September 2, 2001

Arrests

   * Gary Lynn Carden, 37, 214 W. H St., was arrested Wednesday by Elizabethton Police Department Capt. Clyde Croy following a traffic stop for expired tags. Following a check of Carden's driver's license, he was charged with seventh-offense driving on revoked license. The owner of the vehicle, whose name was not listed, also was revoked for DUI and was aware of Carden's driving status. The car was seized and taken to the city impound lot.
   * Jamie Lynn "Bo" Townsend, 32, 518 West E St., and Terry Gene King, 23, 22 Music Dr., were arrested Friday by EPD Capt. Clyde Croy after officers received a call to 608 Locust St., Lot #32 regarding a domestic disturbance. When officers arrived they observed Townsend and King in the yard pushing each other around. The two were separated and asked what happened. Witnesses told officers that Townsend had been fighting with his girlfriend and had hit her several times, then broke the windshield out of her car. Townsend and King both were highly intoxicated, according to the report, and were charged with pubic intoxication. Townsend also was charged with assault under domestic violence, vandalism under domestic violence, and violation of probation.
   * Adam J. Taylor, 27, 2120 Old Elizabethton Hwy., was arrested Thursday by Carter County Sheriff's Department Deputy Brad Johnson on a warrant from Johnson County charging him with violation of probation and a capias from Carter County charging him with three counts of failure to appear on theft of property.
   * David L. Whittington, 40, 139 Rasnick Rd., was arrested Thursday by CCSD Deputy Todd Hamm on a capias charging him with failure to appear with fines and costs on no driver's license on person. A 16-year-old juvenile found at the residence also was arrested on an attachment from Juvenile Court.
   * Ralph Wayne Whitehead, 27, 401 Rittertown Road, Hampton, was arrested Thursday by CCSD Deputy Todd Hamm on a capias from General Sessions Court charging him with failure to appear on fines and costs on assault, possession of Schedule VI, possession of drug paraphernalia, third-offense driving on suspended license, two counts of theft and vandalism. He also was served a criminal summons for failure to pay fines and costs.
   * A North Carolina man and a Florida woman were arrested Thursday evening at Freedom Hall Civic Center by officers of Johnson City Police Bureau and charged with criminal simulation after they were observed selling or possessing counterfeit T-shirts at the Lynard Skynard concert. Andrew Lawrence Mallin, 30, 56 BeeJay Dr., Sylva, N.C., and Elizabeth A. Hasle, 27, 2121 N.E. 52nd St., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., were being held on $3,000 bond each.
   * Pauline L. Usary, 30, no address listed, was arrested Thursday by officers of Johnson City Police Bureau after they responded to a domestic violence call during which Usary allegedly threatened to burn the house down and struck her husband with her car as she was leaving the residence. Usary was charged with assault under domestic violence.
  
Theft

   * Robert Fields, 134 Dock Fields Rd., Buck Mountain, reported Thursday to CCSD Lt. Rocky Croy that sometime during the past month while he was out of town, someone entered his Toyota which was parked at his residence and took a .12-gauge Winchester shotgun from behind the seat. Fields said he forgot to take the gun out before leaving for work. When he went to the truck to get a tool box, he found the gun missing.
   * Ericka Honeycutt, 28, 121 Ericka Lane, reported Thursday to CCSD Deputy Gregg Nave that two bicycles and a dog were missing from her residence. The dog was discovered missing around 7:15 a.m. Wednesday and the bicycles were found missing around 6:40 p.m. Thursday. The victim's car also was entered and a coin holder with change was missing.
   * Shelton Dugger, 527 Teaberry Rd., Roan Mountain, reported Thursday to CCSD Deputy Laverne Julian that someone entered his barn Wednesday night and took a variety of tools out of a tool box. The box was still there, but was empty.
   * Terry E. White, 52, 905 Pine Ridge Circle, reported Tuesday to EPD Ptl. Jason Shaw that he became sick and had to be transported to the hospital by Carter County Rescue Squad. As he was leaving in the ambulance, someone entered his apartment and took an Anderson watch and $40 in cash from his residence.
  
Break-in

   * Walter Teague, 70, 1304 Ledford St., Hampton, reported Thursday to CCSD Deputy Penny Cornett that someone had broken into his mother's home at 172 Spring St., Hampton, Wednesday evening. The home appeared to have been entered through the front window. Nothing was taken, however, everything in the house had been gone through, with dressers emptied onto the floors and pictures thrown around.
   * Donald Pruett, 259 Russell Hill Rd., reported Thursday to CCSD Deputy Laverne Julian that he had been watching over his neighbor's home and noticed Thursday that a rear window to the back door was broken. Someone had entered the residence and had gone through every room in the house, however, nothing appeared to be missing.