An inmate has been charged with filing a false report after breaking his own arm while incarcerated and blaming it on other prisoners hoping to get an early release from jail.
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37 year old Joey Phillip Phelps of Windy Cut Street, Dowelltown is under a $3,000 bond and his court date is November 9.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said Phelps, who is serving 100 days for a child support violation, was taken to Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital on Thursday, October 26 for a broken arm.
Phelps told a detective and correctional officer at the hospital that while incarcerated, two other inmates held him down and broke his arm after threatening him. But after a further investigation, the detective learned that Phelps had made up the story. When questioned again later, Phelps admitted to the detective and a jail sergeant that he had broken his own arm, hoping it would get him out of jail.
32 year old Byron Bud Gibbs of Gin Alley, Alexandria is charged with aggravated assault and vandalism. His bond is $14,500 and his court date is November 9.
Sheriff Ray said that on Thursday, October 19 Gibbs rammed his truck into another vehicle on New Hope Road at Alexandria causing the victim to fear for his life and causing more than $1,000 in damages to the victim’s automobile.
25 year old Marco Antonio Granados of Cecil Hale Road, Smithville is charged with a domestic related aggravated assault. His bond is $5,000 and his court date is November 9.
Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, October 28 a deputy responded to a report of a physical domestic at a residence on Cecil Hale Road. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with both Granados and his girlfriend. She said that Granados came home drunk and that he began arguing and slapped her on the face. She claims Granados then pushed her down on the couch and tried to choke her but stopped after she told him she was going to call the police. The woman was found to have red marks on her left cheek and around the area of her neck. Granados was placed under arrest.
19 year old Jared Robert Pyles of Bratten Street, Liberty is charged with driving under the influence. His bond is $1,500 and his court date is November 9.
Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, October 28 a deputy was patrolling on Highway 70 west in Dowelltown when he noticed a car parked on the side of the road with its hazard lights on. The officer stopped and spoke with the driver, Pyles and noticed that his eyes were red and glossy and that his speech was slow and slurred. Pyles submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. He admitted to having taken a pill earlier.
39 year old James Matthew Maynard of Switchboard Road, Brush Creek is charged with a fourth offense of driving under the influence. He was further cited for driving with no insurance and violation of the open container law. His bond is $6,500 and he will be in court on November 9.
Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, October 28 a deputy responded to Cookeville Highway due to a vehicle accident involving two cars. Upon arrival the officer spoke to one of the drivers, Maynard who had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person. His eyes were red and watery and he was unsteady on his feet. Maynard refused to perform field sobriety tasks as requested. He also refused to give a blood sample. Maynard admitted to having consumed a few drinks and that he had smoked some marijuana. A search warrant was then obtained for a blood withdrawal. Two open cartons of beer were found in his vehicle.
32 year old Chase Adam Williams of Kendra Drive, Smithville is charged with being an habitual driving offender. His bond is $6,000 and his court date is November 9.
Sheriff Ray said that on Wednesday, October 25 a deputy conducted a traffic stop on West Bryant Street in Smithville knowing that the operator of the vehicle he was stopping, Williams was driving on a revoked license and is an habitual offender in Bradley County. Williams’ original habitual offender revocation was February 27, 2012. Williams has two prior offenses for driving as an habitual offender.
43 year old Mark Thomas Williams of Cookeville Highway, Smithville is charged with violation of an order of protection. His bond $3,000 and his court date is November 9.
Sheriff Ray said that on Wednesday, October 25 a deputy responded to a residence on Cookeville Highway due to an unwanted guest complaint. Upon arrival the officer spoke with Williams and learned that he is under an order of protection to keep away from the petitioner but that he had violated it by contacting the victim only three days after having been served with the order.
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