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Meth, cocaine discovered after overdose call

By DAVID MELSON - dmelson@t-g.com
Posted 4/5/22

Two people were charged after methamphetamine and crack cocaine were found in a Wartrace home Saturday morning.  

A Bedford County deputy called to investigate a possible drug overdose on …

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Meth, cocaine discovered after overdose call

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Two people were charged after methamphetamine and crack cocaine were found in a Wartrace home Saturday morning.  

A Bedford County deputy called to investigate a possible drug overdose on Hill Street found Melissa Talbot unconscious. She regained consciousness and was taken for medical treatment, the report said.  

Help had been summoned by George Tyrone Ransom, 61, of Thompson Street, Shelbyville.  

The deputy was given permission to search the house and found crack cocaine, a syringe containing meth, and various types of drug paraphernalia, according to the report.  

Ransom and Talbot were both charged with possession of schedule II drugs and paraphernalia. Ranson posted $4,000 bond. Talbot had not been taken into custody as of Monday morning.  

  • A woman who initially called police to report a missing person — who was found not to be missing — and feared an unwanted person was in her home was charged with possession of a schedule II drug Saturday night.

Samantha Rae Prince, 33, of Barksdale Lane handed over a small bag of meth to police. She was charged with possession of a schedule II drug and held on $1,000 bond.  

Marijuana charge  

A bag of marijuana and 12 burnt marijuana cigarettes were discovered in a car Sunday night after the driver missed a turn at the entrance to the Kroger shopping center on North Main Street and struck a curb, police said.  

Julian Ruiz Lessary, 21, of Old Nashville Dirt Road was charged with possession of a schedule VI drug, Lessary posted $2,500 bond.  

Non-emergencies  

Five alleged non-emergency 911 calls in less than 10 hours resulted in the arrest of a Shelbyville man Friday.  

Jerrid Daniel Pardon, 21, of Evans Street was intoxicated and admitted to an officer he’d been smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol. Pardon was charged with misuse of 911. He posted $1,500 bond.  

Jail intake  

The following were charged since Friday by the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, Shelbyville Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts. 

  • Quiana S. Blackmon, 25, Antioch; failure to appear; held, $2,000 bond
  • Savanah Storm Brown, 26, Barksdale Lane; failure to appear, violation of probation; held, $2,000 bond
  • Anthony W. Carpenter II, 19, Hunters Lane; DUI; released, $1,000 bond
  • Tina Cox, 27, Landers Street; driving on suspended license, light law, registration violation; held, $4,000 bond
  • Terrance Preston Eddings, 23, West Lane Street; domestic assault; released, $3,500 bond
  • James Gladden Jr., 52, Lewisburg; driving on suspended license, move over law; held, $2,000 bond
  • Zachary Joseph Harvey, 34, Pope Lane; violation of probation; released, $500 bond
  • Daniel James Hull, 52, Mount Olivet Road; DUI; released, $2,500 bond
  • Mary Ruthanne Lemay, 39, Coop Road; probation revocation, failure to appear, two bench warrants, bondsman surrender; held, $21,000 bond
  • Julian Ruiz Lessary, 21, Old Nashville Dirt Road; possession of schedule VI drug; released, $2,500 bond
  • Domingo Susun Luis, 23, Smyrna; DUI, failure to maintain lane; held, $1,500 bond
  • William Lucas Manery, 31, Midland Road; aggravated assault, immediate notice of accident, leaving scene of accident, aggravated domestic assault, evading arrest; held, $25,000 bond
  • Mario Gonzalez Martinez, 39, Maplewood Drive; no driver’s license, running red light; summons issued
  • Brandon Alexander Martinez Luna, 19, White Street; drinking age law; released, $3,000 bond
  • Eber Omar Mendez Hernandez, 25, Collier Avenue; domestic assault; released, $2,500 bond
  • Juan Carlos Mondragon, 41, La Vergne; shoplifting; summons issued
  • Amanda Christina Murphy, 44, Division Street, Normandy; failure to appear; held, $1,000 bond
  • Timothy Russell Murphy, 60, Division Street; Normandy;. failure to appear; held, $2,500 bond
  • Jerrid Daniel Pardon, 21, Evans Street; misuse of 911; released, $1,500 bond
  • Francisco Pedro Miguel, 29, Smyrna; no driver’s license, speeding; released, no bond
  • Samantha Rae Prince, 33, Barksdale Lane; possession of schedule II drug; held, $1,000 bond
  • George Tyrone Ransom, 61, Thompson Street; possession of schedule II drug, possession of drug paraphernalia; released, $4,000 bond
  • Andrew Clayton Sanders, 19, Rich Road; violation of order of protection; released, $2,500 bond
  • James E. Thomas, 32, Regent Drive; probation revocation; released, no bond
  • Brian Keith Tucker, 47, Myers Street; failure to appear; summons issued
  • Ashley Dyan Vanwinkle, 31, Smyrna; failure to appear, bench warrant; released, $2,500 bond
  • Daniel Walter Waggoner, 56, Shelbyview Drive; failure to appear; released, no bond
  • Tabitha Michele Washington, 30, Tyne Road; failure to appear; held, $5,000bond
  • Timothy Whitney, 50,Union Ridge Road; DUI, speeding, open container, financial responsibility; released, $1,500 bond
  • Manuel Zarraga Bautista, 37, East Lane Street; no driver’s license, speeding, financial responsibility; released, no bond