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Public Safety

  • Arrest Report

    Steven Paul Anderson, Wartburg; arrested 2/7/11; arresting officer – D. Bales; charged with driving while suspended or revoked.

    Jeffery Dale Birchfield, Oneida; arrested 2/7/11; arresting officer – M. Wren; charged with manufacture/selling/delivery of schedule II, unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon.

    Larry Ray West, Lancing; arrested 2/8/11; arresting officer – S. Human; charged with violation of probation.

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  • State Fire Marshal says prepare homes for cold weather

        Tennessee Fire Marshal Julie Mix McPeak wants to remind Tennesseans to keep safe and warm, as colder weather becomes more common across the state. But she urges residents to be cautious in the use of alternate heat sources.
        “The colder weather means many people will begin to heat their homes with fireplaces, woodstoves and space heaters,” said McPeak. “Cold weather months typically have a higher number of accidental fire injuries and deaths, due to the use of these alternate heat sources.”

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  • THP checkpoint set for Nov. 6

        The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on the following date and location in Morgan County the week of November 6, 2011 on US Hwy 27 at Burrville Rd. from 5 to 7 p.m.
        Troopers will concentrate their efforts on vehicles being operated by intoxicated drivers.
     

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  • MCEMA at Day on the Hill
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  • Escapee sought

    The Tennessee Depart-ment of Correction Internal Affairs Division continues its search for an inmate who escaped from a minimum-custody housing unit in Morgan County during the holiday weekend.

    Inmate Robert Lee Grant, 23, broke out of the Morgan County Correctional Complex-Annex by scaling a fence just before midnight on Christmas Eve.
    Grant was sentenced in June to six-years in prison for a drug and reckless endangerment conviction in Knox County. His sentence would have expired in 2014.

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  • Sheriff warns of scam

        Sheriff Glen Freytag has issued a warning about a scam that targets older citizens.
        Freytag said that if you receive notification that you have won something, but they want you to send money to claim it, don’t do it!
        “Don’t ever send money first. It’s a scam,” he said. You may contact the sheriff’s office if you have questions.

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  • Deputies seize another meth lab

        Employees of the Morgan County Road Department found a possible dump site for methamphetamine and reported it to the sheriff’s office on Oct. 29.
        Deputy Jamie Freels reported that he found eight bags containing the materials used to make meth when he responded to the scene on Coal Hill Road.
        Freels said that his investigation leads him to believe there is an active meth lab in that area. At this time no charges have been brought but the items were removed from the location.

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  • Morgan County Sheriff’s Office Incident Report

    Editor’s Note: Following is a list of offenses reported by deputies working in the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office and is taken from the public record. Any charges stemming from these incidents will be reported separately in the Arrest Report.

        Oct. 10: burglary, breaking and entering, value $550, Bald Knob Road, Petros. Investigated by Deputy James Gray
        Oct. 10: burglary, breaking and entering, value $650, Daryl Road, Petros. Investigated by Deputy Larry Lawson

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  • Incidents reported to the sheriff’s office Oct. 3 - Oct. 5

    Incidents
        Oct. 3: All other larceny, Back Petros Road, value $700, investigated by Deputy Larry Lawson
        Oct. 3: All other larceny, value $392, Windcrest Lane, Harriman, investigated by Deputy Brandon Davis
        Oct. 3: all other larceny, valued at $800, Liles Hollow Road, Petros, investigated by Deputy Larry Lawson
        Oct. 4: counterfeiting, forgery, Sheridan Road, Petros, investigated by Deputy James Gray

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  • Arrest Report

    Patricia Hooks, 33, Lancing; arrested 9/17/10; arresting officer – T. Shadden; charged with criminal trespassing and assault on a minor; bond set at $4,500.

    Cynthia Young, 36, Homeless; arrested 9/17/10; arresting officer – T. Shadden; charged with failure to appear (simple exchange, possession of drug paraphernalia).

    Branden Jones, 24, Lafollette; arrested 9/17/10; arresting officer – S. Hines; charged with DOSL; bond set at $2,000.

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