a two-day session on Monday. The panel is
scheduled to hear evidence in more cases on Tuesday.
Katherine Plair, 49, of 626 Mountain Breeze Road, is
charged with manufacturing methamphetamine; initiating the manufacture of
methamphetamine; and possession of a prohibited weapon, identified as a
short-barreled shotgun or rifle.
Co-defendant Stanley Eugene Stancil, 37, also of 626
Mountain Breeze Road, is charged in a separate indictment with possession of
methamphetamine with intent to sell and deliver; initiating the manufacture of
methamphetamine; possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of a prohibited
weapon, identified as a short-barreled shotgun or rifle; and illegal possession
of Xanax, methadone, methamphetamine, and marijuana.
The arrests began on April 30 when sheriff's deputies
went to the residence attempting to serve a criminal warrant on a suspect.
Believing the suspect was at the residence because his
vehicle was there, the deputies received permission to search the residence and
first noticed a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
A further search by Sheriff's Detective Armando Fontes
and Deputy Robert Thornton resulted in the discovery of more drug
paraphernalia.
After the initial discovery of the illegal paraphernalia,
both Plair and Stancil gave their written permission to search the residence
and officials found 36 marijuana plants growing in pots covered by a camouflage
tarp.
A more thorough search of the home resulted in the
discovery of what investigators called the remains of a meth lab. Authorities
later said they located a large quantity of meth-making materials inside the
residence and throughout the property.
"This had been a large lab in operation for quite a
while," Fontes said at the time of the search.
Investigators also confiscated 1.3 grams of
methamphetamine and $959 in cash.
A raid on an unrelated methamphetamine lab in the Del Rio
community in early January resulted in charges against another man on Monday.
Harold Dean Jenkins, 55, of 2540 Old Long Creek Road, Del
Rio, was charged with initiating the manufacture of methamphetamine and with
promotion of methamphetamine manufacturing on January 1.
Cocke County Sheriff's Sergeant Daniel Conard reported
last January that officers were first told by the Tennessee Department of
Children's Services that a methamphetamine lab was under operation in the
presence of children in the Del Rio area.
Conard reported that investigators "found what was a
working meth lab. Officers found four, one-pot meth labs in the basement of the
residence along with one hot plate, several jars of an unknown liquid, muriatic
acid, and other components [used] to make methamphetamine."
The charges against Plair, Stancil, and Jenkins were
contained in three of 43 indictments handed down by the grand jury on Monday.
The panel also returned nine presentments which were available for public
inspection and six presentments which were ordered sealed by the court when
they reported to Circuit Judge Ben W. Hooper II Monday afternoon.
A presentment differs from an indictment in that the
charges originated with the grand jury rather than with warrants and other
proceedings in general sessions court. Presentments are often sealed from
public view until the arrest of the persons who have been accused.
Here is a list of others named in indictments and
presentments issued by the grand jury on Monday. Arraignments for the
defendants are scheduled for 9 a.m. on Monday, July 13, before Judge Hooper.
•James Darrell Walton and Sandra Walton, who are charged
in separate presentments with aggravated burglary and theft of property valued
at more than $500 in connection with the break-in of the Wade and Brenda
Strange residence at 106 Belton Avenue on April 24 and the theft of a
flat-screen television and cash.
•Michael McMillan, who is charged with theft of property
valued at more than $599, identified as a watch belonging to Betty Whitson, of
532 Second Street, sometime between December 2008 and April 16, 2009.
•Mitchell Ray Presnell, who is charged with aggravated
assault of Jackie Hall, of 231 English Mountain Road, on March 14, 2009.
•Angie Bailey, who is charged with theft of property
valued at more than $1,000. The property involved is identified in the
indictment as assorted personal property belonging to Charles Ray Gregg, of 204
Front Street, on March 29.
•Dustin Dale Bledsoe, who is charged with theft of
property valued at more than $1,000 and aggravated burglary of the home of
Jennifer Hall, of 421 Harper Circle, on April 17. The stolen property is
alleged to have been a lock box, currency, and jewelry.
•Thomas Cleveland Trammell, who is charged with
aggravated assault of William Lee Heard, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, with
a knife on April 24.
•Billy Jacob Forrester, who is charged with burglary of a
building and theft of property valued at less than $500 in connection with a
June 3 break-in of a building owned by Tommy and Judy Holt, of 4239 Highway 73.
•Joe E. Evans, who is charged with three counts of aggravated
domestic assault with a deadly weapon, one count of possession of a prohibited
weapon (a switchblade knife), and possession of a handgun while under the
influence on May 9. Victims of the alleged assaults are identified as Sherry
Soloman, Tessa Soloman, and Jacklyn Soloman, all of 1243 Evans Valley Road.
•Shari Raines, who is charged with driving on a revoked
license, violation of the Tennessee vehicle registration law, and violation of
the Tennessee financial responsibility law on December 6.
•Mitzi Gibson, who is charged with driving on a revoked
license on November 28, 2008.
•Ashley Styles Huff, who is charged with possession of
dihydrocodone and possession of alprazolam on March 10.
•Jimmy Marvin Seay, who is charged with driving under the
influence (DUI) on May 12.
•Shawn Ryan Newman, who is charged with violation of the
Tennessee Sex Offender Registration Law on April 20.
•Christopher Richard Gregg, who is charged with driving
on a revoked license on April 27.
•Wayne Jenkins, who is charged with leaving the scene of
an accident on January 6.
•Cramell Oattes, who is charged with possession of a
weapon by a convicted felon on April 10.
•Michael Wayne Hyde, who is charged with driving on a revoked license on October
30, 2008.
•April Lyons, who is charged with simple possession of
marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of dihydrocodone on
March 8.
•Jason Warren Allen and Latasha Leighanne Henderson, who
are charged in separate indictments with vandalism of property valued at more
than $1,000, which is identified as the interior of a mobile home owned by
Tommy Large, of 1254 Piney Mountain Road, on March 19.
•Troy Waits and James "Jimmy" Donald Fain, who
are charged in separate indictments with vandalism of property valued at more
than $1,000 and aggravated criminal trespassing. The defendants are accused of
being on the property of Troy Dameron, of 1445 Highway 160, on April 26 and
with damaging the front door of the residence and the windows and door of a
vehicle owned by Dameron.
•Angie Bailey, who is charged with possession of drug
paraphernalia on April 5.
•Billy Jacob Forrester, who is charged with possession of
marijuana with intent to sell and deliver on May 2.
•Mark Eugene Lane, who is charged with violation of the
state vehicle headlight law, having no driver's license, and violation of the
financial responsibility law on November 18.
•Gerald Burke, who is charged with driving on a revoked
license by a person with a prior DUI conviction on May 6.
•Eric Douglas Ridenour, who is charged with violation of
the Tennessee Habitual Motor Vehicle Offender (HMVO) Act; second-offense or
greater driving on a suspended, cancelled or revoked license; violation of
state law requiring a person to render aid and give information to
investigators; not giving immediate notice of an automobile accident; and
leaving the scene of an accident on May 24.
•Jeffery Lee Stock, who is charged with violation of the
Tennessee Sex Offender Registration Law on April 27.
•Danny Ray Huff, who is charged with public intoxication
and possession of marijuana on June 3.
•Tony Hyatt, who is charged with having no driver's license,
leaving the scene of an accident, and violation of the financial responsibility
law on December 16.
•Charles Brandon McMahan, who is charged with DUI,
violation of the state implied consent law, and speeding on December 28.
•Mark Eugene Lane, who is charged with failure to obey
traffic control devices, driving on a revoked license, and violation of the
financial responsibility law on February 3.
•Billy Burson, who is charged with driving on a revoked
license on April 9.
•Thomas Daniel Davis, who is charged with drag racing and
violation of the financial responsibility law on March 8.
•Charles Shawn Lane, who is charged with third-offense
DUI, an HMVO violation, second-offense or greater driving on a revoked license,
and violation of the implied consent law on May 1.
•Hank D. Douglas Jr., who is charged with introduction of
contraband into the Cocke County Jail on May 30.
•Tiffany Mullins, who is charged with two counts of
introduction of contraband into a penal facility on March 15.
•Tiffany Lynn Mullins, who is charged with DUI, simple
possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of the open
container law, simple possession of marijuana, violation of the implied consent
law, driving on a suspended license, theft of property valued at more than
$1,000, and tampering with or fabricating evidence on March 15. The stolen
property alleged in the indictment is identified as a green Ford Mustang
belonging to Malinda Ann Jackson, no address reported.
•Bobby Lee Moates, who is charged with second-offense
DUI, violation of the headlight law, violation of the open container law,
violation of the implied consent law, and simple possession of drug
paraphernalia on May 10.
•Joshua Adam Stewart, who is charged with an HMVO
violation, fourth- or subsequent-offense DUI, and second-offense or greater
driving on a revoked license on November 7.
•Kenneth Lee Jenkins, who is charged with possession of
marijuana with intent to sell and deliver, manufacturing marijuana, possession
of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon on May
10.
•Michael L. Messer, who is charged by presentment with
two counts of leaving the scene of an accident with injury, theft of property
valued at more than $1,000, failure to report an accident, and driving on a
suspended license on January 31. The presentment alleges injuries to Clinton
and Wanda Raines, of 1634 Pleasant Grove Road, and the theft of a 1995
Chevrolet van owned by Burlin Lee Jones, of 656 Musterfield Road.
•David Russell Reece, who is charged by presentment with
third-offense DUI, an HMVO violation, second-offense or greater driving on a revoked license, evading arrest, and
violation of the implied consent law on April 27.
•Jason Martin, who is charged by presentment
with possession of cocaine with intent to sell and deliver, possession of
marijuana, and unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon on March
27.