Twenty Arrested in Fourth of July Saturation

By Southern Torch Staff

FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Last week, deputies, investigators, and narcotics agents with the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office conducted a saturation operation in several areas across the county.

The following arrests were made as a result of increased patrols in Cartersville, Ider, Henagar, Powell, Geraldine, Crossville, Painter, Whiton, and Kilpatrick:

Sledge Ashia (28 of Trenton, Ga.): domestic violence 3rd
Jessica Bachelor (33 of Albertville): unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana 2nd, theft of property 4th
Pamela Baldwin (37 of Langston): outstanding warrant in DeKalb Co.
Donald Baldwin (45 of Dawson): outstanding warrant in Marshall Co.
Darrick Betz (45 of Dawson): failure to appear warrants (x2)
Amber Bradshaw (23 of Cedar Bluff): failure to appear warrants
Joel Contreras (28 of Albertville): warrant for resisting arrest, warrant for disorderly conduct, warrant for unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Alex Corona (28 of Albertville): warrant for unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, warrant for possession of marijuana 2nd
Amber Cornelius (40 of Dawson): failure to appear warrant for forgery (x5)
Francisco Miquel Manuel (18 of Fort Payne): DUI (alcohol)
Carla Osteen (36 of Dawson): DUI (controlled substances), unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia
Brooklyn Richards (26 of Albertville): possession of marijuana 2nd, possession of drug paraphernalia
Christopher Richey (26 of Fyffe): possession of a controlled substance (x3), unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana 2nd
Cristen Roberts (35 of Higdon): public intoxication
Adam Dakota Earl Teague (26 of Collinsville): failure of appear warrants, unauthorized use of a vehicle
Jeffery Vinson (47 of Albertville): possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana 2nd, outstanding traffic warrants (x3)
Terry Swearengin (32 of Guntersville): warrant for an outside agency
Elida Rodrigues (24 of Albertville): warrant for an outside agency
Preston Early (35 of Flat Rock): warrant for an outside agency
Travis Townsend (50 of Dutton): warrant for an outside agency