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Melissa Rice died while in the custody of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office in 2019 and now more than two years later, her family has closure. The family of the Sylva woman who reportedly “died by suicide” in the Jackson County Detention Center filed suit in federal district court in March 2020 against members of the sheriff’s department who handled her arrest and subsequent incarceration. In September the family settled the lawsuit, according to documents filed in federal court. After mediation and finalizing the terms of the settlement, the case was settled for $725,000 and closed.
 
  

 

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. 

October 31
 

Name:  Marlena Christine Dixon 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: DWI
 

Name: Luis Antonio Algodon-Garcia 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Assault on a Female, DWI, FTA on Misdemeanor, Assault & Battery 
 

November 1
 

Name:  Crystal Eve Hayes 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Poss Meth, Poss Drug Para 
 

Name: Amy Morgan Smith 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Larceny After B&E, B&E, Poss Stolen Goods, Injury to Real Property, Resisting Public Officer, Poss Meth, Poss Drug Para, 
 

Name: Michelle Canada Barrell

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest:  DWI
 

Name:  Megan Elizabeth Thomas 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: H/I Felony PV x2, Defraud Drug/Alchol Test 
 

Name: Joshua William Fagg 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Assault on a Female, Injury to Personl Property, Common Law Robbery, Flee/Elude Arrest With a MV


Name:  Gary Michael Passmore 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Parole Violation 
 

November 2
 

Name:  Austin Henery Posey 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Parole Violation x2, Assault On a Female, Resesting Punlic Offier
 

Name: Greg Lytle 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest:  FTA on Misdemeanor, Violatie Domestiv Violence Protection Order


Name:  Michael Shannon Gobson 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: FTA on Felony x3

 

November 3
 

Name: Monique Laverne Smith 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Poss SCH I CS, Poss Heroin, Poss Drug Para, Misdemeanor Probation Violation x2 
 

Name: William Clinton Holt 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest:  Governor's Warrant 
 

Name:  Ronald Scott Jones 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Misdemeanor Stalking, Misdemeanor PV


Name:  Willie Eldon Watts 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: FTA- Assault on a Female, FTA
 

November 4
 

Name: Joshua Ryan Wiggin 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: FTA on a Felony x3, FTA on a Misdemanor, Parole Violation 
 

Name: Dakota Charles Mathis 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest:  FTA on A Felony, FTA on Misdemeanor x2
 

Name:  Kathy Fay Nicole Atcheson 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: FTA on a Felony 
 

Name:  Joseph Elzie Dills 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: H/I Felony PV
 

Name:  Holly Michaelle Breedlove 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Misdemeanor PV x2

 

November 5
 

Name: Tony Dustin Bateman 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Injury To Personal Property, Second Degree Trespass x4, First Degree Trespass, Intoxicated and Disruptive x2, Communicating Threats, FTA on A Misdemanor, Misdemeanor Larceny, Drunk and Disorderly, Simple Assault, Resisting Public Officer, Assault and Battery, Carrying Concealed Weapon, Unintentional Litter Less Than Or Equal to 15 LBS
 

Name: Andrew Joseph Cook 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest:  Misdemeanor Child Abuse x2 
 

Name:  Tiegha Shaye Franklin 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Assault 
 

Name:  Robert Edgar West 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Weekender x3

 

November 6
 

Name: Andrea Lynn Smilack 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Poss Meth, Poss Drug Para 
 

Name: Edwin Slexis Moya 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: DWI

 

November 7
 

Name:  Nadya Elise Rogers 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Comoon Law Robbery, B&E MV, Poss Of Stolen Goods, Assault and Battery 
 

Name: Sabrina Yvonne Arrant 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: DWI
 

Name: HArold Andrew Williamson 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest:  H/I Felony PV



November 1:
 

Name: Hannah Marlene Bowling

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: Extradition/Fugitive Other State 

 

Name: Keith Trimble 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: Assault on a Female, Misdemeanor Child Abuse x2 

 

Name: David Gregory Watson 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: School Attendance Law Violence, Carrying Concealed Weapon, Probation Violation, FTA on Misdemeanor 
 


November 2:

November 3:
 

Name: Jessica Irene Jones 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: Obtaining Property False Pretense 
 

Name: Angela Earlene Woodard 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest:  DWI
 


November 4:


November 5:
 

Name: Jalen Catt

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: DWI
 


November 6:
 

Name: Daniel Ephraim Manasse 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: PWIMSD SCH II CS, Poss Drug Para, Dangerous Drug
 


November 7:
 

Name: Tyler Dillon Washington 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest:  Resisting Public Officer 
 

Name: Stephanie Bridges 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: Unauthorized Use Of Motor Vehicle 
 


 

 

November 1-
 

Name: James Tyler Griffin 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest:  OFA- DWLR
 

Name: Kevin Allen Queen 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest:  WFA- Misdemeanor Larceny 
 

Name: Sheyenne Victoria McClellan 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest:  WFA- Misdemeanor Larceny 

 

Name: Annette Marie Blackwell 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Extradition/Fugitive Other State-SC x2, Extradition/Fugitive Other State-TN x2 , Extradition/Fugitive Other State-GA

 

Name: Jessica Gail Conway 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: Poss Drug Para, Child Abuse, PV
 

Name: Shane Christopher Holder 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: FTA- Trespass of Real Property x2

 

November 2-
 

Name: Kelly Elizabeth Wise-Mason 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest:  OFA-Unauthorized use of MV
 

Name: Leigh Ann Cunningham 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest:  OFA- Speeding 
 

Name: Fredrick Earl Stillwell IV

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest:  WFA- Misdemeanor Larceny 
 

Name: Brittany Danielle McCall

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest:  Second Degree Trespass, Felony Poss Of CS on Jail Premises, Felony Poss Of Meth 


Name: Shayla 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: PV 
 

Name: Penny Thompson Ferretiz 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: FTA- Misdemeanor Child Abuse, FTA- Open Container,  FTA- Fail to secure Passenger under 16, FTA- DWLR

 

November 3-
 

Name: Cody Douglas Woodard 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: OFA- DWLR
 

Name: Dakota Gregory Perkins 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: Violation of Court Order
 

Name: Dennis James Walk II

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: OFA- Open Container Violation 
 

Name: Brandon Heath Evans 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: OFA- No Liability Insurance 


Name: Jessica Elizabeth Quinn

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: DWI
 

Name:  James Phillip Howell 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: FTA- Felony Poss SCH II CS, FTA- Poss Firearm by Felon
 

November 4-
 

Name: Carol Dale Mintz

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: Interfere with Electronic Monitor Device, Misdemeanor Larceny, Damage to Personal Property, FTA/Felony Probation Violation, Felony Probation Voilation
 

Name: Matthew David Boud 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: FTA- Trespassing, FTA- Felony Poss Stolen Goods/Property, FTA- Felony Larceny, FTA- Poss Stolen Goods/Property, FTA- Misdemeanor Larceny, Larceny 
 

Name: James Hill Rose 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: Maintaining a Dwelling, Poss with Intent to Manufacture Sell or Deliver, Poss Sch I
 

Name: Ashley Mae Frady 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: Poss Sch 6, PWIMSD, Maintaining a Dwelling


Name: Christopher Nathan Stephens 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: Communicating Threats 
 

November 5-
 

Name: Kevin Allen Queen 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: WFA- Felony Larceny of an MV
 

Name: Garrett Mckae Hoyle 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: Felony- OFA Poss of Stolen Goods/Property, Felony- OFA Obtaining Property by False Pretense 

 

Name: Earland Rebel Mckay 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: Failer to Register Adress 
 

Name: Ray Charles McCall 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: Simple Assault 
 

Name: David Christian Brown 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: Flee Elude Arrest with MV, Resisting Public Officer, B&E Intent To Terrorize


November 6-

Name: Charles Jonathan Cucumber 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: Felony OFA- Felony Probation Violation 
 

Name: Christopher Franklin Miller 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: WFA- Assault on a Female 
 

Name: Alexandria Jade Jackson 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: FTA- Obtaining Property by False Pretenses 
 

Name:  Cody Douglas Woodard 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 

Arrest: FTA- Assault On A Female, Poss Drug Para, Simple Poss SCH IV CS, FTA- Injury tp Personal Property 

 

November 7-
 

Name: Ryan Luke Queen 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: Simple Assault 
 

Name: Lily Elaine Clinton 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: 2nd Degree Trespass, Resisting a Public Officer, OFA Misdemeanor Larceny 
 

Name: Felisha Faye Coggins 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: Felony- WFA- Larceny of an MV, OFA- Misdemeanor Probation Violation 

 

 

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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