Public Safety Newsletter

We have been able to update our weekly Public Safety Newsletter to now include arrest reports from Swain County Sheriff's Office, Bryson City Police Department, Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Sylva Police Department, Macon County Sheriff's Office, Highlands Police Department, and Franklin Police Department. All individuals listed here are innocent until proven guilty.

Plateau pickup sees highest-ever turnout of volunteers

HIGHLANDS, N.C. – Breaking previous records, approximately 130 volunteers helped spruce up Highlands and surrounding highways this past Saturday, April 23, as part of the annual Plateau Pickup, organized and hosted by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce/Visit Highlands, NC. Volunteers collected approximately 15 tons of garbage along the roadways.

April 18:

Name: Ivry Jayne Tallent

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Aid & Abet DWLR

Name: Kelly William Brasier

Department: Macon Co

Charge: DWLR

Name: Gregory Thomas Bufkin

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Poss Of Stolen Goods, Obtain Property False Pretense x2, Felony Larceny, Larceny After B&E, Poss Of Stolen goods

Name: Jason Justin Edwards

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Poss Meth, Poss Drug Para

April 19:

Name: Ronald Lee Wickham

Department: Macon Co

Charge: True Bill Of Indictment, FTA

Name: Jason Robert Mock

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Poss Meth, Poss Drug Para

Name: Patrick Benjamin Kropp

Department: Macon Co

Charge: DWI

Name: Morgan Corissa Cowart

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA On Felony x2

Name: Glenn Dale Lambert

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA

Name: Rachel Jewel Urrutia

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Misdemeanor Probation Violation x2

April 20:

Name: Hayden Patrick Volk

Department: Macon Co

Charge: DWI

Name: Angela Denise Torres

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA

Name: Bernice Garcia

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA On Misdemeanor x2

Name: Nicole Dee Stewart

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Resisting Public Officer, Assault Government Official/Employee x2, Resisting Public Officer, H/I Felony Probation Violation

April 21:

Name: Clarissa Anne Smith

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA On Felony x2

Name: Travis Scott Mason

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Injury To Personal Property, Poss Of Burglary tools, B&E, Larceny after B&E, Poss Stolen Goods, Poss Meth, Poss Drug Para, Second Degree Trespass

Name: Madeleine Marie Taylor

Department: Macon Co

Charge: B&E, Larceny After B&E, Poss Of Stolen Goods , Poss MEth, Poss Drug Para, Second Degree Trespass, Injury To Personal Property Poss Of Burglary Tools

Name: Mark Daniel Castro

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Second Degree Trespass, B&E, Larceny After B&E, Poss Stolen Goods, Poss Of Meth, Poss Drug Para, Injury To Personal Property, Poss Of Burglary Tools

Name: Scott Lynn Marchant

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Second Degree Trespass

April 22:

Name: Toni Leann Brewer

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Poss Sch I CS, Poss SCH II CS

Name: Taylor Nicole Todd

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Assault Government Official/Employee x2, Second Degree Trespass, Resisting Public Officer x2

April 23:

Name: Hannah Marie Carbone

Department: Macon Co

Charge: DWI, Drive After Consuming <21

Name: Christian Ryan Sammons

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Hold For Jackson Co

Name: Charles Alden Brooks

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Hold For Jackson County

April 24:

Name: Rafael Ferral-Carrasco

Department: Macon Co

Charge: DWI

Name: Nichole Ann Bennett

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA

Name: Samuel Wahnetha

Department: Macon Co

Charge: WRIT

Name: Warren Jackson Morgan

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Second Degree Trespass x2

April 18:

Name: Travis Tritt Rogers

Department: Swain Co

Charge: Poss Stolen Car, Resisting Public Officer, Identity Theft

April 19:

Name: Mellisa Dawn Burrell

Department: Swain Co

Charge: FTA On Misdemeanor, Resisting Public Officer

Name: Steven Lee Capps

Department: Swain Co

Charge: DWLR

Name: Javier Alejandro Luna Sanchez

Department: Swain Co

Charge: Second Degree Trespass, Resisiting Public Officer

April 20:

Name: Michael Noah Moore

Department: Swain Co

Charge: Trafficking Meth, Conspire To Commit Felony, Poss Of Marijuana, Extradition/Fugitive Other State

Name: Michael Chantilly Elizabeth Homeless

Department: Swain Co

Charge: Hold For Graham Co Child Support

April 21:

Name: Mark Wayne Ballard

Department: Swain Co

Charge: Hold For US Marshall

Name: Bobby Douglas Hyde

Department: Swain Co

Charge: B&E, Comunicating Threats

Name: Miranda Jean Louise Nations

Department: Swain Co

Charge: FTA- Second Degree Burglary, FTA Larceny After B&E

Name: Eddie Columbus Taylor

Department: Swain Co

Charge: FTA On Felony

April 22:

Name: Joel Scott Friedrich Jr

Department: Swain Co

Charge: Second Degree Forcible Rape, Second Degree Forces Sex Offense, Assault By Strangulation

Name: Timothy Felix Harris

Department: Swain Co

Charge: Hold For Us Marshall

Name: Elizabeth Lane

Department: Swain Co

Charge: Assault On Emergency Personnel, Resisting Public Officer, Misdemeanor Child Abuse

Name: Joshua Lingle-Nasser

Department: Swain Co

Charge: DWI

Name: Joshua David Phillips

Department: Swain Co

Charge: FTA On Felony, FTA On Misdemeanor

April 23:

Name: John Lee Felton

Department: Swain Co

Charge: OFA Fta- School Attendance Law Violation, FTA- Second Degree Trespass

Name: Tommy Lee Henderson

Department: Swain Co

Charge: OFA Fta- Assault On a Female Misdemeanor Probation Violation

Name: Joshua Ramoth Huskey

Department: Swain Co

Charge: DWLR

Name: Rebecca Lynn Smith

Department: Swain Co

Charge: OFA Fta- School Attendance Law Violation

Name: Jamie Marie Sutton

Department: Swain Co

Charge: Poss Drug Para

Name: William Clay Tuccucaselli

Department: Swain Co

Charge: Poss Meth, Poss Drug Para

April 24:

Name: Robyne Aileen Dehart

Department: Swain Co

Charge: FTA On Misdemeanor x2

Name: Margie Lynn Toineeta

Department: Swain Co

Charge:

April 18:

Name: Gabriel Jobe Belcher

Department: Jackson Co

Charge: Resisting Public Officer

Name: Rigoberto Trejo

Department: Jackson Co

Charge: FTA- Criminal Summons Of A MV

April 19:

Name: Devon Chase Beck

Department: Jackson Co

Charge: B&E Of A MV, Larceny, Conspire To Commit Felony Larceny

Name: Robert Lee Bigwitch

Department: Jackson Co

Charge: FTA

April 20:

Name: Ernest Victor Collins

Department: Jackson Co

Charge: Resisting Public Officer

Name: Nina Marie Otero

Department: Sylva Pd

Charge: Simple Assault

Name: Andrew Brittain Hendricks

Department: Sylva Pd

Charge: Assault On A Female

Name: Sadie Ann Standingdear

Department: Sylva Pd

Charge: Misdemeanor Child Abuse

April 21:

Name: Jeremiah Gentry Gunter

Department: Jackson Co

Charge: Resisting Public Officer , Poss Of Firearm By Felon, Conspire Commit Felony Larceny, Poss Stolen Fire arm, Poss Stolen Property , Larceny Of Firearm, Larceny After B&E

Name: Traci Lynn Mathis

Department: Jackson Co

Charge: Misdemeanor Larceny, Obtain Property By False Pretense, Felony Larceny

Name: Patrick Gerald Gunter

Department: Jackson Co

Charge: Resisting Public Officer, Conspire To Commit Felony Larceny, Poss Stolen Firearm, Poss Stole n Goods , Larceny Of Firearm, Larceny after B&E, B&E, FTA/DWLR

Name: Christopher Brooks Gammon

Department: Jackson Co

Charge: Poss Drug Para, Trafficking in Meth x2

April 22:

Name: Jessica Gail Conway

Department: Jackson Co

Charge: FTA- Poss Drug Para, FTA- Misdemeanor Child Abuse

Name: Michael Warren Wilnoty Jr

Department: Jackson Co

Charge: Fta- PWISMD SCH II CS

Name: Phillip Jordan Andrews

Department: Jackson Co

Charge: Warrant Service For Other Jurisdiction, Trafficking In Opiates By Poss, Trafficking In Opiates By Sales , First Degree Burglary

Name: Charles Anthony Barnette

Department: Jackson Co

Charge: False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game, Embezzlement

Arrest Report Abbreviations

To streamline the arrest reports and make them more efficient, I am going to be abbreviating reoccurring words and language in charges. Here is a list of abbreviations for reference.

AWDW – Assault With a Deadly Weapon
DWLR – Driving While License Revoked
DUI/DWI –Driving Under the Influence
MV – Motor Vehicle
Poss – Possession
Meth – Methamphetamine
Para –Paraphernalia
PV – Probation Violation
ROD – Resist/Obstruct/Delay law enforcement
FTA – Failure to Appear
AOF – Assault on a Female
PWISDM – Possession with intent to sell, deliver, manufacture
OFA – Order for Arrest
B&E – Breaking and entering
AWDW – Assault with a deadly weapon
Sch CS – Schedule Controlled substance
Sch I – Heroine, Ecstasy, GHB, Methaqualone, Peyote, Opiates (and others)
Sch II – Cocaine, Raw Opium, Opium Extracts-Fluid and Powder, Codeine, Hydrocodone, Morphine,
Methadone, Methamphetamine, Ritalin (and others)
Sch III – Ketamine, Anabolic Steriods, Some Barbituates (and others)
Sch IV – Valium, Xanax, Rohypnol, Darvon, Clonazepam, Barbital (and others)
Sch V – Over the counter cough medicines with codeine (and others)
Sch VI – Marijuana, Hashish, Hashish Oil

*All individuals listed are innocent until proven guilty*

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