Welcome to our new web site!

To give our readers a chance to experience all that our new website has to offer, we have made all content freely avaiable, through October 1, 2018.

During this time, print and digital subscribers will not need to log in to view our stories or e-editions.

Curtis Charged with Vehicular Homicide in Pate Death

47 Persons Indicted By Grand Jury

Posted
HUNTINGDON (January 3) — Gregory Curtis, 53, of McKenzie was indicted by the Carroll County Grand Jury of the Circuit Court on January 3 for vehicular homicide in the August 2021 death of Drake Pate, 21, of McKenzie.
 
On August 7, 2021, Pate died from injuries sustained from an 2021 CF Moto Z950 side-by-side ATV accident in which he was a passenger.
 
Gregory Curtis, 52, of McKenzie was driving the vehicle and Pate was the passenger as it traveled along Cherrywood Road at 11:15 p.m.
 
According to a report by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the vehicle traveled across a ditch onto Cherrywood Road. It overturned and came to final rest on the passenger side on Cherrywood Road. 
 
Neither the driver nor passenger was wearing a seatbelt.
 
Pate was a volunteer firefighter with the McKenzie Fire Department. His father, Joel, is a deputy with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department.
 
Curtis is held under a $100,000 bond and charged with two counts of DUI-first offense, vehicular homicide, reckless homicide, criminal neglect homicide.
 
In other indictments by the Grand Jury:
(Walk-ins indicate the defendant has not been arrested or that person is accused of a crime against a child).
 
Billy Ray Anderson, kidnapping, financial exploitation of elderly/vulnerable person, rape, aggravated assault.
 
Walk-In - vandalism, theft of property.
 
James Edward Bonds, schedule II drugs, possession of firearm with intent to go armed-dangerous felony, unlawful possession of weapon. 
 
Kayla Lynn Britt, meth, schedule I drugs.
 
Torrie Delynn Carter, meth.
 
Walk-In - solicitation of a minor-statutory rape.
 
Dustin Wheeler Clark - evading arrest, speeding.
 
Joshua Bernard Cole, meth, evading arrest, aggravated assault.
 
Chad Ryan Depriest - meth, casual exchange, evading arrest, schedule II drugs.
 
Walk-In - aggravated assault, especially aggravated robbery, coercion of witness, interference with emergency call, aggravated assault, tampering with evidence.
 
Angie Fenti, possession of drug paraphernalia, meth - possess or casual exchange.
 
Rodney Ferguson - evading arrest.
 
Darian Elizabeth Flatt - possession of drug paraphernalia, schedule I drugs, meth.
 
Walk-In - solicitation of sexual exploitation of a minor, continuous sex abuse of a child, sexual battery by an authority figure, solicitation of a minor -sexual battery, aggravated sexual battery.
 
Walk-In - aggravated child abuse/neglect/endangerment (8 and under), child abuse.
 
Walk-In - sexual exploitation of a minor
 
Robert Warren Gearin - meth, possession of drug paraphernalia, schedule VI drugs, schedule II drugs, possession of a firearm with intent to go armed, driving while suspended.
 
Nicholas Lee Gordon - criminal trespass.
 
Samuel Evan Arelano Gregory - aggravated sexual battery.
 
Walk-In - statutory Rape
 
Walk-In - community supervision violation, sexual offender registration form violation, simple possession.
 
Destiny June Hilliard - schedule VI, IV drugs, meth, possession of drug paraphernalia.
 
Christopher Allan Hinson, aggravated stalking, violation of order of protection, aggravated burglary, domestic assault.
 
Walk-In - child abuse/neglect/endangerment, eight years or younger.
 
Daincameron Ira Hudson, meth, schedule II drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia.
 
Walk-In - failure to appear, harassment, criminal trespass, impersonate license professional.
 
Walk-In - theft of property, forgery, financial exploitation of elder/vulnerable person.
 
William Shawn Manning - possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia, possession of a weapon with intent to go armed.
 
Hayden Priestley Marlin, meth, aggravated burglary, theft, drug paraphernalia.
 
Kyle Wayne Martin - theft of property.
 
Bethany Amanda Middleton-Kizer, simple possession, meth, failure to carry registration, unlawful drug paraphernalia.
 
Walk-In - aggravated burglary, meth, drug paraphernalia, vandalism, simple possession, prohibited weapons, theft, domestic assault, aggravated assault, interference with emergency call, aggravated kidnapping.
 
Forest Blake Reaves - possession of drug paraphernalia, meth.
 
James Robert Scott - failure to stop at stop signs, reckless endangerment-vehicle, possession of firearm with intent to go armed- dangerous felony, possession of drug paraphernalia, simple possession, evading arrest.
 
Walk-In - domestic assault, child abuse/neglect/endangerment - 8 years or younger.
 
Michael Wayne Smith - evading arrest.
 
James Michael Sole - meth.
 
Colby Garrett Swafford - possession of firearm with intent to go armed - dangerous felony, possession of drug paraphernalia, schedule VI drugs.
 
William Vestal - theft of property, possession of weapon - convicted felon.
 
Thomas Douglas Ward - tampering with evidence, meth, driving while revoked.
 
Michael Watne - violation of order of protection, harassment, aggravated stalking.
 
Johnny W. Wilson - DUI-first offense.
 
Ronald Dean Wojtas - driver failed to exercise due care, DUI - first offense.
 
Walk-In - aggravated assault, first degree murder-attempt, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment - deadly weapon involved.
 
Letritia Ann Wortham - possession of drug paraphernalia.