Weakley County Sheriff's Department
Newbern woman arrested in Dresden on multiple charges
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Nov. 9 around 10:30 a.m., 24-year-old Lacy Belcher was brought into the Weakley County Detention Center on an arrest by Trooper Harrison from Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) on DUI charges. Belcher was pat searched upon arrival by Officer Jaggers and then a full body x-ray scan was…
Read MoreHickman man caught passed out in aggravated burglary in Dresden
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Nov. 3 at 4:57 p.m., K9 Officer Thomas Travis with the Dresden Police Department, received a call in reference to a break-in. The victims of the burglary found 38-year-old James Lannom from Hickman passed out in a chair in their residence and they called the police. When…
Read MoreMartin man charged with aggravated assault
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Oct. 30 at around 7:11 p.m., Deputy Seth Callens with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department received a call for a disturbance at 5309 Hyndsver Road in Martin. When Callens arrived he spoke with the victim, a juvenile, and the mother, Elizabeth Witherspoon. The victim stated that he…
Read MoreGleason man arrested for assaulting a first responder
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Oct. 28 around 8:40 p.m., Patrolman Joseph Bates with the Gleason Police Department, received a call regarding an intoxicated male. When Bates arrived at the residence in Gleason, he spoke with the complainant, Wendy Paschall, who told Bates that her son, 34-year-old Anthony Paschall, was highly intoxicated…
Read MoreTraffic stop leads to DUI and drug arrest
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Oct. 10 at 6:32 p.m., Patrolman Joseph Bates with the Gleason Police Department attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a white Buick for speeding 75 in a 55 on Highway 22 in Gleason. The vehicle would not stop for approximately one mile, when it turned off…
Read MoreTraffic stops leads to assault and drug arrest charges
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Oct. 28 at around 7:09 p.m. Sergeant Kerry Workman conducted an investigative traffic stop on a yellow Camaro on Highway 118 and Carney Road in reference to an aggravated assault involving a handgun that had occurred at 2000 East State Line Road. Workman made contact with the…
Read MoreCall about an assault led to arrest
Story by Press Reporter Shannon Taylor On Oct. 23 at around 1:08 a.m. Dep. Aldo Aguilar of Weakley County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call regarding a female being physically assaulted in her vehicle on the way to 1059 Old Latham Road in Dresden. On his way to the residence Dep. James Sanders informed him…
Read MoreTraffic stop leads to drug arrest
Story by Press Reporter Shannon Taylor On Oct. 22 at 5:51 p.m., Dep. Joseph Crocker with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department observed a silver SUV turn onto Travis Road off of Highway 22. When Crocker ran the tag through dispatch, it came back registered to an orange 2001 Honda. Crocker turned on his emergency lights…
Read MoreFugitive from justice apprehended by WCSD
Story by Press Reporter Shannon Taylor On Oct. 23 at 5:41 p.m., Dep. Gary Eddings attempted to stop a black Harley Davidson motorcycle for speeding 55 mph in a 45mph on Highway 45 heading south bound on Wallace Road. Eddings turned his blue lights and siren on as the motorcycle continued south and turned on…
Read MoreSearch for felon ends in suicide
By Sabrina Bates News Producer A multi-agency manhunt in West Tennessee has ended in a reported death by suicide. A press release issued one week ago requested information on the whereabouts of convicted felon, 32-year-old Billy Andrew Smothers of Huntingdon. Smothers was considered armed and wanted in theft investigations by the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department,…
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