March 22, 2002
Arrests
* John Steven Jenkins II, 28, 275 Fortions Drive,
Limestone, was arrested Wednesday by Carter County Sheriff's
Department Investigator Audrey Covington after he confessed
to leaving illegal substances for an inmate. According to
the report, Jenkins left property for a female inmate at Carter
County Jail. The property was taken upstairs to the jail control
room and searched. In the lining of a towel left by Jenkins
for the inmate were three marijuana cigarettes sewn into the
seam. On Wednesday, Jenkins returned to the sheriff's department
to leave money for the same female inmate. Jenkins was read
his Miranda rights and questioned about the illegal substances
and was charged with introduction of contraband into a penal
facility.
* Clarence Mac Oaks, 26, 149 Mill Pond Road,
was issued a summons Wednesday by Elizabethton Police Department
Sgt. Brian Fraley following an automobile accident on Wednesday.
EPD Ptl. Jason McCall was dispatched to 612 Florence St.,
Wednesday morning regarding a vehicle which had struck the
home of Billy Ray Hamilton. Hamilton told the officer he was
asleep in the house when he heard a collision around 6:20
a.m. Looking out a window, he saw that a car had struck his
house. Hamilton went out to check on the passengers but the
maroon 1988 Ford Thunderbird was empty. According to the report,
the vehicle apparently had been traveling south on Johnson
Avenue when it left the roadway at the intersection, struck
a street sign, then traveled through Hamilton's yard, struck
a railroad tie, and came to rest against the house. Shortly
after arriving on the scene, the officer was advised that
Oaks had contacted 911 to report his 1988 Ford Thunderbird
stolen. Oaks arrived at the scene on foot from his mother's
home on Sugar Hollow Road. In the initial report given to
Ptl. McCall, Oaks told the officer he had been playing pool
the previous night and had gone to his cousin's house at 225
Beasley St., around 5:30 a.m. Oaks said he was inside watching
a movie when he heard his car start and saw it traveling on
Cedar Avenue. Oaks said he chased after the car on foot but
lost sight of it as it headed downtown. Oaks said he then
ran to his mother's residence on Sugar Hollow and called 911.
On Wednesday, Oaks contacted Sgt. Fraley and Ptl. McCall and
provided a written statement about the stolen vehicle and
crash. Oaks told officers he was the driver of the vehicle
and had crashed it after failing to negotiate a right turn
onto Florence Street from Johnson Avenue. After the crash,
Oaks ran from the scene and reported the vehicle stolen. He
was charged with filing a false report and leaving the scene
of an accident.
* Christopher J. Britt, 29, 4501 Tillery Road,
Knoxville, was arrested Wednesday by CCSD Lt. Harvey Guess
on a capias charging him with failure to appear on theft of
rental property.
* Steven S. Bateman, 152 Webb Hollow Loop, was
arrested Wednesday by CCSD Deputy Sarah Ryan after she and
other officers responded to the home regarding a fight in
progress. According to a witness, Bateman and a male friend
had been involved in a physical altercation inside the residence
and were still arguing. Bateman was located in a rear bedroom
and escorted to the living room for safety and investigative
purposes. Once in the living room, Bateman turned and confronted
the officer in a threatening manner, according to the report.
Bateman, who appeared intoxicated, was warned to stay inside
the residence, however, he went outside and began calling
for his dogs. To avoid further disturbance, he was charged
with public intoxication and transported to Carter County
Jail.
Theft
* Jimmy Hugh, 324 Main St., Roan Mountain, reported
Wednesday to CCSD Sgt. Tim Lowe that someone had kicked in
his front door, damaging it and the frame, and had taken $220
cash.
* Alice Largent, 87, 114 E. Mill St., reported
Wednesday to EPD Ptl. Joey Proffitt that $80 had been taken
from a hiding place inside her home while she was taking a
nap.
Property damage
* Myra B. Hutchinson of Century 21 Whitehead
Realty, 411 Bemberg Road, reported Wednesday to EPD Ptl. Kevin
Cable that sometime over the weekend, someone struck a 4-foot
wall in the parking lot with a vehicle. A transfer of what
appeared to be maroon paint was found on the wall.
