The following information is provided by the MarionCounty Sheriff’s Department. Individuals listed have beencharged, but have not faced trial. Therefore, they are inno-cent until proven guilty.
Wednesday, September 28
Garry Wayne Kidd of Westchester. Ohio - Contributingto the Delinquency of Minor, Aggravated Statutory Rapex2
Thursday, September 29
Octavio Reyes Beltran of Whitwell - Driving Under theInfluence, Driving on Revoked 2ndPaul Dakota Castle of South Pittsburg - Criminal Tres-passElijah Cole Henson of Sewanee - Criminal TrespassLevi Daniel McNatt of South Pittsburg - Criminal Tres-passChristopher John Verardo of Sequatchie - DomesticAssaultJustin Dakota Williams of South Pittsburg - CriminalTrespass
Friday, September 30
Angella Amilie Clark of Anderson, Ind. - Possession ofSchedule II for Resale, Possession of Drug ParaphernaliaZachary Cole Dykes of Trenton, Ga. - Violation of Pro-bation (GS)April Dawn Perry of Jasper - Sentenced to Serve TimeOrder of SessionCharles Levi Smith of South Pittsburg - Driving on Re-voked/Suspended License, Leaving Scene of Accident,Due Care, Theft of Property ($1,000-$10,000)April Lee Stewart of Chattanooga - Violation of Proba-tion (Circuit)David Anthony Webb of Jasper - Driving Under the In-fluence, Driving on Revoked LicenseZachary Lee Wensel of Anderson, Ind. - Driving on Re-voked/Suspended License, Possession Schedule II for Re-
sale, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Saturday, October 1
Rafael An Antunez-Bardales of Montgomery, Ala. -Public IntoxicationIvan Arias Garcia of Montgomery, Ala. - Driving Underthe Influence 1st, Implied ConsentMichael Don Henderson of Hixson - Theft of PropertyUnder $500Donald Edward Kirk of Stevenson, Ala. - Sentenced toServe Time from CircuitCharles David O’Malley of Whitwell - Sentenced toServe Time From CircuitChristopher Wooten of Whitwell - Sentenced to ServeTime Order of Session
Sunday, October 2
Sean Michael Dobbs of Kimball - Domestic Assault, Vi-olation of ProbationFelisha Sueann Green of Stevenson, Ala. - Failure toAppearEric Wayne Love of Stevenson, Ala. - Child Neglect x3,False ReportsJoseph Daniel McCallie of Jasper - Worthless ChecksCheryl Lynn Mortimer of Atkins, Ark. - False Reports,Child Neglect x3Troy Curtis Norman of Powell, Tn. - Driving Under theInfluenceRameal Demond Robinson of South Pittsburg - Failureto Appear
Monday, October 3
Alvin Lester Brown of Whitwell - Domestic Assault,Theft by DeceptionTabitha Lynn Castle of South Pittsburg - AggravatedBurglary, Vandalism, Criminal TrespassJohnny Shannon Chaudion of Jasper - Phone Harass-mentHardy William Cox of Sequatchie - Violation of Proba-tion (GS)
Timothy Derek Davis of Whitwell - Driving Under theInfluenceGerald Edward Hawkins of Bryant, Ala. - DrivingUnder the InfluenceJoshua Lee Huffstuddler of Guild - Domestic AssaultJudson Layne of Dunlap - Failure to AppearAnthony Patrick Oric of Ringgold, Ga. - Public Intoxi-cationJoseph Alan Privett of Whitwell - Failure to Appear
Tuesday, October 4
Constance Paralee Barnes of South Pittsburg - Vandal-ismMatthew Ryan Smallwood of Jasper - Domestic AssaultAmy Nicole Rector of South Pittsburg - Vandalism$1,000-$10,000, False Reports, Harassment (Non-VerbalThreat)
Wednesday, October 5
Billie Faye Bryant of Whitwell - Aggravated DomesticAssaultSidney Dewayne Ellison of Whitwell - Public Intoxica-tionDavid Bryan Fields of Cleveland - Domestic AssaultSamantha Nichole Floyd of Whitwell - Capias/BenchWarrant x2Jason Thomas Garrett of South Pittsburg - CriminalTrespassSelena Marie Jones of Jasper - Violation of Probation(GS)Angela Denise Kilgore of Whitwell - Holding for An-other Agency, Felon in Possession of Firearm, First De-gree Murder, Especially Aggravated Robbery, EmployFirearm During Commission of Dangerous Felony, Ag-gravated Arson, Theft of Property ($1,000-$10,000), Un-lawful Possession of Firearm by Felon
Thursday, October 6
Laurie Shell of Whitwell - Driving Under the Influence
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MARION COUNTY’S MOST WANTED
BRANDON COOPERWanted for:
Violation of Probation
WILLIE FENNELLWanted for:
Violation of Probation
JUANITA BARKERWanted for:
Violation of Probation
CHRIS DODSONWanted for:
Violation of CommunityCorrections
HUBERT BROWNWanted for:
Violation of Probation
Russell sentenced to 25 Years
On October 4, Christo-pher Eugene Russell re-ceived his sentencing afterbeing found guilty of Sec-ond Degree Murder, andAggravated Child Abuse inthe death of his 3 monthold son, Colin Russell. Ac-cording to Court docu-ments obtained by MarionCounty Newspapers, Rus-sell was sentenced byJudge Thomas W. Grahamto 25 years in prison fortwo Class A felonies: First-Degree Murder and Aggra-vated Child Abuse.According to the judge-ment, “the defendant, hav-ing been found guilty, isrendered infamous and or-dered to provide a biologi-cal specimen for thepurpose of DNA analysis.”The story behind this
sentencing began on Satur-day June 23, 2012, afterRussell’s son died of“major trauma to thebrain.” In a previous articlepublished in the JasperJournal on July 3, 2012,Sheriff Ronnie “Bo” Bur-nett explained that the in-fant had stopped breathingand an ambulance wascalled to take baby Colin toGrandview Medical Cen-
ter, now Parkridge West.From there, the child wastransferred to VanderbiltHospital in Nashville.”Burnett stated the doctorsat Grandview Hospitalcontacted authorities, andthat Russell was being re-viewed, at that time, as a“person of interest.”During the investigation,
the sheriff’s departmentfound enough evidenceagainst Russell to chargewas a discussion of theevent that ensued on thathorrific day in 2012. Therewas a testimony by ChildAbuse Pediatrician Spe-cialist, Dr. DeborahLowen. She was a part ofthe team treating Colin atVanderbilt Children’s Hos-pital. During her testimony,she was asked by District
Attorney Steve Strain, ifshe could label how severethis case really was. Lowenstated, “It resulted inColin’s death and it doesn’tget anymore severe thanthat.” “Dr. Bridget Eutenier,
who perform the autopsyin 2012, listed the cause ofdeath as a homicide. In thetwelve-page autopsy re-port, it notes contusions onthe child’s head, injuriesthat included blood clottingin several areas of hisbrain, and extensive hem-orrhaging in the opticnerves of both eyes. Theautopsy further noted atleast 15 fractures of the in-fant’s ribs and a fracturedright clavicle, along with aligament injury on hisspine.
Joint investigation yieldscharges in deadly pawn shop
robbery and arson
In May of this year,Jerry Ridge, owner ofValley Pawn Brokers inWhitwell, lost his life towhat we now know was arobbery, but there wasmuch more involved inthe case. Firefighters ini-tially responded to a callof smoke at 4:30 in themorning. They had tobreak windows of thebusiness in order to gainentry. A fire inside thebusiness was put out, thenfirefighters made thegruesome discovery ofRidge’s body.The Tennessee Bureau
of Investigation,Whitwell Police Depart-ment, and the MarionCounty Sheriff’s Officeworked jointly on the in-vestigation and subse-quent indictments onAngela Denise Kilgore. According to Detective
Gene Hargis, Kilgore hasbeen indicted on allcounts including, “FirstDegree Murder, Espe-cially Aggravated Rob-
bery, Employing Firearmin the Commission ofDangerous Felony, Ag-gravated Arson, Theft ofProperty, and Felon inPossession of a Firearm,”on Monday, October 3.
Press Release Courtesyof TBI: Special Agents from
the Tennessee Bureau ofInvestigation, workingwith investigators fromthe Whitwell Police De-partment and MarionCounty Sheriff’s Office,have obtained indict-ments for a woman ac-cused of robbing a pawnshop, killing its owner,and setting fire to thebusiness in an effort tocover up the crime.At the request of 12th
District Attorney GeneralJ. Michael Taylor, TBISpecial Agents joined theinvestigation into a fire atValley Pawn Brokers onHighway 28 in Whitwellon May 17, shortly afterauthorities discovered thebody of a man, later iden-tified as 72-year-old JerryDon Ridge, who ownedthe business. During the
course of the case, inves-tigators developed infor-mation that led to AngelaDenise Kilgore as the in-dividual responsible forRidge’s death during arobbery at the pawn shop.The investigation furtherrevealed she was addi-tionally responsible forthe subsequent fire at thebusiness, set in an effortto destroy potential evi-dence in the case.On Monday, October 3,
the Marion County GrandJury returned indict-ments, charging the 51-year-old woman with onecount of First DegreeMurder, one count ofFelony Murder, one countof Especially AggravatedRobbery, one count ofEmploying a Firearm dur-ing the Commission of aDangerous Felony, onecount of AggravatedArson, one count ofTheft, and one count ofUnlawful Possession of aFirearm by a Felon. Atthe time of this release,she remained in the cus-tody of the MarionCounty Jail.
VANESSA TORRESStaff Writer/South Pittsburg Hustler
VANESSA TORRESStaff Writer/South Pittsburg Hustler
Christopher Eugene Russell
