May 9, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
A fight over the weekend between two men in the parking lot of DeKalb Market resulted in one of them allegedly trying to hit the other and his girlfriend with a pickup truck.
39-year-old Nathan Joe Trapp of Magness Road, Smithville is charged with reckless endangerment and aggravated assault (2 counts). He is under a $60,000 bond and his court date is May 26.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on May 7 a deputy was summoned to DeKalb Market due to a fight between two men involving a weapon. Upon arrival the officer learned that Trapp and the victim had been in an argument that became physical after Trapp went to his red Nissan truck and picked up a large flashlight with which to hit the victim. A physical altercation ensued in which the victim held Trapp down for some time before allowing him to get up. Trapp then jumped into the driver seat of his pickup and drove toward the victim and his girlfriend as they were walking away. According to the officer, Trapp accelerated at a high rate of speed and almost hit the couple. He then turned around and sped toward the victim and his girlfriend again, but they were not hit. Sheriff Ray said Trapp’s erratic driving at this business which was open to the public at the time placed the victims and others in danger of bodily harm.
42-year-old Aubrey Glenn Rigsby of Bethel Road, Smithville is charged with a seventh offense of driving on a suspended license, evading arrest (2 counts), and reckless endangerment. His bond totals $25,500 and his court date is May 19.
Sheriff Ray said that on February 11 a deputy tried to pull over a maroon Cadillac being driven by Rigsby who had an active arrest warrant against him for a violation of probation, but Rigsby failed to stop and fled at a high rate of speed. Rigsby passed several vehicles placing others in danger of serious bodily injury including a female passenger who was with him. A check of Rigsby’s driving history showed him to have a suspended license with six prior convictions for that offense.
A week later on February 18 while patrolling Pea Ridge Road, a deputy spotted a man in the front yard of a residence who appeared to be Rigsby. When the officer pulled into the driveway of the home, the man fled on foot into the woods behind the residence. The owner of the home confirmed that the man who left was Rigsby.
Sheriff Ray said Rigsby was only recently arrested for these crimes because he has been incarcerated elsewhere for separate offenses.