January 12, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A convicted felon who led sheriff’s department deputies on a pursuit from DeKalb County into two other counties before being forced off the road into a ditch in April had his day in court Tuesday, January 9.
40-year-old Warren Brandon Glasby entered a plea to possession of a schedule II drug methamphetamine) over 0.5 grams and possession of a schedule II drug (ANPP) for sale. He received an 8-year sentence in the meth case and 3 years on the other charge to run concurrently with each other and with a Wilson County TDOC sentence against him. Glasby must serve at least 30% of the sentence before his release eligibility date. He was fined $2,000. Glasby was given jail credit of 273 days.
The passenger with Glasby, 30-year-old Katelyn Luann Goodwin of Allens Ferry Road, Smithville was also charged. Her case remains pending in court.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Monday April 10 a deputy was patrolling Woodbury Highway when he spotted a red Ford Mustang failing to maintain its lane of travel. He said the Mustang almost hit another vehicle. The officer turned around and caught up with the Mustang at the intersection of Woodbury Highway and Nashville Highway, but when he turned on his emergency equipment, the driver of the Mustang, Glasby fled into Cannon, Wilson, and then back into Cannon County.
During the pursuit, Sheriff Ray said Goodwin threw objects out of the passenger side door including a large cooler apparently trying to slow the deputy and another officer which had joined the chase.
According to Sheriff Ray, Goodwin also handed Glasby a firearm which he pointed at the officers from the driver side window of the Mustang before throwing it to the ground during the pursuit. Goodwin also handed Glasby other objects during the chase which he threw out of the car window placing the pursuing deputies in imminent danger. Those objects were later recovered including numerous baggies, clothing and the firearm.
As the pursuit continued, Sheriff Ray instructed the officers to force Glasby off the road due to the increasing risk to the public as Glasby had posed a danger to other vehicles and a pedestrian along the way.
After the Mustang was forced off the roadway into a ditch, Glasby got out of the car through the driver side window and fled on foot through a creek and into a field before he was taken forcibly to the ground and handcuffed by officers. Goodwin remained at the car and was also taken into custody.
During a search, deputies found inside Glasby’s front pocket a grocery bag which contained 1.95 ounces of a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine and 10 grams of a white powdery substance thought to be cocaine. A background check through central dispatch revealed that Glasby’s driver license was revoked.
In other cases, 21-year-old Kobe Cantrell entered a plea by criminal information to possession of methamphetamine over 0.5 grams for sale and aggravated assault. He received an 8-year sentence in the meth case and 3 years for the aggravated assault. The two sentences are to run concurrently with each other, and all suspended to supervised probation except for 201 days of time served. Cantrell was fined $2,000.
35 year old Maranda Smith entered a plea to possession of methamphetamine over 0.5 grams for sale and received an 8 year sentence all suspended to supervised probation. She was fined $2,000
31-year-old Ashley Mingle entered a plea to theft over $1,000 and received a two year sentence all suspended to probation. She was given jail credit of six days.