Carter County Sheriff’s Office reports recent arrests

Published 1:58 pm Friday, March 15, 2024

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The following arrests have been reported by the Carter County Sheriff’s Office:

  • On March 14, Deputy Hunter Skalecki responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence on Carl Smith Road. Leviticus Judges Gannon was involved in a dispute. Gannon was detained and charged with domestic assault and vandalism for damaging property valued at $800.
  • On March 14, Sgt. Tyler Holsclaw arrested Thomas Alan Farmer at 901 W. Walnut St. (BP) for second-degree murder (drugs) and sale of Schedule II drugs, based on an active warrant from Carter County Criminal Court.
  • On March 13, Deputy Donovan Bemiller recovered a stolen vehicle at a residence on U.S. 19E Roan Mountain and arrested Sidney C. Byers for possession of stolen property.
  • On March 13, Deputy Jeff Winters arrested Cody R.M. Honeycutt at Southwest Virginia Regional Jail for violating probation, transporting him to Carter County Tennessee Detention Center.
  • On March 13, Deputy Jeff Winters apprehended Tyler Blaine Potter at Ashe County N.C. Jail on a capias/bench warrant from Carter County, transporting him to the Carter County Detention Center.
  • On March 13, Deputy Jeff Winters arrested John Curtis Presley for assault against a first responder and resisting arrest.
  • On March 12, Deputy Jeff Winters arrested Terry Wayne Henson at Southwest Virginia Regional Jail for violating probation, transporting him to the Carter County Detention Center.
  • On March 12, Sgt. Tyler Holsclaw arrested Nathanael Montgomery Whitaker on Broad Street for failure to appear, transporting him to the Carter County Detention Center.
  • On March 11, Deputy Cory Locklear transported Shawn Curtis Wilson from Tennessee Recovery Center to Carter County Detention Center for an active order of incarceration.
  • On March 11, Deputy Jared Shelton took Jefferey William Wilson into custody at the Carter County Sheriff’s Office for failure to appear, transporting him to the Carter County Detention Center.
  • On March 10, Deputy Cory Locklear arrested Ashley Marion Post for driving under the influence, driving with a revoked license, and no insurance after a crash on Highway 19E.
  • On March 10, Sgt. Christian Carrier arrested Steven Dana Carver for driving with a revoked license (DUI) on Hwy 91.
  • On March 10, Deputy Cory Locklear arrested Aaron Blevins for driving under the influence after a crash on Highway 19E.
  • On March 10, Deputy Heath Taylor arrested Galen White for domestic violence, resisting arrest, and vandalism.
  • On March 9, Deputy Hunter Skalecki arrested Rebecca Anna Sue Clawson for public intoxication.
  • On March 8, Deputy Cory Locklear arrested Brian Ward Pritchard for failure to appear on Highway 19E.
  • On March 8, Lt. Christopher Reichenbach arrested Rusty Allen Hyder at Sinking Creek Baptist Church for violation of community corrections.

Note: All arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.