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Home for the holidays

Sheriff’s Office makes 17 arrests in yule-time round up

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office announced last week that it had completed a suspect round-up dubbed “Operation Home for the Holidays” in the days leading up to Christmas.

According to the ACSO, during a three-day period just before Christmas, “Operation Home for the Holidays” resulted in the arrests of 17 people.

Sheriff Russell Barker said, “This was an incredible success, and each of these individuals needed to be taken off the streets.

“I am especially proud of how this came to be. Our patrol deputies on [B Shift] created, planned, and executed this operation from beginning to end.

“Additionally, our 911 dispatchers and corrections staff played a significant role as well. Each unit (patrol, dispatch, corrections) showed a level of dedication, self-initiation and commitment to the people of Anderson County that is unmatched.”

Those arrested in Operation Home for the Holidays are:

• Jose Marban: Aggravated assault, vandalism.

• Clayton Shipley: DUI, reckless endangerment, failure to maintain a single lane, violation of implied consent, child abuse and neglect, hold placed for another county.

• Brittany Miller: DUI, violation of implied consent, simple possession, possession/casual exchange, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on auspended or revoked, hold for another county.

• Cherie Smith: Domestic assault.

• John Hill: Domestic assault, custodial interference.

• Michelle Williams: FTA, violation of pretrial release.

• Crystal Kennedy: Contempt of court, evading arrest, reckless endangerment )two counts).

• Samantha Carrion: FTA, criminal capias.

• Gregory Wilson: bench warrant.

• Amber Jerrell: Contempt of court, VOP.

• Caitlyn Elliot: FTA.

• Chelsea Bivens: FTA, capias, contempt of court (three).

• Jamie Hayes: VOP (two), possession of drug paraphernalia, evading arrest.

• Matthew Swatzell: Filing a false report or bomb threat

• Billy Pyles Jr.: VOP, FTA, hold for other county.

• Johnny Futrell: Simple possession, casual exchange, contributing to delinquency of a minor (two times).

• Douglas Nance: VOP.