By DAVID MELSON - dmelson@t-g.com
Charges have been filed against a woman accused of stealing a safe containing several thousand dollars from a Wade Drive home.
Taylor Nichelle Lankford, 26, of Vine Street in Wartrace allegedly took the safe, which also contained a Springfield XDS 9mm pistol, on July 27, according to warrants filed last week by Shelbyville police.
She was arrested Aug. 3 in a traffic stop by Detective Cody Swift. Several containers of unprescribed prescription drugs, 0.17 ounces of crystal methamphetamine, glass pipes and a grinder were found in her vehicle.
Lankford was charged with theft of property, possession of schedule II, IV and V drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $24,000.
Improper dress
A homeless woman who claimed her clothing was stolen allegedly entered the Shelbyville Walmart late Tuesday night wearing only a shirt and panties, then clothed herself with shoplifted items and attempted to walk out without paying, Shelbyville police said.
Ginger Diana Lamb, 44, told Officer Sam Campbell her own clothing was taken at Fisherman’s Park under the Duck River bridge. Store security personnel said they watched Lamb put on pajama pants, two tank tops and athletic shoes and attempt to walk out without paying. A stolen thong was found in her purse, according to the police report.
Lamb was charged with shoplifting and held on $1,500 bond.
Meth charge
Crystal methamphetamine was found on a man who allegedly walked away from a crash on Blue Ribbon Parkway Monday afternoon, Shelbyville police said.
James Eric Lynch, 41, of Ranchero Drive was later found at a home on Industrial Parkway after a police dispatcher traced his vehicle’s license number. Lynch told Officer Brandi Merlo he thought he fell asleep at the wheel.
Merlo was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and driving on a revoked license. He was searched and approximately 1.5 grams of crystal meth was found, resulting in an additional charge of possession of a schedule II drug. He was held on $5,000 bond.
Angry response
A woman has been charged with domestic assault for allegedly hitting her boyfriend in the head after finding a swimsuit calendar in his truck.
The victim told a deputy Janice Ann Martin, 39, of Manchester struck him in the back of the head with a hard object at his home on U.S. 41A North. Martin refused to talk to a deputy, who said he was also unable to get her side of the story because the victim kept interrupting.
Martin was held on $3,500 bond.
Pot found
The discovery of 82 grams of marijuana in a vehicle resulted in the arrest of a passenger early Wednesday morning.
Matthew Jordan Wallace, 20, of Jennifer Circle told Sgt. Tory Moore marijuana he smelled was in a bag underneath one of the seats A scale and $479.03 were recovered.
Wallace was charged with possession of a schedule VI drug with intent to sell and held on $20,000 bond. The driver, who was stopped for swerving and swaying into the median on U.S. 231 North, was not charged after passing field sobriety tests.
Thefts
•A diesel particulate filter system was removed Tuesday or Wednesday from a Bedford County school bus in the parking lot of Community Elementary School. U.S. 41A North. The system is valued at $5,000, a Bedford County Sheriff’s Office report said.
•A bicycle was stolen from the front porch of a Lentz Street home while its owner was in school between 7 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Tuesday, police said. The bike is a red Dynamite Wipe Out brand with a rusty chain.
Jail intake
The following were charged since Tuesday by the Shelbyville Police Department, Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee HIghway Patrol or 17th Judiciary District Drug Task Force. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts.
•Alexander Clayton Allison, 18, Highway 64 East; simple possession of schedule VI drug; summons issued
•Kyle Lawrence Bramer, 25, Brentwood; jail escape, possession of schedule II drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of parole, assault (two counts); held, $27,500 bond
•Miles Wilson Cole Jr., 32, Stonefield Circle; show cause hearing (contempt of court); released, $500 bond
•Christian V. Arriaga Escabedo, 39, Wartrace Pike; no driver’s license, speeding; summons issued
•Demarious Alavontie Brown, 27, Murfreesboro; violation of probation; held, $500 bond
•Nesya Dessence Buchanan, 23, Fayetteville; show cause hearing-contempt of court; released, $5,000 bond
•Jayden Curtis Burns, 18, Loop Road; light law, simple possession of schedule VI drug; released, no bond
•Jeffrey Chandler Byrom, 18, Woodland Avenue; simple possession of schedule VI drug; summons issued
•Christopher Adam Duggin, 25, Fairway Green Drive; violation of probation, failure to appear; held, $50,000 bond
•Michael Hamzadon Eddings, 24, West Lane Street; probation revocation; released on recognizance
•Amanda Marie Mason Evans, 38, Madison Street; violation of probation; released, $1,000 bond
•Falicia Nicole Fletcher, 21, Unionville-Chapel Hill Road; harassment, unlawful exposure; summons issued
•Jeremy James Gamblin, 37, Collier Avenue; violation of probation; held, $1,000 bond
•Mark Edward Grogan, 49, White Street; simple possession of schedule III drug, driving on revoked license; held, $2,000 bond
•Scott Paul Hargrove, 41, homeless, Shelbyville; failure to appear, theft of property; held, $1,000 bond
•Jazmin Rose Heilbrunn, 23, homeless, Shelbyville; possession of schedule II drug, possession of drug paraphernalia; held, $5,000 bond
•Micah Cameron High, 37, Sparta; probation revocation; held, $1,000 bond
•Veronica M. Williams Hudson, 39, Glendale Road; show cause hearing; summons issued
•Caneisha Schanta Johnson, 34, Barksdale Lane; failure to appear; held, $2,500 bond
•Ginger Diana Lamb, 44, homeless; shoplifting (theft involving merchandise); held, $1,500 bond
•Jamarcus Lacre Leach, 28, Barksdale Lane; probation revocation; released on recognizance
•Janice Ann Martin, 39, Manchester; domestic assault; held, $3,500 bond
•Lamont Jamar McCullough, 38, Madison Street; possession of drug paraphernalia, DUI; held, $2,500 bond
•Terry Wayne Moore, 35, Nashville; failure to appear, theft, criminal trespassing; held, $5,000 bond
•Seth Vaden Neese, 36, Railroad Road; attachment; summons issued
•Matthew Shayne Newell, 26, Anthony Lane; failure to appear; held, $2,500 bond
•Alyssa Lyona Peacock, 18, Horse Mountain Road; no driver’s license, violation of order of protection; released, $3,000 bond
•Vanessa Annette Porterfield, 53, Regent Drive; aggravated assault; released, $1,000 bond
•Francisco Garcia Ruiz, 28, Nashville; driving without license; summons issued
•Meredith Shelby L. Seibers, 25, East Depot Street; theft of merchandise (three counts); summons issued
•Briana Ray Stipe, 24, homeless, Shelbyville, material witness; held without bond
•Tamrana Tiffany Tillman, 26, Murfreesboro; failure to appear (two counts); held, $1,500 bond
•Matthew Jordan Wallace, 20, Jennifer Circle; possession of schedule VI drug with intent to sell; held, $20,000 bond
•Vincent Richard Wiseman, 32, Nashville; reckless driving, speeding; summons issued
