Home of NOAH DE BERRY 127th YEAR - NO. 14 TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2011 TWO SECTIONS - 50¢ PER COPY Party-Pooping Police Pinch 3 WPD, CCSD Team Up To Make Drug Arrests Teamwork between the Woodbury Police possession of drug paraphernalia. Young’s bond was set at $153,000. His Department and the Cannon County Law enforcement officers confiscated 35 initial court date is Sept. 27. Sheriff’s Department led to the arrest of marijuana plants from the residence along The second coordinated bust conducted three individuals last week on drug- with an assortment of items used in the by the CCSD and WPD took place on related charges. manufacture of methamphetamine. Tuesday, July 26 at 436 Williams Lane in The first joint operation between the Participating in the investigation were Readyville. WPD and CCSD took place on Monday, Woodbury Police Chief Tony Burnett, A total of 124 marijuana plants were July 25, at 418 Murfreesboro Road, Cannon County Sheriff Darrell Young, discovered at the home of Christopher L. Woodbury. WPD Assistant Police Chief Kevin Singer and Mary K. Singer. Following a search of the residence, Mooneyham, CCSD Investigator Anthony CCSD Investigator Young said marijuana David Brad Young was arrested on charges Young, WPD patrolmen John Fesmire and was allegedly being grown by the Singers of initiating the process to manufacture Brent Brock and CCSD deputies Reed both inside and outside of their residence. methamphetamine, manufacture of a Bryson, Eric Moss and Steve McMillen. Both Singers have been charged with Schedule VI drug (marijuana), maintaining “The meth making operation had manufacturing marijuana, maintaining a a dwelling for the use, keep or resale of obviously been going on for some time,” controlled substances and unlawful Chief Burnett said. See POLICE, page 8 DAVID BRAD YOUNG Four Cases Bound Over To Grand Jury Four of the scores of cases on vehicle speeding on John Bragg the docket in Cannon County Hwy. Following a pursuit, the General Sessions Court vehicle was found wrecked. Tuesday, July 26, were bound The driver, alleged to be over to the next meeting of the Richards, had fled the scene. grand jury. Following the other Two of the four cases were preliminary hearing, Judge bound over following Melton found there was preliminary hearings. sufficient probable cause to Judge Susan Melton ruled bind over Mary Ellen Carmack that there was sufficient on charges of burglary of a probable cause to bind vehicle, theft under $500, Timothy D. Richards over on vandalism under $500 and charges of reckless filing a false report. endangerment, evading arrest The purported victims of the and evading arrest by a motor offenses, Nathan and Paula vehicle. Davis, along with Woodbury However, following Patrolman John Fesmire, who testimony by Tennessee investigated the incident, Highway Patrol Trooper Bruce testified during the hearing. Pryor and Audrey Vanatta, Nathan Davis is Carmack's whose vehicle Richards is nephew. alleged to have stolen, Judge It is alleged that Carmack Melton declined to bind over a vandalized and broke into the TONY STINNETT Photo charge of theft over $1,000. Davis' vehicle and stole Ryan Watson, owner of “W - A Ryan Watson Salon,” begins the process of shaving Lindsey Sullivan’s hair into a The state still has the option personal property. The Mohawk prior to her beginning chemotherapy for Invasive Carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer. Watson of presenting the theft charge property was found to the grand jury. approximately three hours opened W, located on the Downtown Square, in July. He donated a free cut and style, as well as a shave, for Sullivan It is alleged that Richards later in the back of Carmack's after hearing of her heart-warming story. He plans to hold a cut-a-thon to assist in raising additional funds to assist stole Vanatta's vehicle from her car which was parked at her the family with medical costs. home in Smithville. Trooper Pryor observed the stolen See GRAND, page 8 Trio Plead Guilty Children Give Young Mom To Drug Charges Courage To Battle Cancer Judge Susan Melton accepted probation for 11 months, 29 three guilty pleas from persons days, fined $250 and assessed charged with drug possession court costs. Tramel also TONY STINNETT common form of cancer. in Cannon County General entered a conditional plea of Courier Co-Editor Sullivan was diagnosed with Sessions Court on Tuesday, guilty to driving on a Lindsey Sullivan vividly Invasive Carcinoma, an July 26. suspended license. He was recalls the day she was aggressive form of breast • Kenneth Albert Marx, Jr. placed on probation for six diagnosed with Invasive Breast cancer in May. She had a pled guilty to simple months, fined $50 and assessed Cancer. bilateral mastectomy in June. possession of Schedule II court costs. His driver’s license First, there was devastation. "I was devastated when I was drugs. He was given a was also suspended for one In the next moment Sullivan diagnosed with cancer," suspended sentence of 11 year. thought about her three Sullivan said. "Mammograms months, 29 days and placed on • Misty C. Pickett pled guilty children - Emily, Austin and usually aren't until 40-years- probation for an equal amount to possession of a Schedule VI Hannah - and she became a old and it was hard. I just of time. He was also fined $750 drug. She was given a fighter. remember the devastation but and ordered to pay court costs. suspended sentence of 11 Cancer, unfortunately, is not it didn't take long for that Marx also pled guilty to simple months, 29 days and placed on uncommon. Women in the devastation to turn from my possession of Schedule IV probation for an equal amount United States have a one in situation to my three kids. drugs and was given a of time. She was also fined $250 eight chance of developing "My children are a big part of suspended sentence of 11 and assessed court costs. breast cancer, according to the my life. They keep me going months, 29 days, placed on Results from other cases American Cancer Society, every day. If not for them I probation for 11 months, 29, heard Tuesday included: which estimates that more than probably would not fight as fined $750 and assessed court • Timothy Ryan Mix pled 1 million women in the U.S. hard as I do each day." cost. He also pled guilty to guilty to DUI. He was given a have breast cancer and don't Sullivan says she has been simple possession of Schedule partially suspended sentence know it. very open with her children IV drugs, was given an 11 of 11 months, 29 days and But Sullivan is a vibrant 28- about the cancer because there months, 29 days suspended placed on probation for an year-old with three beautiful has been a lot of change in such sentence, placed on probation equal amount of time. He will TONY STINNETT Photo children from ages 6-to-11. a short period of time. for an equal amount of time, serve 48 hours in the county Lindsey Sullivan, third from left, has a photo made with She's too young to be "I've been open with them fined $250 and ordered to pay jail, pay a $350 fine, court costs, children, from left, Emily, Hannah and Austin, after diagnosed with cancer, right? about everything," Sullivan court costs. and lose his driver’s license for having her hair cut and styled at “W - A Ryan Watson Breast cancer can happen to said. "They know everything • Terry Brian Tramel entered one year. Mix also pled guilty anyone. It is not bound by age, that's going on and everything a conditional plea of guilty to to simple possession of Salon” Saturday (July 23). Sullivan began chemotherapy for breast cancer Monday and the cut and style was part gender or ethnic group and, simple possession of among women, it is the most See BATTLE, page 8 marijuana. He was placed on See TRIO, page 8 of a special gift. Visit The Courier Online @ CannonCourier.com PAGE 2 CANNON COURIER AUGUST 2, 2011 CANNON OBITUARIES Justus Ryan Light Buddy D. Jones James Clifton Thomas Justus Ryan Light, infant, died Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Middle Buddy D. Jones, age 61, of McMinnville, TN, died Tuesday, July James Clifton Thomas, 78, passed away July 26, 2011 after an Tennessee Medical Center. 26, 2011, at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN after a brief extended illness. Ironically, this would have been their 57th He is survived by his parents, Charles Light illness. Born on August 10, 1949 in Warren County, TN, Mr. Jones wedding anniversary. He was born in Coffee County and at the and Colleen Farless, both of Woodbury; was raised and lived in McMinnville his entire life. He attended time of death lived in Houston, Texas. He was preceded in death grandparents, Rodney and Stacey Sargent, Providence Baptist Church and was a retired shop foreman with by his wife, Elizabeth "Nina" Whitfield Thomas. He was the son of Russell and Teresa Farless all of Woodbury the City of McMinnville Water Maintenance Department where he the late Nola Reynolds Thomas and John Lee Thomas. and Phyllis Light of Auburntown; great was employed for 30 years. The son of the late Major A. and Survivors include the following: (daughter) MarLynn Kay grandparents, George Farless and Juanita Lucille Williamson Jones, he was also preceded in death by Thomas McMichael, husband, (Greg); Farless both of Woodbury; aunts and uncles, brother Bennie R. Jones and brother Bobby Wayne Jones. (daughter) Audrey Kim Thomas, (son) Lonnie Jennifer (Jeremy) Parker, Dylan (Paige) Light, Buddy is survived by his wife of 38 years Phyllis Norrod Jones Douglas "Butch" Thomas (wife) Zayda; Lindsey and Kacey Farless, Ethan, Haley, Ryan, Tyler and Penny of McMinnville, TN; two sons Benny Dale Jones and Jeremy Lee (daughter) Elizabeth Diane Lummus (Troy); Sargent and great aunt, Deborah Smith of Woodbury.