This report is for activity Oct. 13-19:
FRIDAY, OCT. 13
• Melondy Natasha Rutherford was arrested for DUI after reports of a driver driving on the wrong side of the roadway. Contact was made with Rutherford north of Crawfordville on U.S. Highway 319 and after deputies activated emergency lights and siren, she refused to stop. Upon contact by Deputy Austin Rivers, Rutherford displayed signs of being under the influence and was subsequently placed under arrest for DUI.
SUNDAY, OCT. 15
• Deputy Ernesto Trujillio arrestetd Richard Skeens for DUI after Skeens almost struck a deputy who was assisting with another traffic stop. Skeens stopped and appeared to be intoxicated. He refused all sobriety tests on the roadside and at the jail.
MONDAY, OCT. 16
• Matthew Wood reported someone removed his cooking grill from his yard. Wood was able to provide a possible suspect and wished to have them trespassed from his property. Deputy Don Newsome investigated.
• David Sparks was arrested after a traffic stop was conducted on his vehicle. A check of his license showed it was suspended. Sparks also had an outstanding warrant from Leon County. Sparks was arrested and transported to the jail without incident. Deputy Arturo Cordoba investigated.
• Garland Landers was arrested for operating a vehicle while his license is suspended. Landers was stopped by Deputy Todd Kent on Shadeville Road and found to not have a valid driver’s license as well as multiple prior convictions. Landers was transported to the Wakulla County Jail without incident.
• A traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle for an obstructed tag. The driver, Aaron Swain, was discovered to have a suspended license with 11 priors. Swain was arrested and transported to the jail. Swain was additionally charged with tag not assigned. Deputy Todd Kent investigated.
TUESDAY, OCT. 17
• WCSO received multiple calls reference to an unknown person on Sopchoppy Highway and Allen Street believing the subject matched the description of the escaped inmate from Franklin County. Deputies made contact with the subject however it was not the escaped inmate. The escapee was later located and arrested in Franklin County.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18
• Jacob Swain was arrested for introduction of contraband after he entered the jail with marijuana. Swain was arrested on Oct. 17 for battery. After being placed into a holding cell, Swain could be seen on surveillance hiding something under the bench. Deputies located the substance which was identified as marijuana. Sgt. Mike Alexander investigated.
THURSDAY, OCT. 19
• Mary Thrash reported waking this morning to find her 2015 Toyota Prius missing from her driveway. Thrash stated she had let the suspect live with her for a few days due to needing help around the house. Thrash advised she last saw her vehicle in the driveway just before going to bed for the night around midnight. Thrash was able to identify the suspect and this case has been sent to detectives for further investigation. Deputy Norman DeGuzman investigated.
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