November 12, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
A Dowelltown man accused of committing three burglaries including one at Smithville Elementary School in February was sentenced on the charges last Tuesday, November 7 in DeKalb County Criminal Court.
41-year-old Bradley Shane Redmon entered a plea to three counts of burglary and received a three-year sentence in each case. Two of the sentences are to be served concurrently but consecutively with the third term for a total of six years. The sentence has also been suspended to supervised probation. Redmon was given jail credit of 152 days.
Chief Mark Collins said Smithville Police took a report on March 12, 2023 in reference to someone having broken into the car wash maintenance room at 406 E. Broad Street and damaging the wash control panel and coin changer. A large sum of money was taken along with the hard drive to the security system.
Police then learned on March 21 that someone had broken into Smithville Elementary School at approximately 2:30 am and burglarized a vending machine and drink machine, taking a large sum of money. Damage to the vending and drink machines rendered them unusable.
In yet another case, Redmon was alleged to have stolen a toolbox from a truck on February 9, 2023.
During the investigation, Chief Collins said Redmon was identified as the person responsible for the crimes and he was taken into custody without incident.
A Pennsylvania man, formerly of Smith County, who placed a false call reporting a stabbing and shots fired at an Alexandria residence Thursday, September 14 was also sentenced last Tuesday.
18-year-old Kaleb Rose of Indiana County, Pennsylvania entered a plea by criminal information to filing a false report and received a three-year sentence all suspended to supervised probation. He is seeking judicial diversion. Rose was given 42 days jail credit.
Alexandria Police Chief Travis Bryant explained what happened in this incident.
“On Thursday September 14 at approx. 2:05 p.m. officers from the Alexandria Police Department and the DeKalb Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a residence on Shady Lane in reference to a female being stabbed by another female suspect. The caller also stated that the female had a handgun and rifle and had been firing shots inside the residence. The caller also said that the suspect would fire on responding law enforcement officers. Upon arrival, officers were able to make contact with the individuals at the residence. There were no indications of a shooting or assault that had occurred. The individuals on scene stated that nothing had happened and cooperated with officers in determining the facts of the case,” said Chief Bryant.
“Soon after law enforcement’s arrival it was determined to be a false call. Through the course of the investigation, it was discovered that a male subject, later identified as Kaleb Rose of Indiana County, PA, had made the call and knew the information to be false. His intention was to utilize law enforcement in a manner to scare and intimidate the individuals at that residence through police action. Kaleb Rose is a former resident of Smith County and knew the individuals at that residence. At no point were residents in the area in any danger and it appeared to be an isolated incident,” said Chief Bryant.
Meanwhile, 42-year-old Melissa Anne Farley entered a plea to sale of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine) over 0.5 grams and received an eight-year sentence all suspended to TDOC probation. She was given credit for 95 days of jail time served and she must make restitution of $100 to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department. Farley was also fined $2,000.
37-year-old Billy Qualls entered a plea to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days on supervised probation except for 48 hours to serve. He will lose his driver license for one year and he must pay a fine of $350. Qualls must also complete an alcohol safety education program, attend the MADD Victim Impact Panel and complete an alcohol and drug assessment and follow and complete all recommended treatment.