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Anderson County man indicted on carjacking, assault charges

Posted at 9:11 pm May 13, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Justin Wade Welch

Justin Wade Welch

 

An Anderson County man who allegedly took two cars by force and tried to take another in Clinton in March 2017 has been indicted on carjacking and assault charges by the Anderson County Grand Jury.

Justin Wade Welch, 31, was charged in an eight-count indictment filed April 3. At the time of the indictment, he had been jailed at the Anderson County Detention Facility in Clinton since March 30, 2017, the date of the alleged incident.

The charges against Welch include three counts of carjacking and one count each of attempted carjacking, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (a vehicle), evading arrest, driving on a suspended or revoked license, and resisting a stop, search, or arrest involving a weapon (a vehicle).

Charges against Welch had been waived to the Grand Jury in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Clinton on September 6.

He pleaded not guilty to the eight indicted charges in Anderson County Criminal Court in Clinton on April 30. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Clinton, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Anderson County Criminal Court, Anderson County Detention Facility, Anderson County General Sessions Court, Anderson County grand jury, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, attempted carjacking, attempted robbery, carjacking, Charles Relford, Clinton Police Department, driving on a suspended or revoked license, evading arrest, indictment, Justin Wade Welch, resisting a stop search or arrest involving a weapon, robbery, Scott Gregory

Woman indicted on carjacking, attempted robbery charges

Posted at 4:32 pm March 24, 2018
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Sheila K Jones

Sheila K. Jones

 

An Oliver Springs woman has been indicted on charges of attempted robbery, carjacking, and assault, among other counts, after she allegedly took a vehicle from another Oliver Springs woman in Oak Ridge in May and fled from police, according to Anderson County court records.

The specific charges against Sheila Kaye Jones, 43, include carjacking, attempted robbery, assault, reckless endangerment when a deadly weapon is involved, reckless driving, evading arrest, and driving on a suspended or revoked license with six prior offenses. Jones was indicted by the Anderson County Grand Jury in Clinton on March 13.

She has an arraignment set for Monday, March 26, in Anderson County Criminal Court in Clinton.

Jones has been jailed at the Anderson County Detention Facility in Clinton since May 10.

Charges against Jones were bound over, or sent to the grand jury, after a preliminary hearing in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Oak Ridge on August 22. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: Anderson County Criminal Court, Anderson County Detention Facility, Anderson County grand jury, assault, attempted robbery, carjacking, Cory Strange, driving on a suspended or revoked license, evading arrest, Jeremy Phillips, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, Perry Lewis, Ray Faircloth, reckless driving, reckless endangerment when a deadly weapon is involved, Sheila Kaye Jones

Carjacking, attempted robbery, assault charges sent to grand jury

Posted at 2:46 am August 24, 2017
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Sheila K Jones

Sheila K. Jones

 

Attempted robbery, carjacking, and aggravated assault charges against an Oliver Springs woman were sent to a grand jury for its consideration after a preliminary hearing in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Oak Ridge on Tuesday.

Charges against Sheila K. Jones, 43, of Henley Circle, also include evading arrest, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, and driving on a revoked license.

Jones had allegedly been a passenger in a vehicle in May when she allegedly climbed on top of the driver, Deborah G. Russell of Oliver Springs, who had said she was going home. Jones allegedly pressed Russell’s right leg down to the gas pedal and grabbed the steering wheel to prevent Russell from turning near the intersection of Tulsa Road and South Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge, according to affidavits filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court on May 11.

“The victim (Russell) indicated that the defendant (Jones) started saying things such as ‘I’ll beat your ass’ and ‘I’ll blow your brains out,” the affidavits said. “After the defendant put the vehicle in park, the victim released her seatbelt, and the defendant opened and shoved the victim out of the driver’s door. The victim was still ‘hung’ in the seatbelt, until it finally came off, and the defendant shouted, ‘You made me do this!'”

At that point, Oak Ridge Police Department Officer Cory Strange saw the vehicle—an older model gold vehicle that had been stopped next to an apparent pedestrian—spin its rear tires and make a hasty illegal U-turn in the middle of ORAU Way, according to the affidavits. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: aggravated assault, Anderson County Criminal Court, Anderson County Detention Facility, Anderson County General Sessions Court, Anderson County grand jury, assault, attempted robbery, carjacking, Cory Strange, Deborah G. Russell, driving on a suspended license, driving while license revoked, evading, evading arrest, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, Perry Lewis, Ray Faircloth, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, robbery, Sheila K. Jones

Warrants: Anderson County man allegedly carjacked two vehicles in Clinton, tried to steal third

Posted at 11:34 am April 4, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Justin Wade Welch

Justin Wade Welch

 

An Anderson County man is facing 13 charges that include carjacking and robbery after allegedly taking two cars by force and trying to take another in Clinton on Thursday, and then fleeing from officers and resisting arrest, according to arrest warrants.

Justin Wade Welch, 30, remained jailed in the Anderson County Detention Facility in Clinton on Tuesday morning. His bond has been set at $500,000.

Welch has been charged with two counts of carjacking and one count of attempted carjacking. He’s also been charged with three counts of robbery and two counts of attempted robbery.

The Clinton Police Department also charged him with two counts of vehicular assault.

And the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department charged him with evading arrest, resisting arrest, and driving on a suspended license.

Arrest warrants filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Clinton said Welch allegedly carjacked one vehicle at Clinton Towers on North Charles G. Seivers Boulevard in downtown Clinton, tried to carjack a second vehicle several blocks south at Food City on South Charles G. Seivers Boulevard, and carjacked a third vehicle on Highland Drive next to Food City. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Clinton, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Detention Facility, Anderson County General Sessions Court, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, attempted carjacking, attempted robbery, carjacking, Charles Relford, Clinton Police Department, evading arrest, Justin Wade Welch, resisting arrest, robbery, Scott Gregory, vehicular assault

Charges in alleged robbery at Family Dollar in OS sent to grand jury

Posted at 2:53 pm September 2, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Robbery charges filed against Steven Scruggs, 31, of Oliver Springs, in orange above, were sent to a grand jury during a preliminary hearing in Anderson County General Sessions Court, Division II, in Oak Ridge on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was updated at 5:05 p.m.

The robbery, attempted robbery, and theft charges filed against an Oliver Springs man after an alleged robbery at Family Dollar in July have been sent to a grand jury.

Steven Scruggs, 31, had a preliminary hearing in Anderson County General Sessions Court, Division II, in Oak Ridge on Tuesday, August 23. His two co-defendants, also Oliver Springs residents, were in court as well. One pleaded guilty to one charge, and another waived one to a grand jury.

Anderson County General Sessions Court Judge Roger Miller found probable cause to send the robbery, attempted robbery, and theft charges filed against Scruggs to the grand jury after hearing testimony from employee Kimberly Armes, who was working at the store the evening of July 20, when the alleged robbery occurred, and from Oliver Springs Police Department Lieutenant David Laxton, who investigated it. All three charges are felony charges.

A false imprisonment charge that had also been filed against Scruggs was dismissed.

The robbery was reported at about 10:04 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, at the Family Dollar store, which is at 51 Edmonds Drive in Oliver Springs. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire Tagged With: Anderson County District Attorney General’s Office, Anderson County General Sessions Court, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, arrest warrants, attempted accessory after the fact, attempted robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, criminal conspiracy, criminal facilitation of a felony, criminal responsibility for facilitation of a felony, David Laxton, Family Dollar, grand jury, Kevin Armes, Kimberly Armes, Nancy Meyer, Nathaniel Nelson, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oliver Springs Police Department, OSPD, Patricia Rhea, Rachael Weir, robbery, Roger Miller, Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force, Steven Scruggs, theft

Three charged after robbery reported at Family Dollar in Oliver Springs

Posted at 7:18 pm July 21, 2016
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Steven Scruggs

Steven Scruggs

Note: This story was last updated at 7:40 p.m.

Three people have been charged after a robbery was reported at Family Dollar in Oliver Springs on Wednesday night, authorities said.

The robbery was reported at about 10:04 p.m. Wednesday at the store, which is at 51 Edmonds Drive in Oliver Springs.

When they arrived, Sergeant Kevin Armes and Patrolman Nathaniel Nelson of the Oliver Springs Police Department were told that, after closing and while the cashiers were doing the money count, a masked man came from the back of the store and ordered both employees to the floor and demanded all the money and cell phones, a press release said. After receiving all the cash from the register and safe, he reportedly left the store through the back, the release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Department, attempted robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, criminal facilitation of a felony, David Laxton, false imprisonment, Family Dollar, Kevin Armes, Nathaniel Nelson, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs Police Department, Patricia Rhea, Racheal Weir, robbery, Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force, Steven Scruggs, theft

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