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Several suspects arrested by police on drug charges

By DAVID MELSON - dmelson@t-g.com
Posted 2/18/23

Two suspects were charged with drug possession Wednesday following a traffic stop by Shelbyville police.

Paul David Hastings Jr., 43, of Davis Lane in Unionville, was stopped by Officer Ramon …

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Two suspects were charged with drug possession Wednesday following a traffic stop by Shelbyville police.

Paul David Hastings Jr., 43, of Davis Lane in Unionville, was stopped by Officer Ramon Castillo for a suspected window tint violation. Police have recently begun sharply increasing traffic stops based on darkly-tinted windows.

Hastings was charged with possession of a schedule 2 drug and paraphernalia when a bag containing 3 grams of methamphetamine, along with a meth pipe, were found in his vehicle, Castillo’s report said. The window tint was checked with a digital device and found to be too dark, according to the report.

Carrie Liang, 23, of Smyrna, a passenger, was charged with simple possession when heroin was allegedly found in her possession.

Bonds were set at $6,500 for Hastings and $3,000 for Liang.

  • A man wanted for theft of property possessed methamphetamine and marijuana when stopped by a Shelbyville police officer Tuesday, according to an incident report.

Cameron Steven Scott, 28, of Lynchburg allegedly attempted to push the meth into his truck’s floorboard as Officer Brock Horner watched. Marijuana, a glass pipe, scales and bags were found inside the truck.

Scott was charged with simple possession of schedule 2 and 6 drugs and served with the previous warrant. He was held on $6,500 bond.

  • Scott Gagne, 33, of Barksdale Lane was charged with simple possession when arrested Wednesday at a North Main Street restaurant where he is employed.

Officer Josh Graves’ report said Gagne had a bag of marijuana in a pocket. Gagne was served with previous warrants for fraudulent use of a credit/ATM card, theft of property, and two counts of violation of an order of protection. He was held without bond.

  • Mikyah Mikhel Wilson, no age or address available, was charged with simple possession Wednesday after police were notified of a vehicle with a strong marijuana odor at a North Main Street restaurant.

Officer Dylan Bliss stopped the vehicle and was handed a bag containing 1 gram of marijuana, his report said, Wilson was cited and allowed to leave.

Dogs dropped

Two dogs were abandoned Monday afternoon in the trailer park at 2103 North Main St., according to a Shelbyville Police Department report.

A German shepherd mix with red collar and black pit bull puppy with a blue harness were dropped off next to a dumpster, neighbors said.

By the time police arrived a neighbor had moved the dogs into a kennel filled with trash including an open pineapple can and three empty bowls. The kennel smelled of feces, the report said.

A neighbor told police a man and woman in a black single-cab short bed pickup were seen leaving the dogs between 2-5 p.m.

Shelbyville Animal Control was called.

Shoplifting

A Walmart employee was charged with five shoplifting incidents dating back to December, police said.

Vickie L. Claxton, 67, of Midland Road allegedly admitted the offenses, according to the incident report. She was released on $7,500 bond.

Thefts

  • Two utility trailers and a four-wheeler were stolen between Dec. 27 and Monday from property on Cortner Road, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office was told.
  • A home on Edd Joyce Road was burglarized since last November, the BCSO was notified Wednesday.

Jail intake

The following were charged since Monday 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.

  • Joseph Alan Boswell, 63, Womble Road; assault; released on recognizance
  • Priscilla Yvette Bryant, 31, North Main Street; auto burglary (vehicle parts), financial responsibility, harassment, no driver’s license/exhibited on demand, theft of property, window tinting; released, $500 bond
  • Bryant Burnett, 24, Anthony Lane; domestic assault, DUI; held, $5,500 bond
  • Louis W. Burnett, 53, Blue Ribbon Parkway; domestic assault; released, $1,500 bond
  • David Lee Claxton, 69, Warners Bridge Road; assault, violation of parole; held, no bond
  • Vickie L. Claxton, 67, Midland Road; shoplifting (five counts); released, $7,500 bond
  • Michelle Lynn Davis, 50, Highway 64 East; light law, possession of schedule 6 drug; released on recognizance
•Scott Gagne, 33, Barksdale Lane; fraudulent use of credit/ATM card, simple possession, theft of property, violation of order of protection (two counts); held, no bond
  • Jeremy Brent Gamblin, 38, Tullahoma; violation of probation; held, $2,500 bond
  • Hugo Alberto Gonzalez, 33, Lexington Cove Boulevard; domestic assault; released on recognizance
  • Paul David Hastings Jr., 43, Davis Lane, Unionville; possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of schedule 2 drug, window tinting; held, $6,500 bond
  • Ryan Heflin, 25, Old Pencil Mill Road; domestic assault (two counts); released, $5,000 bond
  • Andrew Martin Lee, 20, Hartsville; violation of order of protection; held, no bond
  • Carrie Liang, 23, Smyrna; simple possession; held, $3,000 bond
  • Cecelia Martin, 28, Tanner Circle; failure to appear, financial responsibility, no driver’s license/exhibited on demand, speeding; released, $2,500 bond
  • Samantha Marie Nowlin, 42, Oakdale Street; truancy; released on recognizance
  • Tommy C. Parker, 54, West Lane Street; failure to appear; held, no bond
  • Miqueas Perez Garcia, 18, Butler Street; no driver’s license/exhibited on demand, reckless/careless driving; held, $2,000 bond
  • Amber Rogers. 35, Central Avenue; bench warrant, failure to appear; held. no bond
  • Cameron Steven Scott, 28, Lynchburg; possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of schedule 2 drug, possession of schedule 6 drug, theft of property; held, $6,000 bond
  • Jonathan Lewayne Shaver, 41, Tullahoma; violation of probation; held, $4,500 bond
  • Stephanie Short, 50, Tullahoma; failure to appear; held, no bond
  • Brian Lynn Smith, 43, Butler Avenue; domestic assault, violation of probation; held, $2,500 bond
  • Brandon Dean Steakley, 45, McMinnville; failure to appear; held, no bond
  • David Lucas Tadeo, 43, Bridlewood Drive; violation of order of protection; held, $2,500 bond
  • April Leeann Woods, 40, Warners Bridge Road; DUI, light law; released, $3,000 bond