Marshall County Sheriff’s report, Jan. 4, 2018:
Deputy Cory Curtner and other MCSO officers on Saturday, Dec. 30 responded to Main Street in Benton as back up units to the city police on a disturbance. (Other charges taken on incident by Benton PD.) Deputy Curtner charged Alex C. Kegel of Benton with possession of marijuana and cited him to appear in Marshall District Court later this month.
Deputy Chris Greenfield and Trooper Will Propes on Saturday, Dec. 30 were dispatched to Vanzora Road in reference to a suspicious van sitting in the roadway. When the officers arrived, they located the van and a male nearby. As a result of the investigation, they located another male hiding nearby. Further investigation resulted in the arrest of the hiding male, Jason Carol Henson, 37, of Benton on an arrest warrant for failure to appear in Marshall Circuit Court. He was also charged with disorderly conduct as a result of his behavior during the arrest. The other male, Jason Mathus, 38, of Calvert City was arrested for hindering prosecution or apprehension 2nd degree for his hindrance in the arrest of Henson.
Deputy Cory Curtner on Saturday, Dec. 30 served an arrest warrant on Anthony G. Whitfield of Gilbertsville for failure to appear.
Deputy Chris Greenfield on Saturday, Dec. 30 served an arrest warrant on Stacey Leeann Gossum, 38, of Benton. The warrant stemmed from a Benton Police Department investigation and charged Gossum with leaving the scene of an accident.
Deputy Chris Greenfield on Sunday, Dec. 31 responded to Griggstown Road in reference to a hit and run collision. The victim, Callie Pearl, advised that she had been hit and provided identifying information on the vehicle and driver. Greenfield located the vehicle and driver nearby. The driver, Billy R. May, of Gilbertsville admitted to the accident and said he had left because he did not have a drivers license. As a result of the investigation, May was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident; failure of non-owner operator to maintain insurance;
failure to produce insurance card; and operating vehicle with expired operators license.
Deputy Jason Ivey on Jan. 2 responded to Tatumsvile Highway in reference to a disturbance. As a result of his investigation, Robert G. Long, 30, of Gilbertsville was arrested and charged with assault 4th degree.
Marshall County Deputies assigned to the Court Security Division report the following activity for last week:
Sessions of Court Attended – 1
Inmates Moved to and From Court – 11
People Checked Into the Judicial Building – 745
Vehicles Inspected – 35
The Judicial Building has been closed for holidays during the period.
Deputies assigned to the court security division report the following activity for 2017:
Sessions of Court Attended – 570
Inmates Moved To and From Court – 1,322
People Checked Into Judicial Building – 111,847
Adult Out of County Transports – 424
Juvenile Out of County Transports – 75
Mental Health Transports – 19
Out of State Transports – 7
Vehicles Inspected – 2,224
Marshall County Deputies responded to 19,428 calls for service in 2017. This includes the following:
Traffic Crashes – 896
Traffic Stops – 690
DUI Complaints – 117
Reckless Driver Complaints – 123
Motorist Assists – 379
Hit and Run Crashes – 41
Extra Patrol ( Includes Alcohol Locations and Requests ) – 5,079
Animal Complaints – 201
Assault Complaint – 55
Burglary Complaint – 154
Theft Complaints – 458
Robbery Complaints – 7
General Complaint – 458
Disturbance / Fight – 325
Domestic Disturbance – 319
Assist with Emergency Protective Order – 107
Follow Up Investigation – 542
Drug Investigation – 143
Need to Speak to Officer – 1428
Suspicious Person – 354
Suspicious Vehicle – 358
Attempt Warrant Service – 776
Attempt Civil Process Service – 1,362
Check Welfare – 266