The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department made several arrests over the past weeks, including a couple of females who are facing serious drug charges. One woman is facing a litany of charges after several traffic stops and her using a false name. A male was arrested after telling two juveniles he wanted to sacrifice them.

On September 18, 34-year-old Alexander Kyle Demarco of Shady Drive, Smithville, was arrested for two counts of assault. He is under a $5,000 bond and he is due in court on October 13.

Sheriff Ray said that on September 14, Demarco made physical contact with two minor victims by touching the victim’s stomachs and telling the juveniles that he wanted to sacrifice them while performing witchcraft, placing the victims in fear of immediate bodily injury. 

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on September 9, 27-year-old Keely Breanna Jacobs of Blue Springs Road, Smithville, was arrested for bringing contraband into a penal institution, two counts of possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver, three counts of identity theft, three counts of driving on a revoked or suspended license, possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver, criminal impersonation, prescription drug fraud, and possession of drug paraphernalia. She is under a $151,500 bond and will be in court on September 26.

Sheriff Ray said that on August 27 a deputy pulled over a 2001 Ford F150 driven by Jacobs. During the stop Jacobs allegedly identified herself as Leah Jacobs, also giving a false date of her birth.

Not knowing at the time, the deputy issued her citations in the name of Leah Jacobs. Later, a detective reviewed the officer’s body camera from the traffic stop and determined that the woman was actually Keely Jacobs, whose driver license had been suspended on August 15, 2023, in Cannon County for failure to appear.

On August 31, Jacobs was pulled over again by a separate deputy on Evins Mill Road, after he noticed a 2001 Ford F150 leave its lane of travel several times. Again, Jacobs gave her name as Leah Jacobs and a birth date, which was not her own.

Once more, the deputy issued her citations in the name of Leah Jacobs, but during an investigation, a detective reviewed this officer’s body camera footage and determined Leah Jacobs was actually Keely Jacobs.

On September 4, another deputy was patrolling Blue Springs Road when he spotted a 2001 Ford F150 leave its lane of travel several times. He pulled it over and spoke with the driver, Jacobs, who again gave her name as Leah Jacobs. A background check on the license revealed it to be valid, but again a detective revealed that her real name was Keely Jacobs and the license under that name came back suspended.

On September 9, a deputy went to Jacobs’ residence on Blue Springs Road to serve a warrant on her. There, Jacobs stated that she was Leah Jacobs, but with a picture of Jacobs with the warrant, and knowing that she was not Leah Jacobs, the deputy placed Keely under arrest.

While placing Jacobs in custody, the deputy noticed in plain view several items of drug paraphernalia. The woman gave consent for him to search the residence, where a small baggie containing a single white pill believed to be Buprenorphine, along with three scales bearing a crystal-like residue, several pipes with residue, and several baggies were found.

Jacobs allegedly admitted to selling narcotics. Also found during the search were two baggies with a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine. One baggy weighed 7.78 grams, and the other 10.59 grams (18.37 grams total). The search also turned up several pill bottles containing different types of pills in each with either the labels torn off or different names on the bottles.

Later, at the jail on September 12, a female correctional officer conducted a strip search of Jacobs and allegedly discovered in the waistband of her shorts a baggie with a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine weighing 6 grams.

On September 9, 47-year-old James Walter Stringer of West Main Street, Dowelltown, was arrested for violation of the sex offender registry. He is under a $7,500 bond and he was in court on September 12.

Sheriff Ray reported that on August 30, Stringer was arrested after not reporting to the Sheriff’s Office as required under his release agreement.

That same day, 33-year-old Eric Dewayne Judkins of Hendrixson Road, Smithville, was arrested under a sealed indictment from August 12 for two counts of meth manufacture deliver sell or possess with intent for an incident that occurred on January 29, 2024. He is under a $125,000 bond and was in court on September 10. 

Also on September 9, 53-year-old Vickie Lenae Alvis of High Street, Alexandria, was arrested for violation of an order of protection. She is under a $2,500 bond and she is due in court on September 26.

Sheriff Ray reported that Alvis went onto the property of a protected person, listed in an order of protection.

On September 10, 49-year-old Tonya Michelle Cantrell of Old Blue Springs Road, Smithville, was arrested for theft of property, possession of a controlled substance for sell, deliver, or manufacture, simple possession of marijuana, simple possession of a schedule III drug, and driving on a revoked or suspended license. She is under a $70,000 bond and is due in court on September 26.

A deputy was patrolling when he noticed a vehicle parked in a driveway on West Church Street that matched the description of a stolen vehicle out of Rutherford County. After running the tag through dispatch, the vehicle was confirmed to be stolen.

The deputy then made contact with Cantrell at the residence, who allegedly advised that she had driven the vehicle from the registered owner’s address. The deputy had prior knowledge that Cantrell’s license had been suspended. The vehicle is estimated at over $2,500 in value.

A search of the vehicle revealed inside a purse, a baggy containing a white powdery substance believed to be Fentanyl, weighing 1.07 grams, three cigarettes containing a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana, and half of a peached color pill believed to be Buprenorphine. Cantrall’s ID was also found in the purse, and she allegedly admitted that the substances were hers.

That same day, 28-year-old Jonathan Torres of Blue Springs Road, Smithville, was arrested for DUI second offense, and driving on a revoked license first offense.   He is under a $6,000 bond and is due in court on September 26.

After a traffic stop, authorities say that Torres had red watery eyes, was unsteady on his feet, slurred speech, and a strong odor of alcohol coming from his person. He was asked to submit to field sobriety tasks but refused.

Also on September 10, 41-year-old Luis Gerardo Bayona of Nashville, TN, was arrested for driving on a revoked license and criminal littering. He is under a $2,500 bond and is due in court on September 26.

A deputy was patrolling Sparta Highway when he made contact with a Dodge pickup losing multiple items of trash out of the bed of the truck. After a traffic stop, the deputy made contact with Bayona, who advised he did not have a license. The deputy learned that the man’s license had been suspended for failure to pay original violation on April 27, 2024, out of Davidson County.

On September 13, 38-year-old Curtis Allen Lloyd of Cookeville Highway, Smithville, was arrested for criminal impersonation. He is under a $3,500 bond and he is due in court on September 26.

A deputy responded to Nashville Highway in reference to a suspicious person. The deputy made contact with a male subject walking down the road, and when asked for his name and date of birth the man advised that his name was Cory Randolph and gave a date of birth.

A further investigation revealed that the man’s actual name was Lloyd, with a proper date of birth, and was confirmed through Warren County that he had an active warrant for violation of probation. Authorities allege that Lloyd knowingly and intentionally gave the wrong name and birth date in an attempt to assume a false identity.