Kannapolis man arrested in gambling house raid

Rowan County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested two men on gambling charges Thursday after raiding a business on Webb Road and another location on N.C. 152 near Rockwell.

In the first case, deputies seized $3,394 in cash, including $3,075 “hidden in the ceiling of the business” at 958 Webb Road, according to a press release. Officials did not identify the business.

In addition to the money, investigators “located and seized numerous items of gambling paraphernalia, including tip boards and numbers tickets,” according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators cited Troy Lee Harwell,  59, of 9201 Oakridge Drive, Kannapolis, on charges of operating a game of chance and possession of numbers tickets.

Harwell is scheduled to appear in District Court in Salisbury on Nov. 19.

Rowan deputies executed a second search warrant at 7430 N.C. 152 E., Rockwell, where they seized “numerous items of gambling paraphernalia, including tip boards and numbers tickets.”

Investigators also seized $2,912 and issued a citation to Hoyle Stephen Wood, 59, of 1119 Circle Drive, China Grove. They charged Wood with operating a game of chance and possession of numbers tickets.

Wood is scheduled to appear on the charges in District Court on Dec. 5.

The Kannapolis Police Department reported the following arrests and incidents:

 

Arrests

• Lori Tate, 29, 410 V8 St.; failure to appear on worthless check charge; Oct. 28.

• Charles Joseph Willis, 16, 2110 Cool Springs Court; possession with intent to sell cocaine, sale and delivery of cocaine, failure to appear on injury to real property charge; $10,500 bond; Oct. 27.

• Stephen Patrick Dahl, 42, 8300 Poplar Tent Road; driving while impaired and with revoked license, rear lamps violation; Oct. 27.

• Candice Johnson, 37, 3205 Elliott Jacob Ave.; worthless check; Oct. 28.

• Christopher William Kelley, 36, 945 N. College St., Charlotte; forgery of instrument (allegedly attempting to pass forged check at Wachovia); $5,000 bond; Oct. 28.

• Steven Rodgers, 28, 2515 S. Main St.; failure to appear on driving with revoked license charge; $500 bond; Oct. 28.

• Alex Kelemecz, 21, 5703 Landale Court; driving while impaired, possession of a schedule IV controlled substance (allegedly possessing alprazolam); Oct. 28.

• Cason Bennett, 28, 5102 Athens St.; communicating threats, resisting an officer (allegedly refusing to leave the scene of a traffic stop and threatenting C. Morgan); $5,000 bond; Oct. 28.

• Jamil Rasheem Weaks, 22, 121 Kennedy St.; driving with revoked license; $1,000 bond; Oct. 29.

• Robert E. Melton, 28, 200 Lumber St.; misdemeanor larceny, failure to appear on earlier misdemeanor larceny charge; $1,500 bond; Oct. 29.

• Nikita Hall, 22, 633 Caribbean Court; assault and battery; Oct. 29.

• Daniel Cline, 33, 535 Neely Town Road; larceny, burglary-forcible entry (allegedly for breaking into the home of Alisha Campbell, 34); Oct. 29.

• Brent Engelhardt, 28, 825 Corriher St.; simple assault (allegedly for throwing Beth Roark, 44, around a room); Oct. 29.

• Kelvin Dwayne Clifton, 25, streets of Kannapolis; burglary by nonforcible entry (allegedly for entering unlocked residence belonging to Atlantic American Properties), consumption of alcohol at off-premises establishment; $1,000 bond; Oct. 29.

• Darron Hugh Hamby, 47, 908 Sloop Ave.; failure to appear on charges of assault, driving with revoked license, driving left of center line and no inspection; $5,000 bond; Oct. 31.

• Kushim Jermaur Smith, 34, 509 Short Ave.; statutory rape, taking indecent liberties with a child; $5,000 bond; Oct. 31.

• Jasmine Eboni Green, 19, 1106 Holland Ave., Charlotte; uttering forged instrument, attempting to obtain property by false pretense; $3,000 bond; Oct 31.

• Teasia Lamar Glover, 27, 902 Virginia St.; worthless check ($37.58); Oct. 31.

• Guillermo Lopez, 40, 313 Salem St.; driving while impaired (.08 blood-alcohol test), no operator’s license, speeding (61 mph in a 45-mph zone); Nov. 1.

• Tracy Bost, 17, 340 Willow Oaks Drive; driving while impaired, resisting arrest; Nov. 3.

• Anita James, 44, 142 Westover Ave.; driving while impaired; Oct. 31.

• Twila Smith, 19, 1921 Windsor Hill Drive; underage driving while impaired (.09 blood-alcohol test), speeding; Nov. 1.

• Gequetta Yvonne Dick, 46, 4188 Deerfield Drive; careless and reckless driving, driving while impaired (.17 blood-alcohol test), driving with open container of alcohol; $1,000 bond; Nov. 1.

• Beauford Robinson, 53, 209 Boger Court; driving while impaired (.09 blood-alcohol test); Nov. 2.

• Yeshua Aron Sanchez, 22, 7004 Long Run Lane; driving while impaired (.1 blood-alcohol test); $500 bond; Nov. 2.

• Julio Cesor Torres Martinez, 21, 526 Harris St., Concord; driving while impaired (.1 blood-alcohol test); Nov. 1.

• Stacy Jean Malatesta, 33, 410 Boone Ave.; simple assault; Nov. 2.

• Charles Wayne Childers III, 22, 4365 Greenridge Lane; driving while impaired (blood test); $10,000 bond; Nov. 2.

 

Incidents

• On Oct. 27, Mazell Strickland, 82, reported coper wire stolen from his air conditioning units.

• On Oct. 27, a Kannapolis City Schools official reported a glass bottle thrown at a school bus at an unspecified location.

• On Oct. 27, officers investigated the death of a 49-year-old man from unknown causes.

• On Oct. 27, Steven Satchell, 44, reported an 18-year-old took unspecified items belonging to Satchell.

• On Oct. 27, Brittney Sorrow, 23, reported a break-in to her vehicle.

• On Oct. 27, Delisa Grigsley, 26, reported a 28-year-old man pushed her to the ground and dragged her.

• On Oct. 28, Kannapolis Church of God reported the theft of 88 squares of Atlas shingles.

• On Oct. 27, Terry Parham, 37, reported two suspects cut copper wire and pipe from under a house. 

• On Oct. 28, Ellen Killian, 73, reported her wallet taken from a counter at an unspecified location.

• On Oct. 28, officers questioned a 21-year-old at an unspecified location about having marijuana.

• On Oct. 28, Tool World reported two men, ages 49 and 48, took items without permission.

• On Oct. 28, officers investigated a report of someone passing a $20 counterfeit bill.

• On Oct. 28, Melvin Moore, 38, reported someone kicked in his back door and stole items from his home.

• On Oct. 29, Pauline Ellison, 48, reported a 24-year-old woman took her vehicle without permission.

• On Oct. 29, FloorTech Inc. reported a 40-year-old man used the company’s credit card, which had been stolen, on three occasions.

• On Oct. 29, Gene Howard, 62, reported break-ins and thefts at two structures. In one case, the back door was kicked in; in the second, a south side window was removed.

• On Oct. 29, Angela Robinson, 35, reported two teenagers, ages 17 and 18, took property from her vehicle.

• On Oct. 29, officers questioned two teens, ages 16 and 17, at an unspecified location about carrying a schedule II controlled substance.

• On Oct. 29, Navonia Dixon, 75, reported someone threw a brick through one of her windows and stole a TV.

• On Oct. 29, Tracy Bennett, 39, reported a 19-year-old male kicked in her back door.

• On Oct. 29, Ryan Homes reported paint thrown outside walls and bushes at an unspecified location.

• On Oct. 30, Sherylle Smith, 56, reported the door to an office suite pried open and her purse stolen.

• On Oct. 29, Target store no. 2169 reported an 18-year-old man and a second person concealing goods and attempting to leave.

• On Oct. 31, Jennifer Smith reported vandals slashed the two left tires of her vehicle. 

• On Oct. 31, Kevin Moosmann reported vandals spray painted his driveway.

• On Oct. 31, Helen Goforth reported the theft of a firearm.

• On Oct. 31, Jesse Wilhelm reported someone broke a window in a door, entered and stole a television.

• On Nov. 1, officers questioned a 19-year-old about  drinking alcohol.

• On Nov. 1, Lashonda Johnson reported a 21-year-old man broke in and assaulted her.

• On Nov. 1, Rugged Warehouse reported a 25-year-old woman put pants on under her clothing.

• On Nov. 1, officers investigated a 21-year-old man for cocaine possession.

• On Nov. 1, officers investigated the death of an 82-year-old man by what appeared to be natural causes. 

• On Oct. 31, Muffler Masters reported a 35-year-old male pried open a door and took a catalytic converter.

• On Nov. 1, Deborah Smith reported someone broke a door glass, entered and took property.

• On Nov. 2, officers investigated a report of a 58-year-old having sexual contact with a 3-year-old girl.

• On Nov. 2, David Morgan reported a 33-year-old female struck him in the face and scratched him.

 

Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office

Arrests

• Billijo Catherine Durant, 24, 203 Copper Ridge Drive, Kannapolis; reckless driving; $500 bond; Oct. 27; Deputy Adcock.

• Reginald Demond Earl, 911 Skyland St., Kannapolis; failure to pay child support; $392 bond; Oct. 27; Deputy Logan.

• John Daniel Farmer, 23, 5839 Miller Road, Kannapolis; breaking and entering (three counts), felony larceny, larceny after B&E; $13,000 bond; Oct. 27; Deputy Fisher.

• Keith Dahlin Wetherbee, 28, 1300 Venus St., Kannapolis; habitual felon; $5,000 bond; Oct. 27; Fisher.

• Dustin Garren Lee, 17, 605 E. 12th St., Kannapolis; no operator’s license, failure to appear on charges of driving while impaired, driving after consuming underage, resisting an officer and improper vehicle registration; $15,000 bond; Oct. 28; Deputy Grimes.

• Aaron Scott Schmidt, 20, 912 Brushwood Ave., Kannapolis; first-degree arson; $20,000 bond; Oct. 28; Deputy Fisher.

• Jamal Wright, 18, 621 Bell St., Kannapolis; failure to appear on earlier charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill; $20,000 bond; Oct. 29; Deputy Hale.

• Casey Tanner Christy, 18, 1003 Coopers Ridge Drive, Kannapolis; failure to appear on shoplifting charge; $500 bond; Oct. 29; Deputy Burchett.

• Randy Wigginton, 36, Owensboro, Ky.; forgery, uttering a forged instrument; written promise to appear; Oct. 23; McGraw.

• Parish Whitney Jackson, 21, 706 Sloop Ave., Kannapolis; harassing phone calls, second-degree trespassing; written promise to appear; Oct. 29; Burchett.

• Michael Ray Robinson, 17, 5323 Tanbark Lane, Kannapolis; injury to personal property; written promise to appear; Oct. 29; Deputy J.S. Thomas.

• Bernard Richardson  Miller III, 38, 5640 Charlie Walker Road, Kannapolis; failure to appear on no insurance charge; $150 bond; Nov. 1; Lt. James.

• Matthew David Cash, 26, 1856 Mulberry Road, Concord; domestic assault on a female; written promise to appear; Oct. 23; Deputy C. Wilson.

• Kenny Wayne Tucker, 37, 4962 Weddington Road, Concord; failure to pay child support, failure to appear on charges of larceny by employee (Union County), obtaining property by false pretense (Union) and misdemeanor probation violation for assault and battery; no bond; Oct. 23; Dement.

• Mia Denise Partee, 42, 342 Camden Court, Concord; failure to pay child support; $11,011 bond; Oct. 23; Dement.

• Sandy Devonne Caldwell, 48, 145 Brookwood Ave., Concord; unauthorized use of a motor vehicle; written promise to appear; Oct. 27; Deputy G.L. Christie.

• Latricha Nicole Jones, 28, 7411 Meadow Dale Lane, Charlotte; felony larceny; written promise to appear; Oct. 27; Logan.

• Charles D. Myrick, 30, 120 Sloop Arthur Road, Concord; misdemeanor worthless check; written promise to appear; Oct. 28; Sgt. Tierney.

• Brock Adam Walker, 28, 233 Candle Court S.W., Concord; driving while impaired, speeding (61 mph in a 45-mph zone), reckless driving, no operator’s license, speeding to elude arrest; $1,000 bond; Oct. 28; Deputy Moreau.