June 10, 2025
By: Dwayne Page
A Sparta man is facing charges including possession of an incendiary explosive device after being arrested by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on a unwanted guest complaint last Thursday, June 5.
22-year-old Mark Kennedy Derise Gribble, Jr. is charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia, reckless endangerment, domestic assault, possession of a firearm during a felony, aggravated burglary, and possession of explosive components His bond totals $81,000 and the court date is June 26.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on June 5 a deputy was summoned to Johnson’s Chapel Road due to a complaint of an unwanted guest. Upon arrival the officer spoke to the residents of the property who informed him that Gribble had shown up there and began beating on the door and windows before entering the home through a window intending to commit an assault. The mother of Gribble’s child, who was inside the residence, became afraid and hid in a closet to keep him from finding her.
Gribble who was outside, was confronted by the deputy and there the officer detected an odor of marijuana coming from Gribble’s vehicle. A search was conducted and found inside a suitcase in the bed of Gribble’s automobile was a round device (metal pipe) wrapped in duct tape that appeared to be a homemade silencer that fit on the end of Gribble’s Palmetto Dagger Compact 9-millimeter which was also found inside the vehicle. The search also turned up a Rossi 22 caliber, a Riley defense RKA 47 7.62×39, a Marlin Glenfield 22 long rifle, and what appeared to be an incendiary device described as a clear plastic tube containing smokeless black powder with a paper towel on both sides of it and a piece of a wick lighter cord coming out of the top. Gribble admitted to using the device to set fires. A crystal-like substance in a clear glass pipe along with a green leafy substance in a plastic pipe were also recovered during the search.
Assisting the sheriff’s department in the investigation was the state bomb squad who ensured the safety of the suspected explosive device which was found.
After being placed in custody, Gribble was asked about another call the sheriff’s department responded to on June 3 in reference to a black Dodge truck doing burnouts and shots which were fired out of the truck window from the roadway. Gribble admitted to having done the burnouts and firing the shots.
42-year-old Randy Kent Jarboe of Mclntosh Oklahoma is charged with public intoxication. He is under a $2,000 bond and his court date is June 26.
Sheriff Ray said that on June 8 a deputy responded to a call of a man spotted stumbling around close to the roadway on Sparta Highway. The officer found the man, Jarboe and stopped to speak with him. Jarboe smelled of alcohol and he admitted to having consumed a pint and a half of vodka.
51-year-old Matthew David Fayette of Yulonda Hills Road, Smithville is charged with theft of property. His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court June 26.
Sheriff Ray said that from April 28 to May 13 Fayette made 28 transactions on Cash-Out using a victim’s bank account information and stealing a total of $1,655 from the victim’s account. The case was investigated by a detective.
54-year-old Aimee Deanne Jobe of North Mill Street, Dowelltown is charged with driving on a revoked license. Her bond is $2,000 and she will be in court June 26.
Sheriff Ray said that on June 3 a deputy was north on Short Mountain Highway when he spotted a black Chevrolet Silverado also traveling north. The officer checked the tag on the vehicle and found that it had been expired since May 31. He pulled over the automobile and spoke with the driver, Jobe who said she was not able to provide proof of insurance. When asked if she had a valid license, Jobe said she believed she did. However, after running information through dispatch, it revealed the license to be revoked for DUI due to alcohol and drugs in DeKalb County on January 23, 2020. She was placed under arrest for DUI 1st offense.