Teen faces another stalking charge, $100,000 bond

By Frank DeLoacheKannapolis CitizenA little more than a week after he was charged with stalking a teenage girl and her mother, a 19-year-old man drove by their house and made “obscene gestures” toward them, according to a Kannapolis police report.Two days later — early Monday morning — the young man phoned the girl’s home, calling her names and terrifying her, she told an officer.Later Monday morning, police arrested Christian Daniel Dupree Ford, of 144 Beaumont Ave., on an additional charge of misdemeanor stalking, and a magistrate increased his bail from $10,000 to $100,000.He remained in the Cabarrus County Jail Monday night.A woman identifying herslef as Ford’s grandmother said she had no comment. the Pethels could be reached.According to initial Kannapolis police reports, Amber Pethel, 19, and her mother, Shelby Pethel, 53, said Ford had come to their home and Amber Pethel’s workplace repeatedly.When the Pethels asked police for help, officers escorted Amber Pethel to work on May 7 and home again when she got off around 1:30 a.m. May 8.When the girl arrived home, she saw Ford waiting in a car parked near her home.Officers arrested Ford and charged him with two counts of misdemeanor stalking and a single count of communicating threats. He also was charged with failure to appear on an unrelated charge of driving with a revoked license.He posted a $10,000 bond and was released the same day, according to jail records.According to a police incident log, Amber and Shelby Pethel called again about 9 p.m. Saturday. They had seen Ford drive by their home while “making obscene gestures.”The police log provides no more information about that incident, but at 2:45 a.m. Monday, the Pethels told police Ford called their home.He was “calling her names and putting her in fear,” according to a police log, which lists the teenager and her mother as victims.Ford is scheduled to appear in court July 17 on all the charges.According to the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office Web site, Ford was arrested during an incident on May 24, 2007, and charged with carrying a concealed weapon, reckless driving to endanger, failure to stop for an accident involving property damage and failure to wear his seat belt.The Web site does not indicate the outcome of those charges.

Police seek help in Rushco robbery

KANNAPOLIS — The Kannapolis Police Department is asking the public’s help regarding the May 5 robbery of the Rushco Convenience Store at 604 N. Cannon Blvd.Kannapolis Police officers responded to the store after the clerk called 911 at 10:03 p.m. and reported a robbery.Upon arrival, officers discovered that a young black man, 18 to 25 years old, about 5 feet to 5 feet 2 inches, walked into the store wearing a green, hooded sweatshirt and carrying a long-barreled firearm. The man approached the clerk and demanded money. The clerk gave the man the money. The suspect was last seen walking north behind the store on Central Drive.Police ask anyone with information about the robbery to call Cabarrus Area Crime Stoppers at 704-93-CRIME (932-7463).

Medication technician accused of stealing patient prescriptions

By Frank DeLoacheKannapolis CitizenA medication technician at China Grove Retirement Center has been charged with multiple counts of stealing medicine from patients at the center.Rowan County sheriff’s detectives have charged Latesha Daniels, 33, of 540 Hannah Ferry Road, with three counts of level III trafficking in opium, 10 counts of level II trafficking in opium and 13 counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, misrepresentation, deception and subterfuge, according to Sheriff’s Capt. John Sifford.Daniels worked as a medication technician at the retirement facility at 1114 S. Main St., China Grove.“Once the medications had been delivered to the China Grove Retirement Center, … Daniels took them,” Sifford said.Central Carolina Pharmacy delivered medication to the retirement center, but Sifford said Daniels “never took any medication directly from the Central Carolina Pharmacy” nor was she associated with the pharmacy in any way, Sifford said.Sifford said Daniels has posted a $70,000 bond and been released from the Rowan County Detention Center.Arrests• Dustin Moore, 20, 2110 Woodlawn St.; all other (allegedly for entering the residence of Shara Leonard, 28, without her permission); $500 bond; 8:16 a.m. May 12.• Raven Jordan, 19, 634 Atlantic Court; assault with deadly weapon, resisting arrest (allegedly for attempting to stab Chay Johnson, 18, at the residence); $1,000 bond; 11:24 p.m. May 12.• Jonathan Kee, 25, streets of Kannapolis, driving with revoked license, habitual driving while impaired, resisting an officer; $20,000 bond; 11:15 p.m. May 13.• Oscar Hammonds, 32, 408 Belva St.; possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, possession of a firearm by a felon, 9:55 a.m. May 14.• Kristen Pucci, 24, 310 Prince St.; worthless checks  ($197.58); 7:25 p.m. May 14.• Gorge Franco, 22, streets of Kannapolis; trespassing (allegedly for refusing several requests from Sanji Fabian, 31, to leave Fabian’s residence); $1,000 bond; 2 p.m. May 15. • David Dieckmann, 22, 171 Portestowne Way; driving while impaired (.13 blood-alcohol test), failure to register, inspection violation; 1:34 a.m. May 17.• James Irvin, 28, 1405 Lane St.; traffic violations, probation violation; $5,500 bond; 11:30 p.m. May 18.• Larry Harris, 38, 3252 Ian Patrick Ave.; failure to register as a sex offender, possession of marijuana and a schedule III controlled substance; $3,000 bond; 7:15 p.m. May 17. • Christopher Boyd, 21, 873 Oakwood Villa Drive; driving with revoked license and while impaired (.11 blood-alcohol test), open container of alcohol in vehicle, speeding (52 mph in a 35-mph zone); $1,000 bond; 1:44 a.m. May 18. • Donald Sechler, 47, 542 Eastway Ave.; assault on a female, simple assault (allegedly for striking his wife, Pamela, 48, and his father, Donald, 73, in the face with his fists); written promise to appear in court; 1:20 a.m. May 18.• Johnie Thompson, 23, 1324 Turfwood Drive; possession of a stolen handgun; $3,000 bond; 5:50 p.m. May 18.• Eric Milam, 20, 235 Colorado Drive; driving while impaired, without a license and after drinking underage, aggravated misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of drug paraphernalia, open container of alcohol in vehicle (allegedly after he and three others‚ two women, 17 and 18, and a man, 18, were questioned about possession of marijuana, a marijuana pipe and alcohol); $1,000 bond; 7:20 p.m. May 18.Incidents• At 4:05 a.m. May 12, officers investigated a report of three missing teenagers — Ryan Hoffman, 14, Douglas Gant, 15, and Christopher Barrett, 15.• At 6:36 a.m. May 12, Queen City Sprinkler reported the theft of tools from a vehicle.• At 9:43 a.m. May 12, Larry King Chevrolet reported vandals broke the right taillight and damaged a window on a truck.• At 2:05 p.m. May 12, officers questioned a 32-year-old man at an unspecified location about dealing in cocaine.• At 3:24 p.m. May 12, Crystal Seamon, 38, reported the theft of a bicycle from her front porch.• At 10:02 p.m. May 12, Rushco reported an unidentified 18-year-old robbed the store at gunpoint.• At 8:19 p.m. May 12, Food Lion reported a 35-year-old woman concealed meat in her purse.• At 7:21 a.m. May 13, Judy Flores, 45, reported someone poured gasoline on her air conditioning unit and set it on fire.• At 12:25 p.m. May 13, Chad Burleson, 29, reported a 31-year-old man stole and used Burleson’s debit card.• At 1:55 p.m. May 13, an officer questioned a man, 22, and woman, 19, about giving false information and running away from the officer.• At 3:55 p.m. May 13, David Peregord, 17, reported the theft of his motorized scooter from his front yard.• At 2:56 p.m. May 13, Maria Conejo-Romero, 47, reported a break-in and theft.• At 5:21 p.m. May 13, Gregory Bonner, 44, reported someone broke a window in his vehicle and stole a handgun inside.• At 6:16 a.m. May 14, Judy Floras, 41, reported a fire on the ground around her heating unit.• At 5 p.m. May 14, Amy Anklin, 22, reported someone ordered merchandise over the Internet using her name and credit card number.• At 6:41 a.m. May 14, Charlotte’s CATS Transit System reported a catalytic converter cut off one of its vehicles.• At 6 p.m. May 14, a 15-year-old girl reported her mother’s boyfriend hit her with his fist.• At 11:02 a.m. May 15, Thomas Commerford, 60, and C&S Motor Co., reported a 36-year-old man misrepresented himself as the owner of a junked vehicle.• At 8:53 a.m. May 15, Hershel Crisp, 94, reported someone pried open his outbuilding and stole items.• At 10:25 a.m. May 15, Ralph Smith, 81, reported the theft of his vehicle registration plate.• At 2:29 p.m. May 15, Misty Barbee, 26, reported the theft of her purse and assorted items, including prescriptions, from her 1990 Chevy van.• At 8:28 a.m. May 16, officers questioned an 18-year-old at an unspecified location about possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.• At 9:25 a.m. May 16, a group home called police  about a 14-year-old.• At noon May 16, officers responded to a call about a fight at an unspecified school between two men, 18 and 17.• At 7:24 p.m. May 16, Dorus Crudup, 49, had a medical problem on an unspecified roadway. Emergency Medical Service paramedics started CPR.• At 11:11 p.m. May 16, Lori Woodward, 20, reported that a 24-year-old man entered her residence in violation of a domestic protection order.• At 10:04 a.m. May 17, South Main Customs reported two men, 35 and 34, trespassed at the business and put items in the back of a truck.• At 9:56 a.m. May 16, Patel Odhavji, 54, reported a break-in through a glass door and the theft of property from an unspecified building.• At 1:15 a.m. May 17, officers at a license checkpoint reported a vehicle turning around to avoid the roadblock.• At 3:03 p.m. May 18, Food Lion No. 6 reported a 48-year-old man put steaks in his pants and left the store without paying. The suspect also had a metal pipe in one pocket.• At 10:10 p.m. May 18, Yeimi Quiterio, 30, reported someone shoved Quiterio against a truck and stole her purse.• At 4:05 a.m. May 19, Micah Ball, 37, reported someone forced open a window of his vehicle to open the trunk and steal property.• At 7:18 a.m. May 19, Cox & Cox reported someone kicked open the business’ front door.• At 5:08 p.m. May 19, officers questioned a 46-year-old man at an unspecified location about hiding crack cocaine.• At 12:20 a.m. May 20, officers questioned 46-year-old man about carrying a steak knife in the waistband of his pants.Cabarrus arrests• Gene Edward Ross, 2200 Lane St., Kannapolis; failure to appear on contempt order/failing to pay child support; $1,200 bond; May 14; Deputy Gue.• Crystal Brown Weaks, 32, 2396 Saguago Lane, Harrisburg; worthless check; written promise to appear in court; May 15; Deputy D.A. Burchett.• Harley Kennedy Padgett, 44, 600 Doby St., Kannapolis; driving while impaired, driving with revoked license, driving left of center; written promise to appear in court (custody release); May15; Deputy Gilmore.• Tina Perry Koontz, 39, 711 Maplewood Road, Kannapolis; felony probation violation (three counts) (trafficking, possession with intent to sell and deliver); $15,000 bond; May 15; Deputy Fetzer.• Bounthanh Phengdara, 30, 4995 Astonshire Lane, Concord; driving while impaired, speeding; written promise to appear in court; May 15; Deputy Klinglesmith.• Nikita Rae Wallace, 21, 4267 Vern Court, Concord; communicating threats; written promise to appear in court; May 15; Deputy M.F. Hale.• Antonio Lee Smith, 26, 208 E. Beaver St, China Grove; driving while impaired and with revoked license, giving false information to officer, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle; $2,000 bond; May 14; Deputy M. Marciano.• Mark Francis Laperche, 42, 323 Small Ave., Concord; simple assault, felony probation violation; $1,000 bond; May 12; Deputy Mason.• Cody Ryan Centers, 22, 8118 New St., Mount Pleasant; driving with revoked license, possession of a false driver’s license; $2,000 bond; May 12; Deputy Daigle.• Lorena Sosa Soriano, 29, 232 Pamlico Road, Concord; no operator’s license; $500 bond; May 12; Deputy Hale.• Robert Junior Lynch, 29 Powder St., Concord; breaking and entering, larceny after B&E, possession of stolen motor vehicle; $10,000 bond; May 12; deputies Burgess, Burchett.• Paul Taylor, 23, 14 Corban Ave., Apt. E, Concord; assault on a female, misdemeanor larceny, failure to appear on same charges; $3,500 bond; May 14; Deputy Burchett.• Lacy Kyser Jackson, 37, 611 Central Ave., Apt. 16, Charlotte; misdemeanor larceny (two counts); $1,000 bond; May 14; Deputy Burchett.• Thomas Eugene Wallace, 24, 4267 Vern Court, Concord; assault and battery; written promise to appear in court; May 14; Lt. Swinson.• Steven Michael Gaddy, 16 Plum St., Warren, Pa.; felony probation violation (breaking and entering); $25,000 bond; May 14; Deputy M. Marciano.• Scott Paul Curl, 40, 116 Curl Ave., Concord; failure to pay child support, failure to appear on two counts of felony probation violation and driving with revoked license; $32,918 bond; May 15; Deputy M.F. Hale.• David Joe Wheeler, 29, 4267 Vern Court, Concord; assault with a deadly weapon; $10,000 bond; May 15; Deputy M.F. Hale.• Cody Allen Hight, 16, 175 Wyoming Drive, Concord; possession of a schedule VI controlled substance; written promise to appear in court; May 15; Deputy B. Heintz.• Kathy Mullins Hyde, 49, 1630 Mount Pleasant Road W., Mount Pleasant; driving while impaired and left of center, failure to change license address; written promise to appear in court/released to another’s custody; May 15; Deputy J. Harless.• Ricky Lee Kee, 50, 2249 Circle R Road, Concord; assault on a female and officer, resisiting an officer; $500 bond; May 15; Deputy Gilmore.• Shalonna L. Frederick, 16, 5650 Hammermill Drive, Harrisburg; disorderly conduct; written promise to appear in court; May 16; Deputy Szabo.• Johnny W. McGarity, 47, 830 Reliance St., Charlotte; failure to appear on charges of driving while impaired and with revoked license, speeding, resisting an officer and assault on a female; $4,000 bond; May 16; Deputy Burchett.• Audry M. Owens, 24, 111 Tarrymore Lane, Concord; fraud/forgery/uttering (18 counts); written promise to appear in court; May 16; Deputy Burchett.• Robert A. Mathewson, 43, 5899 Culloden Court, Concord; second-degree trespassing, assault with a deadly weapon, assault and battery; May 16; Deputy Burchett.• Travis B. Overcash, 25, 12213 Holt-Kay Drive, Midland; second-degree trespassing, resisting an officer; $2,000 bond; May 16; Deputy D. Logan.• Dawn M. Spoelstra, 38, 2217 Jon Chris Drive, Harrisburg; harassing phone calls; written promise to appear in court; May 17; Deputy E. Brown.• Jessica J. Brown, 21, 5991 Tall Tree Lane, Harrisburg; driving while impaired; written promise to appear in court/released to another’s custody; May 17; Deputy B. Joyner.• Antonio M. Gore, 16, 156 Wrenfield Lane, Concord; assault and battery; written promise to appear in court; May 18; Lt. James.• Andres F. Guzman, 39, Charlotte; driving while impaired, no operator’s license; $2,000 bond; May 18; Deputy J. Barnhardt.• Ronnie E. Ledbetter, 39, 6525 Ray Linker Road, Concord; failure to pay child support; $2,862.02 bond; May 18; Sgt. M.V. Harris.Oh no, you don’t!On Saturday, July L. Talbert, 68, of 2964 Heglar Road, Concord, called 911 to say that two men were trying to steal the catalytic converter off her 1993 GMC Sierra truck.Three deputies — Moreau, Barringer and Adcock — responded quickly to her call and arrested two men.Timothy D. Johnson, 20, 1107 Don Castle Court, Concord, was charged with attempted larceny with property damage and released on a written promise to appear in court.Ian Morris, 18, 5568 Hammermill Drive, Harrisburg, was charged with attempted larceny, injury to personal property and misdemeanor possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. He was held in the Cabarrus County Jail under $2,000 bond.Cabarrus incidents• On May 18, William A. Rumple, 86, 6980 Tuckaseegee Road, Kannapolis, reported the theft of $724.26 in items between May 16 and 17. Deputy Logan.• On May 6, David Hill, of Pasture Management Systems, 10325 N.C. 49 N., Mount Pleasant, reported the theft of a catalytic converter from a company 2006 Ford Expedition, causing $350 damage.• On May 8, Dahl T. Carnes, 45, 8116 Wood St., Mount Pleasant, reported the theft of a $600 catalytic converter from his 1989 Ford bus parked at 8252 N.C. 49. Deputy Rodriguez.• On May 8, Lisa Fink Chaney, 41, 6550 Crayton Road, Mount Pleasant, reported 5 gallons of gasoline, worth $18, stolen from her outbuilding. Deputy Rodriguez.• On May 10, Mark Allen Honeycutt, 43, 2260 Gold Hill Road, Concord, reported the theft of a $250 catalytic converter off his 2005 Toyota. Deputy Barringer.• On May 10, George Conner, 46, 4306 DC Drive, Concord, reported a break-in and the theft of a handgun, medication and other items. Deputy Sastoque.• On May 12, Mack Reade Eudy, 79, 6477 Mount Pleasant Road S., Concord, reported the theft of checks from his mailbox. Deputy Harris.