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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. 

Following a missing persons investigation launched at the end of May, four people, Derek McCrackin, Jessica Smith, Lenor “Lenoka” Wilson, and Christopher Shields were arrested with charges ranging from fire-degree kidnapping to disturbing human remains. 

 

More than a month later, the investigation remains open and while the victim at the center of the missing persons investigation is no longer being searched for by law enforcement officers, her name has not been released, murder charges have not been filed, and a victim in the human remains that were uncovered has not been named. 

 

Search warrants executed as part of the investigations show that residences occupied by Shields were the target locations of the investigations, which uncovered what law enforcement determined were human remains. While witness statements identified the missing person as being the victim found during the investigation, law enforcement is waiting for the state crime lab to confirm the findings so a positive identification can be made.

 

“It would be irresponsible to identify our victim until she has positively been identified,” said Sheriff Robert Holland. “With the assistance of family members of our victim we are attempting to do DNA testing to prove the remains are those of our victim. Until her identity can be confirmed 100% it would be irresponsible to name her prematurely. Do we believe it is her? By the end of day one we were no longer looking for her and instead investigating her murder.”

 

Sheriff Holland stated that once a positive identification in made in the case using DNA evidence, additional charges will be forthcoming and the victim will be identified.

 


After just three hours on Monday, July 4th in downtown Franklin, the hot car display hosted by Safe Kids Macon County and the Rotary Club of Franklin as part of the Summer Safety Station showed the temperature inside the van was 167 degrees — nearly double the outside temperature which was 87.8 degrees.

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June 28:
 

Name: Jacquelyn Ruth Swewart 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: PossSCH II CS, Poss Of MEth, Simple Poss SCH IV CS
 

Name:   Eric Clinton Prevette 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Child Support Contempt 
 

Name: Stephanie Lee Cochran 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: DWI
 

Name:  Rickey Anthony Caldwell 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Bond Revoked 
 

Name: Dustin Louis Swafford 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: B&E, Felony Larceny, Poss OF Stolen Goods, Resisting Public Officer x2, Assault Physical Injury LEO/Probation, Misdemeanor Proabtion Vioaltion 
 

Name: Alvin Dewayne Ervin 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Poss Meth 
 

Name: Kenneth Lee Standingdeer

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA

 

Name: Jesse Phillips Standingdeer 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: H?I Felony Probation Violation x2
 

June 29
 

Name: Saxon Kathryn Broadwell 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: DWI
 

Name:   Danelle Kay Jimenez

Department: Macon Co

Charge: WRIT
 

Name: Rikki Elizabeth Jay 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: WRIT
 

Name:  Mikel Paul Worley 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Simple Assault
 

June 30:
 

Name: Gerardo Garcia Rubio 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: DWI
 

Name:  Crystal Leenan Thomas 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA


July 1:
 

Name: Jose Luis Patino Alvarez

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA On Felony 
 

Name:   Brendan Makenzie Williamson 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA On Misdemeanor x2
 

Name: Devin Rashawn Stewart 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: PossSCH II CS, Maintain Veh/Dwell/Place CS x2, Poss SCH II CS, PWISMD SCH II CS
 

Name:  Alyxzandrya Bell 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Poss SCH II CS, Mainain VEH Dwell/Place CS, PWISMD SCH II CS, Poss Meth x2, PossSCH II CS
 

Name: Bradley Kevin Jones

Department: Macon Co

Charge: H/I Felony Probation Violation 
 

Name: Randt Topaz Stewart

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Maintain Veh/Dwell/Place CSx2, PWISMD Cocaine, Poss Of Firearm By Felon, Poss CS Prison/Jail Premises, Felony Poss Cocaine, Maintain Veh/Dwe;;/Place CS
 

Name: Andriana Nichole Garcilita 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA On Felony x2 
 

Name: Franklin George Hill 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Poss Meth 

 

July 2:
 

Name: Keith Andrew Basty 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: PossMETH, Poss Drug Para
 

Name:   Kimberly Rene Griffin 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: DWI
 
 

July 3 :
 

Name: Derek Richard Edwards

Department: Macon Co

Charge: DWI
 

Name: Stephen Terrance Gibson 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA On Misdemeanor 
 

Name: Wendy Lynn Goodrich 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Simple Assault 

 

Name:  Michael Shane Bates 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: PossMeth, Resisiting Public Officer 
 

Name: Andrew Edward Andrews

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Assault On A Female 
 

Name:  Faye Lenn Mickler

Department: Macon Co

Charge: DWI

 

June 27:
 

June 28:
 

Name: Katrina Lynn Cook 

Department: Swain Co 

Charge: FTA On Felony 
 

Name: Dillard Sheldon Day

Department: Swain Co 

Charge: Child Support
 

Name:  Eric Michael Laplante 

Department: Swain Co 

Charge: DWI
 

Name: Jason Carrol Lowery 

Department: Swain Co 

Charge: B&E, Assault On A Female, Larceny Of Dog , Misdemeanor Probation Violation 
 

Name: Shelli Day Lowery 

Department: Swain Co 

Charge: Probation Vioaltion 

 

June 29:
 

Name: Maurice Jordan Jackson 

Department: Swain Co 

Charge: WRIT
 

June 30:
 

Name: Daniel Gerald Mathis 

Department: Swain Co 

Charge: Poss SCH II CS, Poss Drug Para 
 

Name: Kayla Elizabeth Pearson 

Department: Swain Co 

Charge: Probation Violation 

 

July 1:
 

Name: Robert Jason Brown 

Department: Swain Co 

Charge: Poss CS Prison/Jail, Misdemeanor Child Abuse, Assault Ona Female, Misdemeanor Larceny 
 

Name: Brooklyn Lackey 

Department: Swain Co 

Charge: Hold For Us Marshalls 
 

Name:  Jennifer Marie Whitlow 

Department: Swain Co 

Charge: DWI
 

July 2:
 

Name: Tanner William Beldon 

Department: Swain Co 

Charge: Unauthorized Use Of MV, Simple Assault 
 

Name: Denise Shalene Downs 

Department: Swain Co 

Charge: FTA On Felony x2
 

Name:  Randall Trent Russell 

Department: Swain Co 

Charge: Misdemeanor Larceny, Second Degree Trespass
 

July 3:
 

Name: Timothy Howard Johnson 

Department: Swain Co 

Charge: FTA On Misdemeanor  
 

 


June 20:
 

Name: Daniel Edward Franklin 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: Felony Identity Theft, Poss Stolen Property 
 

Name: Matthew Douglas Rowe

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge:FTA- Poss Drug Para, FTA- Poss Meth 

June 21:
 

Name: Richard Malcolm Webb 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge:  Felony Trafficking SCH I, Poss Drug Para, Felony PWISMD SCH I 
 

Name: Ryan Mary Motola 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: DUI, Poss Open Container 
 

Name:  Mark Allen Husted 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge:  WFA- DWLR, WFA- Hit And Run 
 

Name: Travis Andrew Mason 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: FTA- Poss Stolen Goods 
 

Name: Cornelious Ashe 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: DWLR, Poss Drug Para, Poss Meth 
 

Name: Christopher Slade Barkley 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: FTA- First Degree Arson 
 

Name: Kenneth Christopher Potts

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Injury To Personal Property 
 

Name: : Loretta Jean Bradley 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Injury To Personal Property 
 


June 22:
 

Name: Randal Lewis Marrinan 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge:  WFA- Communicating Threats 
 

Name: Nicholas Steven Maykus Selby 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Communicating A Threat Of Mass Violence On Educational Property 

 

Name: Crystal Gail Bradley 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Fta- Obtain Property By False Pretense, FTA- Larceny After B&E, FTA- B&E


June 23:
 

Name: William Clay Tucci Caselli 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge:  Stolen Property Offenses, Trespass Of Real Property 
 

Name:  Angelique Jantile Kirkland 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: Misdemeanor Larceny, Poss Of Stolen Goods/Property, Felony Poss Of Meth 
 

Name:  Dustin James Kirkland 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge:  Misdemeanor Larceny, Poss Of Stolen Goods/Property 
 

Name: Drew Garrett Hoyle 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Poss Of Driug Para, Poss Of Meth, Poss Of SCH II CS
 

Name: Nicholas Steven Maykus Selby 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Poss Drug Para, Felony Poss Of Marijuana, Poss Of SCH I CS, Poss Of SCH III CS
 

Name: William Joseph Conner 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Poss Dru Para, Poss Marijuana Para, Felony Poss Synthetic Cannabinoid, Felony Poss Of SCH I CS, Poss Meth 
 

June 24:
 

Name: Mark Allen Thomas 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Assault On A Female 
 

Name: Jeremy Andrew Steed 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Domestic Violence Protection Order
 

Name: Anthony Kelvin Sequoyah 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Felony Poss SCH II CS
 

Name: Jess Clingmon Owens 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Indecent Exposure Defendant Older Than 18 Victim Less Than 16, Indecent Liberties With Child 
 

Name: Ethan Matthew Leonard 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Resisting Public Officer, Flee/Elude Arrest W/MV, Unauthorized Use Of MV
 

Name: Charles Alden Brooks 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge:Second Degree Trespass, Attempt B&E Building 
 

June 25:
 


June 26:

Name: Sandra Ledford Evans 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge:  Purse-Snatching 
 


June 27:
 

Name: Samantha A Brown 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: Felony WFA For Poss Of SCH I CS, WFA For Poss Of Drug Para
 

Name: Jackson Alexander Bradley 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: WFA- Felony Poss Of SCH I CS, WFA- Poss Of Drug Para 
 

Name: Amanda LEe Mezyk 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: Second Degree Trespass

 

Name: Saith David Cucumber 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: FTA- Poss Of Firearm By Felon, Fail To Wear Seatbelt, DWLR, Reckless Driving TO Endanger, DWI, B&E MV x2 , Injury To Personal Property, Kidnapping, Attempt Larceny


June 28:
 

Name: Heather Elizabeth Ladd

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: WFA- Misdmenaor Larceny, WFA Shoplifting Concelement Of Goods 
 

Name: Robert Dylan Thomas 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: OFA- DWLR
 

Name: Mark Allen Winstead

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: Felony Trafficking Opium/Heroin, Felony PWIMSD SCH I, Maintain VEH/Dwell/Place CS

 


Name: Jaiver Alejandro 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Tresspass Of Real Property 
 

June 29:


Name: Jess Harvey Cagle 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Second Degree Trespass 
 

Name: David Gregory Watson 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: FTA- Misdemeanor Probation Violation 
 

Name: Charles Robert Sturgis 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Assault Serious Bodily Injury 

 

June 30:
 

Name: Lisa R Schrader

Department: Sylva PD

Charge:Stolen Tag, DWLR, Failure To Produce 
 

Name: Mark Allen Thoman 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Violation Of Court Order 
 

Name: William Leroy Wright 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Fail To Work After Paid, Obtaining Property By False Pretense x3, Poss Stolen Goods/ Property, Larceny After B&E, B&E, Fail To Work after Paid 
 

Name: Kenneth Lee Brooks 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Injury To Personal Property, Discharge Weapon Occupied Property 


July 1:


Name: Timothy Ray Smith 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: FTA- Simple Assault 
 

Name: Jim Kyle Blankingship 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge:All Other Offenses 
 

Name: Hunter Lee Lewis 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge:Felony Probation vViolation, Carrying Concealed Weapon, Interfere With Electronic Monitor Device
 

Name: Dalton Faron Taylor 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: FTA- Drive After Consuming <21, FTA- DWI
 

Name: Jonathan Nathaniel- Colby Shelton 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Fugitive Warrant 
 

July 2:
 

Name: Lisa Irene Dickey 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge:DWI, Open Container After Consuming Alcohol, Resisting A Public Officer 
 

Name: Samantha Perry Marlow 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: Indecent Exposure, Resisting Public Officer, Assault On Government Official/Employee 

 

Name: Kristopher Alexander Tutt

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Assault On A Female 
 

Name: Matthew Paul Leonard 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Child Support Purge, FTA- Canceled /Revoked/Suspended Tag, FTA- Operate  Veh No Insurance x2, FTA-DWLR x2, FTA Fail To Wear Seat Belt Driver, FTA- Poss Drug Para, FTA- Poss METH, FTA, Poss Stolen MV

 

July 3:


Name: Christina Benton Filan 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge:Violation Of Court Order 
 

Name: Mark Allen Thoman 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Violation Of A Release Order
 

Name: Lorenzo UNK Ramirezanila 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriff

Charge: Indecent Liberties 
 

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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