Frankfort resident faces felony drug charge
A Frankfort man has been charged with two Level 6 felonies for possession of methamphetamine and operating a vehicle as an habitual traffic violator.
Nashville Police Patrolman Lindsey Downing received a call from the Brown County jail on Nov. 29 that a man visiting was an habitual traffic violator who was about to leave the jail in a truck, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Downing initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle on State Road 46 East and made contact with the driver, Kiel Sheppard, 37, of Frankfort.
He told Downing he was aware of his driving status, but did not have a ride to visit his girlfriend at the jail.
Sheppard consented to a search, in which Downing found a pair of brass knuckles. He was remanded into police custody and transported to the jail.
During a search of the vehicle, Downing found a jar with a crystal like substance in the backseat.
Charges were filed against Sheppard on Nov. 30.
2 arrested after traffic stop on State Road 46
Two people were arrested following a traffic stop on State Road 46 West in September.
On Sept. 13, Nashville Police Patrolman Billy Bryant observed a vehicle traveling westbound on State Road 46 East. After running the plates it was discovered the information returned to a different vehicle, according to a probable cause affidavit.
He initiated a traffic stop on 46 West after observing the vehicle cross the fog line.
The driver, Dixie Barnes, 62, of Bloomfield, said one of the three passengers was interested in purchasing the vehicle so they were test driving it.
After running Barnes’ license, it returned suspended infraction with no active warrants.
A passenger in the vehicle, William Sater, 54, had an active warrant out of Monroe County for possession of methamphetamine, the affidavit states.
Barnes said she was aware her license was suspended, but was driving because another passenger was tired.
Barnes and the other passenger said there was nothing illegal in the vehicle and consented to a search. Sater was placed under arrest for the active warrant.
During a search, Bryant found a syringe, multiple containers, a pipe, a baggie with marijuana and pill bottles containing oxycodone hydrochloride.
Barnes said she used the syringe to inject heroin, the affidavit states.
Barnes was transported to Brown County jail. She was charged with unlawful possession of a syringe, a Level 6 felony; possession of a controlled substance, a Class A misdemeanor and possession of marijuana, a Class B, misdemeanor.
Sater was transported to the Monroe County line where Bryant transferred custody to a Monroe County deputy.
Seymour woman faces multiple drug charges
A woman from Seymour faces multiple drug charges after a traffic stop in September.
Nashville Police Patrolman Cody Poynter conducted a traffic stop after seeing a vehicle with a broken taillight on State Road 46 East on Sept. 11.
The driver, identified as Tammy Bowling, 50, of Seymour, said she knew the light was broken, according to the probable cause affidavit.
After running her information, Poynter discovered her driver’s license was suspended.
Poynter asked Bowling to exit the vehicle and in the process reported seeing a methamphetamine pipe on the floorboard of the vehicle.
During a search of the vehicle, Poynter found marijuana, two glass pipes, a marijuana grinder, scale and a crystal substance.
Bowling was transferred to the Brown County jail. She was later formally charged with possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony; driving while suspended, a Class A misdemeanor; possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
Traffic stop leads to felony drug charge
A Franklin woman has been charged with a felony for possessing methamphetamine after police responded to her driving a vehicle into a ditch in September.
On Sept. 15, Nashville Police Patrolman Lindsey Downing was on routine patrol on Old State Road 46 near Jacobs Lane when she observed a truck in a ditch.
Downing made contact with two individuals standing outside of the vehicle later identified as 47-year-old Rachel Davey, of Franklin, and 55-year-old Russell Wells, of Columbus.
Davey told Downing she was driving when she noticed a wooden sign that she wanted Wells, her passenger, to make for her. She said she sunk into the mud when attempting to pull off the side of the road to look at the sign.
While Davey was getting her driver’s license, Downing observed a glass pipe containing a crystal like substance in her bag, according to the probable cause affidavit.
Downing checked Davey’s driving status and found that she had a suspended driver’s license.
Wells told police the vehicle was his and he did not have insurance for it. A wrecker was then contacted to take possession of the vehicle.
When placed in handcuffs, Davey said the bag belonged to a friend.
During a search of the vehicle, Downing found a glass pipe with crystal-like substance, a glass pipe with burnt marijuana residue inside, two baggies with a small amount of a crystal-like substance and residue inside and seizure medication. The items were all located in a backpack that Davey had pulled her wallet from earlier in the stop.
Downing also reported finding a pipe with marijuana inside in a cigarette pack in the passenger seat of the vehicle.
Davey and Wells were arrested and transported to the Brown County jail.
Davey was charged with possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony, and possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor.
Wells was formally charged with possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
Meth charges filed against 2 after stop
Two women face Level 6 felonies for possessing methamphetamine following a traffic stop on State Road 46 East.
On Sept. 21, Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholson Briles stopped a vehicle driven by Kimberly Hatfield, 49, of Nashville, in the 3300 block of 46 East due to the vehicle having a busted taillight and an expired license plate. The vehicle also did not have a license plate light.
It was discovered that Hatfield and her two passengers, including 44-year-old Michael Marie Oharra, of Edinburgh, did not have valid driver’s licenses, so a tow truck was called to the scene, according to a probable cause affidavit.
An off-duty dispatcher was riding with Briles and the dispatcher reported seeing Oharra put something down her pants as she exited the vehicle, the affidavit states.
Oharra denied anything being in her pants and pulled out two Klonopin pills from her pocket. Nashville Police Patrolman Cody Poynter searched the vehicle and reported finding a syringe in the vehicle’s glove box.
While speaking with police, Oharra said that Hatfield had methamphetamine in her possession. Hatfield denied ownership of the syringe and having any illegal substances on her person, according to the affidavit.
At this point, Hatfield was arrested for possessing the syringe and Oharra for possessing the Klonopin. The vehicle was towed from the scene. The other passenger was also released from the scene.
Both Hatfield and Oharra were searched by a female jail officer at the jail. The jail officer reported finding a paper towel with a small bag of methamphetamine inside while searching Hatfield. The bag had five grams of meth inside, the affidavit states.
Hatfield told police the substance was meth and that she was moving it from one place to another, but that she was not using it. She eventually told police the meth came from Oharra who offered Hatfield the opportunity to “make quick money” by transporting the drugs, according to the affidavit.
Both Hatfield and Oharra were formally charged in September for possessing methamphetamine.
