Seventeen individuals were charged and processed into the Sevier County Jail on October 7 and 8, according to intake reports generated from the facility. The arrests encompassed a variety of alleged offenses, from general sessions court warrants to domestic assault and evasion charges, impacting residents from Seymour to Gatlinburg and beyond.
Custody statuses varied among those charged; some individuals were released on bond, while others remained held, with bond amounts ranging up to $7,500. The reported charges included multiple instances of violation of probation and felony or misdemeanor bench warrants from General Sessions Court, alongside specific allegations such as contributing to the delinquency of a minor, theft, and public intoxication.
On October 7, Emanuel Joseph Barnes, 22, of Seymour, was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and was being held in lieu of $2,500. Robert William Trubey, 70, of Sevierville, faced a misdemeanor bench warrant from General Sessions Court and was being held. Zoe Victoria Bledsoe, 29, of Sevierville, was charged with violation of probation and subsequently released. Jodie Diana Baker, 43, also of Sevierville, was charged with theft of property worth $1,000 or less and released on $1,000 bond. Daniel Ayus, 45, of Sevierville, was charged with a felony bench warrant from General Sessions Court and was being held. Joshua Wayne Ogle, 37, of Sevierville, was charged with violation of probation and remained held. Victoria June Tipton, 30, of Cleveland, Tennessee, was charged with a felony bench warrant from General Sessions Court and was being held. Brian Walter Stair, 35, of Morristown, was charged with violation of probation and remained held. Collin Joseph Garza, 27, of Pigeon Forge, was charged with driving on a revoked license and sale of drug; he was released on $7,500 bond. Jennifer Lane Knopp, 47, of Pigeon Forge, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, public intoxication, simple possession, and a vehicle must stop at stop signs violation; she was being held in lieu of $3,000 bond. Amanda Paige Crigler, 52, of Saulsbury, Tennessee, was charged with domestic assault and was being held in lieu of $3,000 bond. Terry Bloomer, 61, with no address provided, was charged with violation of probation and remained held.
Arrests on October 8 included Antonio Adonis Santos, 24, of Gatlinburg, who was charged with assault against a first responder or nurse, driving on a revoked license, evading arrest, leaving the scene of an accident, and resisting arrest. Santos was being held in lieu of $5,000 bond. Andrew William Rush, 22, of Newport, was charged with driving on a revoked license and was being held in lieu of $1,500 bond. Ricardo Daniel Sepulveda Valentin, 33, of Sevierville, was charged with DUI and was being held.
As with all individuals charged, those listed are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. It is also noted that names may be similar to other members of the community.
