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On Monday, November 15, K9 Hope and handler Master Officer Kinsland of the Highlands Police Department, and K9 Jax and handler Deputy Dereck Stamey of the Macon County Sheriff’s Office were on-campus at Highlands School to conduct a K9 sniff of the student parking areas. 

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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. 

November 8
 

Name:  Raymond Biddle

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: FTA
 

Name:  Holly Michelle Breedlove 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest:  Child Support Enforcement Contempt 
 

November 9
 

Name:  Robert Angus Mcdonald 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest:  FTA 
 

Name:  David Donavan Braun 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Burglary/B&E, Trespass of Real Property, Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property


Name:  Gary Michael Passmore

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Interfere Elect Monitor Device 
 

Name:  Sean Taylor Hall 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: PV

 

Name:  

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: 
 

Name:  Richard Dewayne Swafford 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Flee/Elude Arrest, Reckless Driving, Resist, Obstruct and Delay an LEO, Poss of Firearm by Convicted Felon, Poss Meth, Fugitive Affidavit Armed Robbery Home Invasion, Aggervated 

 

November 10
 

November 11
 

November 12
 

Name:  Nicholas Matthew Hennequin 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: All Other Offenses 
 

Name: Roberto Tovar Rojas 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest:  Violation of Domestic Violence Protection Order 
 

Name:  Timothy Allen Wells 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff

Arrest: Warrant Service for Offense Committed in Jurisdiction 
 



November 8:
 

Name: Kenneth James Huffstetler 

Department: Bryson City PD

Arrest: Second Degree Trespass 
 

Name:  Stephanie Bridges 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: Unauthorized Use Of Motor Vehicle 
 

Name: Darren Dwayne Gibson II 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: DWLR, No Insurance, Flee/Elude Arrest With MV
 

Name:  Kenneth James Heffsteltler 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: Second Degree Trespass 

 

Name:  Daniel Jay Kiedaisch 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: Violate Domestic Violence Protection Order 

 

Name:  Seth Emerson Tapp 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: Poss Of Fire Arm By Felon, Second Degree Trespass, Poss Sch II CS


Name:  Tyler Taylor 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest:  Resisting Public Officer, Harboring Aiding Certain Person 
 

Name:  Taylor Brook Woodard 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest:  Resisting Public Officer, Harboring Aiding Certain Person 


November 9:


Name: John Vinton Dyer 

Department: Bryson City PD

Arrest: Assault on Government Official 

 

 

Name: Timothy Ryan Crow 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: DWLR, Expired Registration Card/Tag, Expired No Inspection

 

Name:  John Vinton Dyer 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: Assault Government Official/Employee, Resisting Public Officer 

 

November 10:


Name: Dontavius Juan Cox 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: Hold For Us Marshals 
 

Name: Abigail Hill 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: DWI
 

Name:  Shane Louis Walkingstick 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: Hold For Us Marshals 
 

November 11:

 

November 12:
 

November 13:
 

Name: Rashad Cantrell Davis 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: Flee/Elude Arrest With A MV, Reckless Driving 
 

Name:  Christopher Scott Ogle 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff

Arrest: Violate Domestic Violence Protective Order 
 

November 14:

 

November 8-
 

Name:  Thomas Paul Trantham 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest:  WFA- Larceny of a Motor Vehicle 
 

Name: Robert Dylan Thomas 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: FTA DWLR
 

Name: Michael William Rauch 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: FTA- Simple Assault 
 

Name: James Alvin Murphy 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Poss Of Meth 
 

November 9-
 

Name: Jody Micahel Chambers 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest:  Assault on Another Person in The Presence of a Minor 
 

Name:  Emma Marie Evitt-Harris 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: OFA, OFA- DWLR, OFA- Expired Registration Card 
 

Name: Shawn Robert Beloin

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Obtaining Property by False Pretense, Felony Larceny, Poss of Firearm by Felon  
Name: 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest:

 

November 10-

 

Name:  William Stuart Lockman IV

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest:  DWI, Failure to Maintain Lane Control, Concealed Gun/After While Consuming Alcohol 
 

Name: Mary Catherine Harp 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Simple Assault 
 

Name: Ashley Lynn Page 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: FTA- Hit & Run, Fail to Report Accident, Reckless Driving 
 

Name: Terrell Michael Rogers 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Receive Stolen Goods/Property, Manufacture Marijuana, Felony Poss Marijuana, Felony Poss Marijuana Resin, Poss Marijuana Para, Poss Of Firearm By Felon
 

Name:  Savannah Kay Huskey 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Poss Stolen Goods, Larcey 
 

Name: Boris Pesikan 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Trafficking, Sch I CS


Name: Jason Dean Millsaps 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Poss Drug Para, Poss of Sch IV Substance, Poss of Sch II Subsatance, Injury to Property, Poss Of Stolen Firearm, Poss of Stolen Property 
 


November 11-
 

Name: Stephen Jeremiah Penninger 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest:  OFA- Felony PV, OFA- Felony Poss of Firearm by Felon, WFA- Felony Failure to Report New Address Sex Offender 
 

Name: Keith Edward Reece 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Violation Of Domestic Violence Protective Order 
 

Name: Travis Sylvester Smith 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Trespass Of Real Property, Simple Assault, Communicating Threats, Assault By Pointing A Gun 
 

Name: Christina Elaine Conner 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Simple Assault 
 

November 12-
 

Name:  Christian Nicole Franks 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest:  OFA- Assault to Inflict Serious Injury, OFA- B&E
 

Name:  James Micahel Lingle 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: Intoxicated and Disruptive, Resist, Delay, Obstruct 
 

Name: Collin Jasiah Mills 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: FTA- Operate No Insurance, FTA- DWLR Not Impaired, Felony- Obtain Property False Pretense
 

Name: Ellen Marie Clark Owen 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: FTA - Shoplifting Concelment Goods, FTA, Misdemeanor Larceny, FTA- Secomd Degree Trespass 

 

November 13-
 

Name: Julio Cesar Rodriguez 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Assault on a Female 
 

Name:  Steven Eduard Lamar Mercer 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Poss Marijuana Para, Felony Poss of Marijuana
 

November 14-
 

Name: Joshua Clifford Marks

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Violation of Court Order 

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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