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June 1, 2026

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

Chris Nelson
Chris Nelson
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RESPONDED TO AN ACCIDENT ON OLD HARTSVILLE ROAD….WHERE A VEHICLE HAD ALLEGEDLY HIT A TREE…..SENDING

IT OFF THE ROADWAY INTO A STEEP DITCH…..

DEPUTIES COULDN’T LOCATE THE DRIVER…..BUT ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL SAID HE HAD GIVEN HIM A RIDE TO HIS RESIDENCE ON SNAKE CREEK ROAD……

WHERE CONTACT WAS MADE WITH  24 YEAR OLD JOSEPH HARPER….WHO SAID A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE…. CAUSING HIM  TO LOOSE

CONTROL….FOLLOWING FURTHER INVESTIGATION…..HARPER WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE……

 

DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCH TO A RESIDENCE ON STAFFORD HOLLOW ROAD FOR A WELFARE CHECK ON A FIVE-MONTH OLD, PREGNANT FEMALE….WHO WAS

LOCATED RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO SHOES ON AND CRYING….25 YEAR OLD AMBER WATSON OF WESTMORELAND WAS LOCATED ABOUT 150-FEET OFF

THE ROAD IN THE WOODS…SHE SAID SHE WAS UPSET, BUT FINE…..FOLLOWING FURTHER INVESTIGATION…..WATSON WAS CHARGED WITH PUBLIC INTOXICATION,

DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND MENACING……

 

AND A FUGITIVE FROM ANOTHER STATE WARRANT WAS SERVED ON 42YEAR OLD JEREMY WYNNE OF SIX-13 SQUARE LYLES ROAD…..WYNNE WAS WANTED

IN ROBERTSON COUNTY-TENNESSEE……

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