Police Blotter

Posted 12/8/16

On November 12, an officer responded to a residence on Cummings Circle regarding a person who would not leave when requested. There he met Nancy Gentry who, it was discovered, was under a three-year ban order, dating from August 2014, from all Lewisburg Housing Authority properties. Gentry was arrested for criminal trespass and held on $2,000 bond in the Marshall County Jail...

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* On November 12, an officer responded to a residence on Cummings Circle regarding a person who would not leave when requested. There he met Nancy Gentry who, it was discovered, was under a three-year ban order, dating from August 2014, from all Lewisburg Housing Authority properties. Gentry was arrested for criminal trespass and held on $2,000 bond in the Marshall County Jail.

* On November 17, another officer was dispatched to the same address where he found Gentry hiding in a closet. According to the report, "she advised (the officer) to overlook her and leave." Gentry was again arrested on a further $500 bond.

* James Whitaker was arrested the evening of November 10 on a charge of disorderly conduct. He was asked to leave the Celebration Inn for disturbing guests trying to sleep by singing and playing music, both very loudly. He went to the Richland Inn when he was asked to leave the lobby after being loud and uncooperative. On his way to a residence on Washington Drive, he stopped at the Quik Mart on Nashville Highway where he reportedly caused a scene, taking candy without paying while being very loud. In front of a Washington Drive home, where he did not live, police stopped Whitaker, who informed them, falsely, that he was a Navy SEAL and therefore outranked the Lewisburg Police officers. He did so at such a high volume as to disturb neighborhood residents trying to sleep. He was transported to jail where a $2,000 bond was set.

* There were two reports of counterfeit $10 bills being circulated. One was found in a bank deposit from a local business. The other was used in a transaction at a local convenience store.

* A Lewisburg Police officer pulled over Michael Hadler on November 16 for failing to maintain his lane while driving on North Ellington Parkway and Verona Avenue. The officer noticed a strong smell of alcohol and an open beer in the vehicle. Hadler admitted to having a couple of drinks but was too unsteady on his feet to perform the roadside sobriety tests and reportedly said that he was too intoxicated and to just take him to jail. Taken to Marshall Medical Center, Hadler refused to provide a blood sample, violating the state's Implied Consent law. He was transported to jail where he was charged with the implied consent violation, driving on a revoked license, reportedly the sixth such offence for Hadler, and DUI, reportedly his fifth offense. He was held on $7,000 bond.

* LPD responded to Walmart on November 21 after a report of an active shoplifter in the store. Encountering Matthew Pearson, he told the officer he was putting items in his pants because his cart was full. Noticing that Pearson was sweating and was slurring his speech, the officer asked if he was under the influence of any substances. After first denying so, Pearson admitted to taking oxycodone for which he had a prescription. While emptying his pockets of merchandise, he also pulled out a pair of brass knuckles and a straw with a white residue inside. In his wallet was a bag of what is believed to be marijuana and the EBT cards and Social Security of three different women. Two pill bottles contained the prescribed oxycodone and Xanax, which was also prescribed but which contained 2 mg tabs as well as the prescribed 1 mg doses. Pearson was taken to Marshall Medical Center where he passed out and was treated. He was charged with possession of a Schedule VI drug, possession of a Schedule IV drug, possession of paraphernalia, and public intoxication.

* On November 25, LPD stopped a vehicle operating without a headlight. While speaking to the driver, James Shelton, the officer noticed a strong odor of marijuana. Shelton allowed that he had earlier smoked a blunt and that was probably the cause of the odor. Shelton agreed to a search of his vehicle, stating that there was nothing to find inside. Upon searching, the officer discovered candy and cookies he believed to contain THC, one of the active compounds in marijuana. Also discovered in the center console was $1,780 in cash. After towing the vehicle to the department and reading Shelton his Miranda rights, he agreed to speak with officers. According to the police report, he told the officers that this was the second time he had THC-containing cookies shipped to him from California and that the cash in the vehicle was from selling them. After a warrant was obtained, his truck was further searched uncovering a set of scales and a computer that, along with his cell phone, is subject to a search warrant. Shelton reportedly stated that his phone contained several drug transactions. The truck and cash were seized by police and his bond was set at $7,000.