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Franklin man faces 5 years in prison after being found guilty in Federal Court

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that a federal jury sitting in Asheville found Casey Lee Evans, 42, of Franklin, N.C., guilty of starting a fire that burned more than 70 acres of federal land.
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. 


January 4:

Name:  James A Metcalf 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Poss Meth 


Name:  Shannon Kathleen Whorton 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: DWI

January 5:
 

Name:  Kristin Amy James-Bates 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: FTA on Misdemeanor 


Name:  Richard Dewight Collins 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: FTA on Misdemeanor, Misdemeanor PV


Name:  Jamie Patrick O'Neal 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: FTA On Misdemenaor 


January 6:

Name:  Amy Murray Gibson 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Child Support Contempt 


Name:  Ronald Lee Wickham 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Poss Stolen MV, Poss Stolen Goods, Child Support Contempt 
 

Name: Gregory Dylan Dehart 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Assault By Strangulation, Assault Inflict Serious Injury Minor Present, Interfere Emergency Communication 


January 7:

Name:  Amanda Kaye Strickland 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: FTA on Felony, FTA on Misdemenaor 


Name:  Justin Michael Connell

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Poss Meth


January 8:

Name:  Tricia Campell 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Poss Meth, Poss Drug Para 


January 9:

Name: Crystal Eve Hayes 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge:  WRIT 


Name:  MAdison Adia Garnett

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Assault And Battery


January 10:

Name:  Lance Edward Hughes 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: FTA On Misdeameanor 

 


January  4:
 

Name: David Meshach Becker 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest:  Intoxicated and Disruptive 
 

Name: Vernie Frank Taylor 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest:  Communicating Threats 


January  5:
 

Name: Russell Dale Campell 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest:  Poss Weapon Of Mass Destruction 
 

Name: Cheryl Dion Cole 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest:  Poss Of Firearm By Felon x3
 

Name: Casey Tyler Foster 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest:  Extradition/Fugitive Other State 
 

Name: Thomas Jacob Fuller  

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest:  DWI
 

Name: Christy Ray Myers 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: Hold For US Marshall
 

January  6:
 

Name: Mark Randell Ledford 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest:  FTA On A Felony 
 

Name: Jethro Adam Warren 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest:  Hold For US Marshall 


January  7:
 

Name: Darren Dwayne Gibson II

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest:  DWLR, FTA on Misdemeanor, Poss Meth, Poss CS Prison/Jail Premisses 
 

Name: Darren Dwayne Gibson II

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest:  Felony Hit/Run Fail Stop Personal Injury 
 

Name: Maurice Jordan Jackson 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest:  Larceny Of Motor Vehicle, Chop Shop Activity By Theft Fraud Other  
 

Name: Evanna Ulexis Lee 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest:  Probation Violation  x2 
 

Name: Michael Eric Plemmons 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest:  Poss Meth, Poss Drug Para 

 

January  8:
 

Name: Jeremy Allen Reynolds 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest:  WFA Felony Obtain Property False Pretense, WFA Obtain Property False Pretenses x2, OFA 12/16/21 Misdemeanor Probation Violation  


January  9:
 

Name: Kein Matthew Cole 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: Communicating Threats, Resisting Public Officer

Name: Shena Dale Standingdeer 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest:  Writ 
 

 



January 3-


Name:  

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: 
 

Name:  Andrew Douglas Anderson 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest:  Violation Of A Court Order, Resisting Public Officer  
 

Name: Gracie Jalene Green 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Trespass, B&E
 

Name:  Cody Shay Brady 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Poss Stolen Goods/Property, Larceny After B&E, Larceny after B&E MV
 

January 4-
 

Name:  

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: 
 

Name:  James Colby McCoslin 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest:  Simple Assault 
 

Name:  Margie Lynn Taylor Toineeta 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: FTA- Probation Violation 
 

Name:  Cheryl Dion Cole 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest:  True Bill/Habitual Larceny, True Bill/ Larceny 
 

Name:  Travis Wayne Fisher 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: True Bill- Habitual Felon 

 

January 5-
 

Name:  Amanda Lee Mezyk 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: Felony PWIMSD Heroin, Assault on a Government Official, Resisting A Public Officer 
 

Name:  David Charles Roberts 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest:  WFA-  Felony Assault with a Deadly Weapon On A Government, WFA- DWLR, WFA- Felony PWIMSD
 

Name:  Patrick Kevin Milligan 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest:  Assault On A Female 
 

Name:  Katherine Nicole Dickerson 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Simple Assault
 

Name:  Anthony Kelvin Sequoyah 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest:  Assault On A Female 
 

Name:  Ellen YellowHammer Lincoln

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: FTA- Poss Stolen GoodsProperty, FTA- Conspire To Commit Felony Larceny, FTA- Felony Larceny 
 

Name:  Julie Liberty Tate 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest:  Misdemeanor Assault By Pointing A Gun
 

Name: Norma Kay Driver 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest: Poss Stolen Goods/ Property, Poss Stolen MV

 

January 6-

 

Name:  Orion Deacon Holmberg 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest:  DWI

 

January 7-
 

Name:  Jessica Ann Normand 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest:  Assault And Battery 
 

January 8-
 

Name:  William Allendale Bess

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: Resist, Delay, Obstruct, Communicating Threats 
 

January 9-


Name:  Mario Aguilar Diaz 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: DWLR, Failure To Reduce Speed To Avoid Collision
 

Name:  Kaetlyn Jade Cabe 

Department: Sylva PD

Arrest: WFA- Felony Larceny Of A MV
 

Name:  German Palleres Garcia 

Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs

Arrest:  Assault With A Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury 


 

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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