Carroll County Sheriff Reports

Violation of Order of Protection — According to a report made by Deputy Alex Sherwood on December 22, he was dispatched to a home in Atwood in reference to a subject wanting people to leave his house. The complainant advised that the two subjects would not quit arguing and he wanted them to leave. The two subjects were Veronica Beckett, of Huntingdon and Matthew Britt, of Winston, Georgia. It was discovered that Veronica had an active order of protection on Britt, so he was arrested for violating the order of protection and taken to Carroll County Jail. Veronica was advised to leave the home.

Driving on Revoked — According to a report made by Deputy Sunny Crews-Sherwood on 12-22-24, she was behind a black 2006 Ford Fusion on Hwy. 79 going towards McKenzie, when she noticed it driving the white fog line then crossed it a few times. There was a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Upon checking the license tag, it was discovered to have expired in November so she initiated a traffic stop. She contacted the driver, Joel Matthew Oyebi, of McKenzie. Deputy Sunny asked for registration and license and Joel said he didn’t have a registration, that the lady he bought the car from did and Oyebi had a revoked license for DUI. A canine officer was deployed and after searching, they recovered a grinder and shake residue. Oyebi was arrested for Driving on Revoked, and the vehicle was seized and towed.

Driving on Revoked — According to a report made by Deputy Alex Sherwood on December 21, he conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in a convenience store parking lot. The deputy was sitting stationary on the other side of the parking lot and observed the defendant and sole occupant of the vehicle drive in from Hwy 79 and park on the side of the closed business, stumble to the front door and attempt to open the front door. He then returned to the vehicle and Deputy Sherwood then made contact with the defendant, Brian Garrett, 49, of Trezevant, and observed he had red and glassy eyes and slurred speech when he spoke to him. After performing poorly on standardized field sobriety tests, Garrett was arrested and transported to Carroll County Jail.

Drug/Narcotic Violation — According to a report made by Deputy Chance Townes and Deputy Daniel Thomas, deputies went to a home on Hebron Church Road to execute a search warrant on Jessica Winter, 40, of Bruceton. Winter answered the door, and a second occupant, Justin Melton, 40, of Bruceton, came out of a bathroom and went to the back bedroom where Jessica Winter was headed to get her shoes. In the back bedroom, 1.5 grams of meth was found, so both were arrested for possession of Sch. II meth.

Domestic Assault — According to a report made by Deputy Sean A. Bongiovanni on December 21, deputies were dispatched to a home in McKenzie for a domestic alteration. Upon arrival, Deputy Bongiovanni noticed the garage entry door of the caller’s home was destroyed by her husband when he became irate and tried to drag the victim out of their home by her wrists. She got away and closed the door, locked it and called for help. Her husband, John Bell, 29, of McKenzie, broke the door down to get back inside. Due to evidence and injuries, John Bell was arrested for Domestic Assault.