MERCER SHERIFF
Jan. 14
• DOMESTIC ASSAULT, DOMESTIC BATTERY: Cpl. S.A. Sommers was dispatched to Sunset Drive in Lerona, where a physical domestic altercation was reported. The complainant at the scene reported he and his wife had gotten into an argument, during which the wife struck him multiple times, and hit him with objects she was throwing. Sommers observed that there were items broken on the floor and that there was a pan on the floor. When he spoke with the wife, Sommers reported that she admitted to striking her husband, allegedly because she was “tired of the verbal/emotional abuse.” The husband did not wish to pursue criminal charges, but Sommers advised the woman she would need to leave the home for the night. She spent the night with a friend.
Jan. 15
• BURGLARY: Dep. A.M. Ballard responded to Dogwood Hills in Bluefield, where a complainant advised someone broke into her apartment through a bedroom window. The officer noted that the air conditioner cover was lying on the bed and the main AC unit was outside on the back porch. A cherry-wood jewelry box and several small pieces of jewelry were reported missing.
• VIOLATION OF A PROTECTIVE ORDER: Dep. J.D. Ellison arrested Jimmy Kelly Jr., 34, address unavailable, was arrested on a warrant alleging he violated a protective order.
• BRANDISHING, DOMESTIC BATTERY: Dep. J.D. Ellison received a complaint from a woman who reported she had a verbal altercation with her boyfriend's brother at a residence in the Brushfork area, and that the argument turned physical. She told the officer that the man struck her with his hands before retrieving a firearm from his father's room and pointing it at her. The woman reported she wanted to pursue charges, and Ellison advised her to see him at the sheriff's department to proceed. Charges were pending her response.
Jan. 16
• DRIVING REVOKED FOR DUI, SHOPLIFTING, OBSTRUCTING/RESISTING AN OFFICER, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Dep. J.D. Ellison and Sgt. G.W. Woods responded to Go Mart in Green Valley, where a white male was reported stealing several items from the store and leaving in a white vehicle with a homemade license plate. Witnesses said the man had trouble standing up on his own and seemed “out of it” before he left the scene going toward Mercer Mall Road. Ellison located the address associated with the license plate number and was at the residence when the suspect arrived home. A search of his person allegedly revealed cash, a snort straw with a white, powdery substance inside and a white pill believed to be a Lortab. The man said he had a prescription for the pill, but the officers reported finding it loose inside his pocket. After searching the car, the officers did not locate stolen property from the Go Mart, but Ellison reported he believed the suspect either swallowed or destroyed the pill located during a search of his clothing, because it disappeared from the scene. When Ellison asked the suspect to see his prescription bottle, he allegedly said he had thrown the bottle away. Jody Lee Scott, 22, of Bluefield, was placed under arrest for a series of charges at that time.
• BREAKING AND ENTERING: Dep. J.D. Ellison responded to Dutch Run Road in Bluefield, where residents reported they were moving out of the home and hadn't been present there for a week. When they returned, the residence had been broken into and ransacked. Paneling was destroyed and removed, along with wiring and more. Neighbors reported seeing a man in a black coat around the trailer.
• OBSTRUCTING, RESISTING AN OFFICER: Sgt. G.W. Woods was patrolling Green Valley, when he reported seeing a person jump from a porch on the rear of a mobile home. The officer pulled into the next driveway over to speak with the subject, but he allegedly ran in the opposite direction. After radioing Dep. J.D. Ellison for assistance, the officers were able to take Jerry Lee Thompson, 47, of Bluefield, into custody.
• POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Dep. J.R. Coburn conducted a traffic stop on a white Buick sedan on South Ninth Street. The driver/owner of the vehicle reportedly gave consent to search the car, and as the officer began the search, he reported seeing one of the passengers with a hand down his pants as though to conceal something. The passenger allegedly produced a pill bottle containing multiple pills and a small bag of a substance believed to be marijuana. Michael E. Anderson, 36, of Montcalm, was arrested on charges of possession of controlled substances.
Jan. 18
• BURGLARY, DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY: Dep. W.E. Rose responded to Princeton Village Apartments, where a burglary was reported. A black male wearing a black jacket and jeans allegedly fled on foot behind the building. The complainant reported finding someone inside her apartment when she returned home after being away a short time. Upon seeing the man, the woman told officers she closed the door and fled to a friend's residence. She was able to identify the suspect. While en route to the scene, Rose reported seeing the suspect walking south on Lowe Gap Road, wearing a black jacket and jeans. The officer turned around, stopped to speak with the man and asked him to put his hands on the cruiser, where his wrists were cuffed. Jeremy Jerome Woody, 21, of Beckley, was charged.
Jan. 18
• BREAKING AND ENTERING: Dep. E.P. Parks responded to Sun Valley Country Store, where the alarm company advised there was a glass break at the front of the business. The officer found the front door shattered and searched the building, finding it empty. Parks examined the scene and reported that a cinder block was thrown through the glass, knocking over a rack and more. The case was forwarded to the detective bureau.
Jan. 19
• VIOLATION OF A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDER: Sgt. S.J. Cary arrested Harvey Lee Henley Jr., 34, of Princeton, on a warrant alleging violation of a domestic violence protective order.
• UTTERING/COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY: Cpl. S.A. Sommers received a complaint from a Shinbriar man, who reported a woman came to his home and asked him for change for a $50 bill. The man reported giving her two $20 bills and a $10 bill in return for her $50. When the man examined the money more closely, he reported that the money felt strange to him. He took the bill to a local restaurant, where employees checked it and reported that it was counterfeit.
• VIOLATION OF A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WARRANT: Dep. W.E. Rose arrested Christopher Lawrence, 35, of Rock, on a warrant, when he turned himself in.
• FLEEING IN A VEHICLE, DRIVING SUSPENDED, NO INSURANCE, RECKLESS DRIVING: Det. Cpl. L.B. Murphy reported seeing a white male operating a non-registered red and white dirtbike south on West Virginia Route 20. The officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of Bailey Hollow Road. The suspect allegedly accelerated onto Bailey Hollow Road to evade the officer. When Murphy blocked his progress, the suspect allegedly dropped the dirt bike and attempted to flee on foot. A DMV check also revealed that the suspect did not have a valid operator's license. Donald Allen Dickerson, 18, of Princeton, was arrested.
• TRESPASSING: Dep. W.E. Rose arrested Johnny Midkiff, 33, of Lashmeet, on a trespassing warrant when he came to court.
Police Blotter
January 29, 2010
Mercer Sheriff — Jan. 14-19, 2010
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