Local woman faces felony for methamphetamine possession
NINEVEH — A Brown County woman has been charged with a Level 6 felony for possessing methamphetamine after police responded to a tree down on Jan. 1 and noticed a vehicle with a license plate that returned stolen.
Deputies with the Brown County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a home on Green Road New Year’s Day for a report of a tree down.
While there, Deputy William Pool observed a vehicle in the driveway bearing a license plate that did not match the description of the vehicle. The plate belonged to a vehicle that had been reported stolen, according to the probable cause affidavit.
The homeowner said the car belonged to another relative. The relative told police 21-year-old Kendra Sanders had given it to him the night before.
Officers were able to make contact with Sanders, who reportedly lived on another property on Green Road. The owner of that property then entered a bus on the property to see if they could find Sanders and left the door open. Pool then reported seeing a glass smoking pipe in plain view.
Sanders came out to speak with Pool and allowed him to walk with her in the bus as she went to get a pair of shoes. At that time, Pool reported seeing around four broken glass smoking devices that he reported to be consistent with methamphetamine use, the affidavit states.
A search warrant was then granted for the bus. During the search police reported finding marijuana, multiple smoking devices, a scale with white residue on it, a marijuana grinder, multiple debit cards with different names, suspected methamphetamine and a number of mirrors with a crystalline substance police also believed to be meth, according to the affidavit.
Sanders was arrested and booked into the Brown County jail. She was formally charged on Jan. 7 with possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony; possession of marijuana, Class B misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor.
Traffic stop leads to arrest, drug charges
A Nashville man was stopped during Operation Pullover earlier this month for driving with a suspended driver’s license and was later charged with a Level 6 felony for possession of methamphetamine.
Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy Austin Schonfeld was working overtime during Operation Pullover on Jan. 5 when Nashville Police Patrolman Lindsey Downing requested assistance for a stop on Main Street.
Downing had initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle registered to Richard Westcott, 53, who had a suspended driver’s license.
During an inventory search of the vehicle before it was towed from the scene, Downing reported locating a plastic container containing drug paraphernalia and a substance that tested positive as methamphetamine.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Westcott denied knowing the items were in his vehicle and that he had been clean for about two months.
Westcott was arrested and transported to the Brown County Jail. On Jan. 11, he was formally charged with possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony and possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.
Man faces OWI count following traffic stop
A traffic stop last summer for not having a working license plate light resulted in the driver being charged with two felonies for operating a vehicle while intoxicated after police discovered he had alcohol in his system.
On Sept. 5, Nashville Police Patrolman Billy Bryant initiated a traffic stop at Circle K gas station on State Road 46 East around 12:30 a.m. after observing the vehicle without an operating license plate light, according to a probable cause affidavit.
The driver, William Sanders, 34, of Brown County, exited his vehicle and began pumping gas. According to the affidavit, Bryant instructed Sanders that he was going to issue him a citation and he needed to return to his vehicle.
Sanders allegedly refused to comply and continued to put his credit card into the gas pump. While speaking with Sanders, Bryant reported that Sanders stumbled, had slurred speech and glassy eyes, according to the affidavit.
Bryant asked Sanders again to return to his vehicle so he could write him a citation, but Sanders continued to pump gas and Bryant reported smelling alcohol on him, the affidavit states.
The officer also noted that Sanders inserted is credit card incorrectly in the pump.
Bryant asked how much Sanders had to drink. Sanders said he was trying to get home and was tired. He then asked why Bryant was “doing all of this for a license plate light,” the affidavit states.
Sanders complied with a request for police to administer field sobriety tests, but failed the three tests. Sanders then refused to take a breath test.
Sanders was reportedly instructed several times to place his hands behind his back and would not comply. He also attempted to pull away from deputies while they were trying to handcuff him, according to the affidavit.
Officers were then able to put Sanders into handcuffs after Brown County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Gibson threatened to use an electronic Taser device on him, the affidavit states.
A search warrant was obtained for a chemical blood test for Sanders and two vials of blood were taken at Columbus Regional Hospital.
He was then transported to the Brown County jail.
Sanders was formally charged with two Level 6 felonies for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and a Class A misdemeanor for resisting law enforcement on Jan. 12.
His OWI misdemeanors were elevated to felonies due to a prior conviction in Brown County in 2015.
