Deputies of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office conducted a roundup of wanted individuals, arresting ten people in and near Elizabethton Tuesday morning.
Beginning around 4 a.m., deputies worked in teams to locate and arrest the wanted persons. Many of the suspects were arrested for violations of probation, with original charges including shoplifting, theft of property, drug violations and other offenses.
The sheriff’s office also placed holds on two wanted subjects who were discovered to be in correctional facilities. The operation was conducted with the assistance of the Elizabethton Police Department, and officers are continuing to search for more suspects. The suspects are being held in the Carter County Detention Center.
Below is a list of the suspects arrested:
Zaylor Sean Arnett (age 22) – Violation of Probation (Original Charges: Criminal Impersonation, Evading Arrest), $25,000 Bond
Joseph Paul Ballard (47) – Conspiracy to Poss. 26 or More Grams of Methamphetamine for Sale or Delivery, $50,000 Bond
Charles Adonga Gardner (42) – Violation of Probation (Original Charges: Driving on Suspended, Financial Responsibility), $25,000 Bond
Kathy Jo Honeycutt (47) – Shoplifting, $25,000 Bond
Richard Anthony Kelly (44) – TDOC Warrant
Howard Edward Gordon Mitchell (47) – Violation of Probation (Original Charges: Shoplifting, Failure to Appear), $25,000 Bond
Melissa Ann Moore (39) – Violation of Probation (Original Charges: Poss. Of Methamphetamine, Simple Poss. Schedule IV, Poss. Of Drug Paraphernalia), $25,000 Bond
Kenneth Martin Murphy (39) – Failure to Appear (Original Charges: Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Driving on Suspended), $25,000 Bond
Joseph Thomas Orton (60) – Violation of Probation (Original Charges: Simple Poss. of Schedule VI, Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia, Drug Free School Zone Violation), $25,000 Bond
Tamara Sue Smith (25) – Violation of Probation (Original Charge: Theft of Property under $1,000), No Bond