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Burglary — Deputies are investigating a recent burglary at Atwood City Hall.
According the report by Deputy Kenny Tucker, he went to 45 Black Street on May 10 and spoke with city recorder Amanda Browning, who advised him that $1,500 in cash was stolen from an office desk drawer, pry marks were found on the back door to the building, three office doors had been pried open and damaged, file cabinets had been pried open, and envelopes from night deposits had been opened and the cash taken. Total damage was estimated at $2,000. Tucker reported a security camera did capture footage of a suspect on the premises, though no arrest had been made at the time of the report.
Trespassing, License Violation — Jefferson Guy Crowe, 40, of Camden was charged with criminal trespassing and driving on a revoked license (fourth offense) by Deputy Michael Sevarns on May 28 in Huntingdon.
Sevarns reported he went to Stephanie Road after receiving a call about a woman being thrown out of a truck by Crowe. Sevarns found Crowe in a Toyota Tacoma parked behind a residence without the property owner’s permission. A computer check showed Crowe’s license was revoked.
License Violation — Angle Smothers, 31, of 40 Hunter Ridge Cove, Huntingdon, was cited for driving while license required by Deputy Chance Townes during a May 28 traffic stop in Atwood, during which Smothers was found to be driving without a valid driver’s license.
Theft — Cecil Pendergrass told deputies on May 30 that someone came on his property on Gardner Road in Cedar Grove without his permission, broke the window out of the shop behind his residence, and took several items, including a Dewalt drill valued at $150, a Craftsman chainsaw valued at $350, a bench drill valued at $300, and various hand tools valued together at $150.
Drug Possession — Eric Dewayne Milton, 52, of 45 Johnson Street, Trezevant, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of cocaine, and drug paraphernalia by Deputy Chance Townes during a May 31 traffic stop in McKenzie.
Townes reported that he pulled over a blue Toyota Highlander driven by Milton for a window tint violation, and after Milton denied permission to search the vehicle, a K-9 unit was called to the scene, and the dog indicated the presence of illegal substances. Substances that field-tested positive for meth and cocaine were found in Milton’s possession, as well as three glass smoking pipes.
License Violation — Christian Malik Workman, 23, of 145 Bell Store Road, McKenzie, was charged with driving on a suspended license (fifth offense) by Deputy Michael Sevarns during a June 1 traffic stop on Highway 104 in Cedar Grove.