November 14, 2001

Arrests

   * Gary Lynn Dugger, 45, 131 Jim Morrell Road, was arrested Monday by Carter County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Penny Cornett after she and Deputy Albert Nave responded to the residence regarding a domestic disturbance. Sandra Campbell told officers that she and her live-in boyfriend, Dugger, had an argument and that Dugger punched her in the face. Campbell required medical attention. Dugger, who was located at a nearby residence, told officers there wasn't a problem at his residence. Officers observed blood on the kitchen floor, a cell phone that appeared broken and a towel with blood on it. Dugger's hands had blood on them and his right forefinger was skinned at the knuckle. Dugger was charged with assault under domestic violence.
   * Matthew G. Ledford, 22, 109 Fitzsimmons Hill Road, was arrested Friday by CCSD Sgt. Penny Cornett following a traffic stop. Ledford was charged with violation of probation from an outstanding warrant. He also was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
   * Albert Ross McIntosh, 31, 510 Peartree Lane, was arrested Monday by CCSD Sgt. Penny Cornett following a traffic accident on Bob Little Road. According to the report, McIntosh said he got off the roadway into gravel and ran his vehicle off an embankment and down into a field. McIntosh was charged with DUI, violation of open container, and possession of legend drugs. He was advised of the implied consent law and agreed to take an Intoximeter test at Carter County Jail. However, as he was about to be given the test, the officer found that McIntosh had put a penny in his mouth. When advised he would have to wait another 20 minutes to take the test, he became belligerent and the test could not be given. He additionally was charged with violation of implied consent.
   * Troy Ray Hughes, 25, 257 Heaton Creek Road, was arrested Monday by CCSD Deputy Bradley Johnson on warrants charging him with assault under domestic violence and child endangerment. He also was served an order of protection.
   * Gregory Williams, 33, 347 Burbank Road, Roan Mountain, was arrested Monday by CCSD Deputy Bradley Johnson on outstanding warrants from Sullivan County charging him with failure to appear on bad checks.
   * James Henry Booth, 43, Mountain Home VA Medical Center, Johnson City, was arrested Sunday by CCSD Deputy Todd Hamm on two capiases from Criminal Court charging him with failure to appear.
   * Marilyn D. Disher, 28, 1111 Arney St., was arrested Sunday by Elizabethton Police Department Capt. Clyde Croy following a traffic stop. She was charged with driving on revoked license.
   * Tina M. Campbell, 27, 129 Brown Road, was arrested Friday by EPD Ptl. Shannon Peters following a traffic stop. Campbell was charged with speeding and driving on suspended license.
   * Gary L. Britt, 37, 448 Toll Branch Road, Johnson City, was arrested Monday by EPD Capt. Clyde Croy after the officer responded to a call regarding a reckless driver in a tractor-trailer. Britt was charged with DUI, driving on revoked license, and violation of implied consent.
   * Shelia B. Hardin, 47, 606 N. Roan St., was arrested Sunday by EPD Sgt. Roger Crowe after EPD Capt. Clyde Croy observed a vehicle in the alley behind the police station. When the driver saw the patrol car, according to the report, she began backing up in the alley toward the vehicle, nearly striking Sgt. Crowe's patrol car. Hardin was charged with second-offense driving on suspended license.
   * Timothy Lee Mayse, 20, 151 Jackson Ave., was arrested Saturday by EPD Capt. Clyde Croy after EPD Ptl. Shannon Peters stopped the vehicle for speeding. During the traffic stop, Capt. Croy noticed an open container of beer in the black floorboard of the vehicle, which Mayse admitted was his. He was issued a citation for speeding by Ptl. Peters and was charged by Capt. Croy with drinking under age.
   * James A. Moretz, 22, 2510 Forge Creek Road, Mountain City, was arrested Saturday by EPD Capt. Clyde Croy following a traffic stop. He was charged with driving on revoked license and simple possession.
   * James E. Mays, 46, 176 Rogers Lane, Bluff City, was arrested Saturday by EPD Ptl. Michael Merritt following a traffic stop. Mays was charged with second offense driving on revoked license, speeding, and violation of registration. His vehicle was seized.
   * Karen S. Hudson, 33, 1600 Church St., Greeneville, was arrested Sunday by officers of Johnson City Police Bureau and charged with theft over $500 and criminal impersonation following investigation of a shoplifting incident at Wal-Mart.

Fatality

   * Members of Sullivan County Sheriff's Office responded Monday to 214 Echo Lane regarding a subject who had been ran over by a truck. Bryce Moss, approximately 70 years old, was working on his vehicle, which had the motor running, when it either jumped into gear or was already in reverse. Moss was transported to Johnson City Medical Center by Wings Air Rescue, where he later died of injuries, according to Sgt. Ken Harr.