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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. 

Arrest made in Macon County double homicide

On Monday October 10th at approximately 10pm the Macon County Sheriffs Office received a call from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office advising they were in contact with a female from Macon County who had made some statements during the course of a field interview with their officers. The JCSO requested that we conduct a welfare check at a residence on Mack Branch Road in Macon County.

 


 

Arrest For 9/27- 10/7
 

Name: Nicole Julian Wend 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA On Misdemeanor, Surrender Of Surety 
 

Name:  Jonathan D Mintz 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Misdemeanor Larceny, Misdemeanor Larceny, Sentenced SMCP
 

Name: Michael Shane Bates 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Probation Vioaltion 
 

Name: Edwin Huato- Blanco 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: First Degree Forcible Rape, First Degree Force Sex Offense, Sexual Battery, Assault On A Female 
 

Name: Bogar David Lire  

Department: Macon Co

Charge: First Degree Force Sex Offense, Sexual Battery, Assault On A Female
 

Name: Junior Luis Vergara 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: First Degree Forcible Rape, First Degree Force Sex Offense, Sexual Battery, Assault On A Female 
 

Name: Joseph Daniel Toneges 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Misdemeanor Larceny, Second Degree Trespass, FTA 
 

Name:  Jonathan Mark Zimmerman 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Violate Domestic Violence Protection Order 
 

Name: Marcus Brandall Dorsch 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Child Support Contempt 
 

Name: Donovan Drake 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Sentenced 

 

Name: Jason Christian Watson 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Assault On A Female 
 

Name: Abigail Faith Emberson 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Misdemeanor Larceny, Poss Of Stolen Goods, Resisting Public Office, FTA 
 

Name: Jordan Royce Miller 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: DWI, Open Container Alcohol Violation, Carrying Concealed Weapon 

 

Name: Travis James Gregg 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: True Bill Of Indictment, Poss SCH II CS, Alter/Steal/Destroy Criminal Evidence, FTA On Felony, Resisting Public Officer, Flee/Elude Arrest With A MV, Poss SCH II CS, FTA On Misdemeanor x3
 

Name: William Clinton Holt 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA On Felony 
 

Name: Paul Wayne Maynard 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: H/I Felony Probation Violation 

 

Name: Michael Robert Ensley 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: DWI, Unsafe Movement 
 

Name: Gerald Alan Hedden 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Violate Domestic Violence Protection Order 
 

Name: Matthew Winston Ivey 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Violate Domestic Violence Protection Order x2 

 

Name: Andrew Derek Mccrackin 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: True Brill Of Indictment x2, Disturb Human Remains 
 

Name: Travis Hamilton Potts 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Assault On A Female x2 
 

Name: Matthew Tyler Cartwright 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: DWI, Drink Beer/Wine While Driving, Exceeding Posted Speed 

 

Name: Keegan Clebe-Plumer Phillips 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: True Bill Of Indictment, Carrying Concealed Weapon 
 

Name: Tyler Kyle Smith 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Poss 5 Counterfeit Instrument, Trafficking In Opium Or Heroin x2, PWISMD SCH II CS, Carrying Concealed Gun, Misdemeanor Child Abuse, Poss Of Firearm By Felon 
 

Name: Marissa Kristen Shook  

Department: Macon Co

Charge:Probation Violation 

 

Name: Juanita Marie Cleveland 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Breaking Or Entering 
 

Name: Hannah Elizabeth Erdman 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA On Misdemeanor 
 

Name: Mathew Brock Kelley 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Child Support Contempt 

 

Name: Haley Morgan McCall 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Poss SCH II CS
 

Name: Chandler Reed Stanley 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Poss Meth x2, Poss Drug Para, Poss SCH II CS, Poss Drug Para 
 

Name: Salena Danielle Norris 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: DWI

 

Name: Brendan Makenzie Williamson 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA On Misdemeanor 
 

Name: William Stephen Shepherd 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: Poss Stolen Firearm, Poss Of Firearm By Felon x2, DWLR, FTA On Misdemeanor x2, Poss Stolen Firearm, Poss Of Firearm By Felon x2, DWLR, FTA On Misdmeanor, FTA On Criminal Summons Or Citation 
 

Name: Casey Ray Murphy 

Department: Macon Co

Charge: FTA On Felony 

  

Arrest 9/27- 10/9
 

Name:  Belgica Belen Rivera-Revera 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: Extradition/Fugitive Other State 
 

Name: Daren Mark Holloway 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: DWI
 

Name: Samuel Morales Silva 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: Injury To Personal Property 
 

Name:  Samuel Wahnetah 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: FTA On Misdemeanor x2 
 

Name:  Angela Pauline Fullbright

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: FTA On Misdemenaor 
 

Name:  Amy Joy Thompto

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: Hold For Us Marshal 
 

Name:  Spirit Adando Bradley 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: Felony Poss Marijana, Poss Drug Para 
 

Name:  Devin Dakota Collins 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: Assault With Deadly Weapon Intent To Kill, Larceny Of MV, Assault On A Female, First Degree KIdnaping , Assault By Strangulation 
 

Name:   Kyle Sramek  

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: Poss Stolen Automobile 
 

Name:  Ashley Christine Swanson 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: FTA On Misdemeanor x3 
 

Name:  Tanner Joseph Millsaps 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: FTA On Misdemeanor 
 

Name: Alexander Cain Smith Cabe 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: FTA On Misdemeanor 
 

Name: Jeffery Marcell Davis

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge:  Domestic Violence Protection 
Order Violation 

 

Name:  Gerald William Favret 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: Simple Assault 

 

Name:  Bethany Raye Hall 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: DWI,Simple Assault 
 

Name: Shane Levi Kirkland 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: Assault On A Female 
 

Name:   Charles Richard Osborn   

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: Assault With A Deadly Weapon 
 

Name:  Lauren Laree Watson 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge: Assault With Deadly Weapon Serious Injury 
 

Name: Kasey Joshua Blain 

Department: Swain Co Sheriff 

Charge:  PWISMD SCH I CS

Arrest 9/27 -10/9
 

Name: Dennis Wayne Sturgis 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: WFA For Second Degree Trespass 
 

Name: Christopher Frankin Miller 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: Assault On A Female 
 

Name: Kenneth Wayne Edwards

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: Felony Poss Of Firearm By Felon, Felony Poss Of Heroin, Felony PWISMD Meth 

 

Name:  Courtney Nicole Cunningham 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: Felony Poss Heroin, Felony Maintain Veh/Dwell/Place CS, Felony PWIMSD
 

Name: Devin Rashawn Stewart 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge:  OFA- Hit And Run 
 

Name:  Thomas Howard Giesy

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: Felony Poss SCH I CS, Poss Drug Para 
 

Name: Robert Jeffery Cody 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: Felony OFA-Conspire To Traffic Opium/Heroin 
 

Name: Sharon Delois Cullins 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: Resist/Obstruct Delay A Public Officer 
 

Name: Sharon Delois Cullins 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: Felony FTA- Sell Deliver SCH II, Felony Conspiracy, Poss Drug Para, Felony True Bill Of Indictment- Habitual Felon
 

Name:  Sandra Taylor Rhinehart 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: OFA- Probation Violation 
 

Name: Daniel Joseph Conner 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge: OFA Misdemeanor Probation Violation 
 

Name:  Traci Lynn Mathis 

Department: Sylva PD

Charge:  OFA- FTA On Felony Larceny, OFA-FTA On Poss Stolen MV, OFA For True Bill Felony Larceny 
 

Name: Robert Lee Talley 

Department: Jackson Co Sherriff 

Charge: FTA Misdemeanor Larceny, Resisting Public Officer, FTA-Misdemeanor Child Abuse, FTA- School Attendance Law Violation 
 

Name: Michael Dustin Brooks 

Department: Jackson Co Sherriff 

Charge: Interfere With Jail/Prison Fire System
 

Name:  Donathan Nathaniel-Colby Shelton 

Department: Jackson Co Sherriff 

Charge:  True Bill- Sex Act: Sub Parent/Custodian x2 
 

Name: Steven Allen Butman 

Department: Jackson Co Sherriff 

Charge: FTA- B&E, FTA- Trespassing 
 

Name:  Eric Michael Bengicenga 

Department: Jackson Co Sherriff 

Charge:  FTA- Resisting Public Officer, FTA-Fail To Wear Seat Belt- Driver, FTA- Cancel/Revok/Suspend/Cert/Tag, FTA-Operate Vehicle No Insurance, FTA- DWLR Not Impaired Rev
 

Name:  Shealyne Hayes Young 

Department: Jackson Co Sherriff 

Charge:  Assault With A Deadly Weapon, B&E Terrorize/ Injure
 

Name: Tami Lynn Thornhill

Department: Jackson Co Sherriff 

Charge: True Bill- Habitual Felon, FTA- Poss METH
 

Name:  Martin Amador-Mendez 

Department: Jackson Co Sherriff 

Charge: Poss Of Stolen Motor Vehicle, B&E Of MV, Larceny Of A MV, No Operators License
 

Name:  Alyxzandrya Kaylinn Bell 

Department: Jackson Co Sherriff 

Charge:  Poss Drug Para, Poss Meth 
 

Name: Charles Edward Henson 

Department: Jackson Co Sherriff 

Charge: FTA- Injury To Personal Property, FTA- Attempt Break/Enter MV, FTA- Felony Attempted Larceny, FTA- Misdemeanor Poss Stolen Good/Prop, FTA- Larceny, FTA- B&E A MV
 

Name:  Owen Randall Pheasant 

Department: Jackson Co Sherriff 

Charge:  Felony Vioaltion 
 

Name:  Sandra Taylor Rhinehat Maddy 

Department: Jackson Co Sherriff 

Charge:  Larceny, Conspiracy, Poss Stolen Property 
 

Name: Clover Camille Gilchrist-Myers 

Department: Jackson Co Sherriff 

Charge: DWI
 

Name:  Heather Nicole Moose 

Department: Jackson Co Sherriff 

Charge:  FTA- Poss Of Drug Para 
 

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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