May 20, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
A 42 year old Smithville man was arrested last week on a fugitive from justice warrant out of South Carolina.
Richard Rae Conrad Jr. is under a $75,000 bond and he will make a court appearance on May 27.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on May 13 a detective went to Conrad’s home on Green Acre Drive to serve active warrants against him from Greenville, South Carolina for a 3rd degree offense of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, attempting to commit a lude act on a victim under 16 years of year by someone over 14 years old. Greenville authorities plan to seek extradition of Conrad back to South Carolina.
42 year old Amy Renee Ford of Watertown is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. Her bond is $10,000 and she will make a court appearance on May 27.
Sheriff Ray said that on May 10 a deputy was summoned to the location of a 911 hang up call in the area of Dry Creek at the swimming hole. Upon arrival the officer found a man and woman, who appeared to be startled and nervous, sitting in a red Chevy truck. They admitted to having called 911.
A background check revealed that Ford had a warrant against her in Smith County. As the deputy placed Ford into custody, she handed him a bag of a green leafy substance, believed to be marijuana. The driver also informed the officer that there were needles and pipes used to smoke marijuana in the vehicle. During a search the deputy found a silver container with needles and 1.5 grams of a white crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine. Ford admitted that the items found belonged to her
54 year old Joe Anthony Young of Lee Homer Road, Smithville, an inmate at the jail, was charged with using implements to escape and aggravated assault.
Sheriff Ray said that on May 11 a DeKalb correctional officer went to one of the holding cells to remove Young to finish the booking process but Young became noncompliant and darted toward the cell door trying to escape. As officers began to uncuff Young, he assaulted them grabbing a correctional officer’s arm and Taser. The officer then used the Taser on Young. He is under a total bond of $17,500.
38 year old Natasha Anne Sellars of Evins Mill Road is charged with resisting stop frisk halt or search and disorderly conduct. She is under a $1,000 bond.
Sheriff Ray said that on May 12 a deputy was called to Evins Mill Road where a woman was spotted walking in the roadway, yelling, and causing a disturbance. Upon arrival, the officer found Sellars there in the roadway still yelling and she refused to stop when ordered to do so. Sellars was placed into custody.
21 year old Robert Stephen Derrick of Toad Road, Dowelltown is charged with resisting stop frisk halt or search and failure to appear in court.
Sheriff Ray said that on May 15 a deputy was patrolling Floyd Drive when he spotted a man walking along the road. The officer stopped to conduct a welfare check and found the man to be Derrick. Knowing that Derrick had active warrants against him, the deputy summoned Derrick to the patrol car but he refused and then took off running. After a short distance Derrick was taken into custody. He is under a $4,500 bond and is due in court on June 3.
44 year old Christopher Keith Tyler of Hartsville is charged with domestic assault. He is under a $5,000 bond and his court date is June 3.
Sheriff Ray said that on May 16, a deputy was summoned to the area of Terrell Road and Sparta Highway due to a domestic complaint. Upon arrival the deputy spoke with the caller who reported that he had observed a man and woman engaged in an altercation. The complainant said the man dragged the woman into a wooded area.
The officer went to investigate and found the man and woman on the ground. She had lacerations on her face. The man was identified as Tyler and he was placed into custody.