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One lane closed over Cowee Mountain; crews draining water 280 feet inside hillside
 

DILLSBORO – The mountain keeps moving and draining.

One lane of U.S. 441 over Cowee Mountain will remain closed intermittently this spring as a contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation continues repairing a large slope failure.

Crews have been taking unprecedented steps to remove water from inside the mountain, which adds to the increased settling below the northbound outside lane.

 
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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. 

March 14:
 

Name: Nichole Tabitha Bates 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Misdemeanor Child Abuse 
 

Name: Autumn Brooke Miller 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Poss Of SCH II CS, Unsealed Wine/Liquor In Passenger Area, Fail To Heed Light Or Siren, A&A DWLR Not Impaired, Poss Drug Para
 

Name: Kristain Alexander Dreml 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: B&E, Larceny After B&E, Other Free Text, Injury To Real Property, Poss CS Prison/ Jail Premises, Poss Drug Para 
 

March 15:
 

Name: Rigoberto Trejo 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: DWI 
 

Name: James Benjamin Pauley

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Assault On A Female 
 

Name: Cory Jason Watts

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Second Degree Trespass 
 

Name: Jesse James Clark 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Resisting Public Officer, Larceny Merchant Emergency Door, Poss Of Stolen Goods, Larceny Merchant Emergency Door, Poss Of Stolen Goods, Flee/Elude Arrest With A MV 


Name: Stephanie Greene Jones 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Resisting Public Officer x3, Fail to Stop stopsign/Flash Red Light, Aid & Abet Larceny x2, Misdemeanor Larceny, Poss Of Stolen Goods, A&A DWLR Not Impaired Rev, Flee/Elude Arrest with a MV, Reckless Driving To Endanger, Fail To Stop Steady Red Light, FTA On Misdemenaor
 

March 16:
 

Name: April Renee Burd 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: H/I Felony Probation Violation 

Name: John Hoyt Atkinson 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: B&E, Larceny After B&E, Poss/RCV Stolen Prop Certificate Felony, Injury To Real Property
 

March 17:
 

Name: Ashley Michelle Barrett 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: FTA On Misdemeanor x5
 

Name: Darwin Weston Lawrence 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Trafficking In Opium Or Heroin, Maintain Veh/Dwell/Place CS
 

March 18:
 

Name: Toni Leann Brewer

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Child Support Contempt
 

Name: Alfred Ato Akuner 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Poss Stolen Firearm, Carrying Concealed Gun, Fail to Stop- Steady Red Light 
 

Name: Ronald Scott Jones 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Violate Domestic Violence Protection Order, Misdemeanor Probation Violation 
 

Name: Danelle Kay Jimenez

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: FTA To Appear On Felony 
 

Name: Kimberly Marie Cates 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Simple Assault, Resisting Public Officer 
 

Name: Derald Frederick Queen 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: DVPO Violation Deadly Weapon, Violate Domestic Violence Protection Order 
 

Name: Larry Turner Turlington

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Larceny Of MV, Felony Larceny, Poss Of Stolen Goods 
 

Name: Liza Rachel Wilmont 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Weekender x4


Name: Rachel Jewel Urrutia 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: B&E, Larceny After B&E, Injury To Personal Property, Attempt B&E MV x2, Misdemeanor Probation Violation Attempt B&E MV
 

March 19:
 

March 20:
 

Name: Matthew Lapensee 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Assault Government Official/Employee, Assault Inflict Serious Injury, Assault Infere Serious Injury Minor Present 
 

Name: Dustin Lynn Busby 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Poss Of Firearm By Felon, H/I Felony Probation Violation
 

Name: William Jason Woodard 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: Assault And Battery, Misdemeanor Larceny
 

Name: Pascasia Rios Ruiz 

Department: Macon Co Sheriff 

Charge: DWI, DWLR, Simple Assault, FTA On Misdemeanor
 

 

 

March 14:
 

Name: Austin Zachary Rickman 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: Obtain Property False Pretense, Poss Of Stolen Goods 
 

Name: Austin Zachary Rickman 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: Warrant Services
 

Name: Nickosia Shantelle Amirage 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: Warrant Service 
 

Name: Chasity Marie Taylor 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: Warrant Services 

 

March 15:
 

Name: Justin Scott Estes 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: Injury To Personal Property 
 

March 16:
 

Name: Dustin Michael Aykroyd 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: BOI Flee Elude Arrest With MV, BOI POss Stolen MV
 

Name: Brandon Ridge Humphrey 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: Deliver SCH II CS, Deliver SCH III CS, Conspire Deliver Heroin 
 

Name: Tyler James Sutton 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: FTA On Felony x2
 

March 17:
 

Name:  Kyra Lynn Carter 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: FTA On Misdemeanor x2 
 

Name: Stephen Wendell Miller

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: Poss Drug Para, Resisting Public Officer 
 

March 18:
 

Name: Chasity Marie Taylor 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: Communicating Threats 
 

Name: Miranda Leaann Ward 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: Weekender
 

March 19:
 

Name: David Gregory Watson 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: Probation Violation 

March 20:

Name: Troy David Cordell

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: Assault On A Female 
 

Name: Eathan Gibson 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Arrest: Probation Violation 
 




March 7-

Name: Jordan Rae Wolfe 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Poss CS On Jail Premises, Poss Heroin, Poss SCH II Meth, Poss Drug Para


Name: Christian Ryan Sammons 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Larceny, Intereefere WIth Utility Meter, Probation Violation

Name: Edith Rebecca Payne
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: School Attendance Law Violation 


March 8-


Name: Daniel Wayne Owens 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Violation Of Domestic Violence Protection Order 

Name: Carl Burris 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: FTA- Flee Aludr Arrest With Vehicle 

Name: Lucas Rosario
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: BOI/ Indecent Liberties With Child 

Name: Steven Duane Van Amerongen
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Felony Larceny 

Name: Frederick Earl Stillwell 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Larceny After B&E, Conspiracy B&E Building 


March 9-


Name: Rex Spencer Walkingstick
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Fugitive Warrant 

Name: Leigh Ann Cunningham
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Poss Drug Para, Second Degree Trespass, Poss Stolen Stolen Goods/Property, Misdemeanor Larceny, Failure To Return Hired Motor Vehicle >$4,000

Name: Forrest Fred Morgan Street
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Misdemeanor Child Abuse, Theft Of MV

Name: Tyler James Albert 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Misdemeanor Child Abuse, Theft Of MV Parts 

Name: Mellisa Nicole Townsend 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: FTA Unauthorized USe Of A MV

Name: Alexandre Nichole Townsend 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: FTA Violation Of Court Order 

Name: Brittany Ann Cosgrove 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: FTA- Simple Poss SCH II

Name: Brain Lewis Brooks 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: True Bill Of Indictment 


March 10-

Name: Trace Lewis Stoudemire
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Misdemeanor DV Protective Order Violation, Simple Assault

Name: Jesusa Marie Morgan Street 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Misdemeanor Child Abuse, Theft Of MV Parts 


March 11-

Name:  Brittany Jade Moose 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: FTA- Misdemeanor Probation Violation 

Name: David Christain Griffith 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Carrying Concealed Weapon, Poss Of Firearm By Felon

Name: Justin Gregory Dorsey  
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Smuggling Contraband Into Jail x2, Probation Violation 

March 12-

March 13-

Name: Jose Antonio Contreras-rios
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: DWLR Not Impaired Rev, DWI, Violation Of Domestic Violence Protective Order 

Name: Cragian Stan Wildcat 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Simple Poss Of SCH II CS, Shoplifting Concealment Of Goods, Second Degree Trespass, Felony Probation Violation 

March 14-

Name: Charly Edwin Nungardy-Medina 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: DV Protective Order Violation 


Name: Colby Edward Henry 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: FTA- Cancle/Revoke/Suspended Certification/Tag x2, FTA- DWI

Name: Desmond Jerome Williams 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Allow Reg Plate Not Display, FTA- Operate Vehicle No Insurance, FTA- Disorderly Conduct, FTA Drive Allow MV No Registration, FTA Operate Veh No Insurance 


Name: Crystal Gail Wood 
 Department: Sylva PD
Arrest: WFA For Simple Assault 


March 15-

Name: Patrick Allen McChesney 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Assault On A Female 

Name: James Robert Justice 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: FTA- Failure To Register Sex Offender, True Bill Of Indictment

Name: Vasti Atzirisalmoran Salazar
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Misdmenaor B&E


Name: Josh Dustin Hall 
 Department: Sylva PD
Arrest: Felony OFA- B&E MV

Name: Saith David Cucumber 
 Department: Sylva PD
Arrest: Felony WFA Poss Of Firearm By Felon, WFA Resist Delay & Obstruct 

Name: Cory Clyde Keith Case 
 Department: Sylva PD
Arrest: OFA- True Bill Of Indictment DWLR


March 16-

Name: Marcus Thad Deville 
 Department: Sylva PD
Arrest: Assault On A Female 



Name: Brittney Hope Woodring 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Simple Assault 

Name: Jeremiah Eugene Justice 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Misdemeanor Financial Card Fraud, Uttering Forged Instrument 


March 17-

Name: Erin Miranda White 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Violation Of Domestic Violence Protective Order

Name: Pamela Kay Thompson
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Poss Stolen Goods/Property, Felony Larceny 

Name: Ashley Elizabeth Schaal
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Poss Drug Para, Felony Poss SCH I

Name: Nigel Jena 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Larceny 


Name: Jordan Sales
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Larceny 

March 18-


Name: Laura Surelle Henery
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Extradition/Fugitive Other State 


March 19-

Name: April Lee Bryson 
 Department: Sylva PD
Arrest: WFA For School Attendance Law Violation 

Name: Amanda Dawn Gregory 
 Department: Sylva PD
Arrest: Warrant For Arrest 

March 20-


Name: Robert Dylan Thomas 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Misdemeanor Larceny x2 

Name: Shayla Faye Trull 
 Department: Jackson Co Sheriffs 
Arrest: Felony 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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