Burnsville Police Report

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Yancey County Man Faces Extortion Charges and Federal Parole Violations

Yancey County Sheriff Deputies took Michael Allen Cheatham 46, of White Oak Creek Road, Burnsville, North Carolina into custody after a criminal investigation conducted by Lt. Thomas Farmer and Det. John D. Thomas of the Yancey County Sheriff's Department revealed that Cheatham on three separate occasions in August 2009 did telephone a court appointed attorney working on his behalf in regard to an estate issue pending in Yancey County and threaten to harm the attorney and members of his family. Cheatham is also alleged to have threatened to kill any and all pets owned by his attorney if the amount of time and money owed on the fee application submitted to the Yancey County Clerk of Court was not adjusted to reflect a lower rate.

Lt. Thomas L. Farmer of the Yancey County Sheriff's Department confirmed that Michael Allen Cheatham telephoned Attorney Jason Gast of Asheville, North Carolina on three separate occasion in August 2009 and left threatening messages on his voice mail. Lt. Farmer stated the content of the messages was extremely threatening, disturbing and illegal.

According to Farmer, Cheatham was not in agreement with the amount of time and money charged to the court in a civil matter Gast had been appointed to resolve in regard to the Estate of Michael Cheatham's parents that was not resolved.

Lt. Farmer stated that Michael Cheatham and his brother Darren Cheatham who have both been in and out of incarceration since the death of their parents refused to cooperate with the Yancey County Clerk of Court to settle the estate and Gast was appointed to resolve the matter.

Cheatham, who was on parole at the time of this offense was taken to the Buncombe County Jail where he was processed for the Extortion offenses received in Ashevile,N.C. by Attorney Gast.

Cheatham remains in the Buncombe County Jail under a $ 250.000.00 secured bond and will appear in Buncombe County District Court on October 23, 2009.

Greenmountain Man No Stranger To Law Enforcement

Yancey County Sheriff Deputies have arrested Randall Dale Chandler 43, of 894 Hill Road, Greenmountain, North Carolina and charged him with two counts of Possessing Schedule II Controlled Substances, two counts of Possessing Controlled Substances Inside Improper Concealed Containers and one count of Possessing Drug Paraphernalia. Chandler was taken before a Yancey County Magistrate and released from custody after posting a $ 1,500.00 secured bond. Chandler is scheduled to appear in Yancey County District Court on October 13, 2009. Lt. Thomas L. Farmer of the Yancey County Sheriff's Department confirmed that at the time of the arrest Chandler was found to be in possession of several drug paraphernalia in addition to other items he was charged with possessing. The additional seized items will submitted to the S.B.I. Western Laboratory in Asheville, North Carolina for analysis. Farmer stated that additional charges against Chandler are likely as it is suspected that illegal controlled substances are present inside many of the submitted items of paraphernalia. Lt. Farmer stated that the arrest was made after Deputies with the Sheriff's Department and Probation Officers conducted a search of the Chandler residence as he was suspected to be in possession of illegal controlled substances

On August 17, 2009 Chandler was convicted in Yancey County Superior Court for Possessing Methamphetamine and placed on Intensive Probation. If convicted of this latest offense Chandler is likely to face a prison sentence.

In other cases :

Yancey County Sheriff Deputies have arrested Brian Ray Conley 32, of 470 Champ Ray Road, Burnsville, North Carolina and charged him with one count of Felonious Manufacturing Marijuana, one count of Possessing Marijuana, one count of Possessing Hydrocodone Without A Prescription and one count of Possessing Drug Paraphernalia. Conley was taken before a Yancey County Magistrate and released from custody after posting a $ 3,000.00 secured bond. Conley is scheduled to appear in Yancey County District Court on October 13, 2009.

Yancey County Sheriff Deputies have arrested Joni Leann Godfrey 27, of Rabbit Hop Lane, Burnsville, North Carolina and charged her with one count of Possessing Marijuana, one count of Possessing Drug Paraphernalia and one count of Illegal Possession of Hydrocodone, A Schedule II Controlled Substance. Godfrey was taken before a Yancey County Magistrate and released from custody in lieu of posting a $ 500.00 bond. Godfrey is scheduled to appear in Yancey County District Court on October 13, 2009.

Yancey County Sheriff Deputies have arrested Melanie Lynn Street 23, of 197 North, Greenmountain, North Carolina and charged her with two counts of Possessing Schedule II Controlled Substances, to wit: Methadone and Percocet, two counts of Prescription Labeling Violations and one count of Possessing Drug Paraphernalia. Street was taken before a Yancey County Magistrate and released from custody after posting a $ 1,500.00 secured bond. Street is scheduled to appear in Yancey County District Court on October 13, 2009.

Yancey County Sheriff Deputies have arrested Linda Gail McCurry 48, of 324 Pensacola Road, Burnsville, North Carolina and charged her with one count of Possessing Methamphetamine. McCurry was taken before a Yancey County Magistrate and released from custody after posting a $ 3,000.00 secured bond. McCurry is scheduled to appear in Yancey County District Court on October 13, 2009.

Yancey County Sheriff Deputies have arrested David Jay Henson 30, of 352 Bowditch Street, Burnsville, North Carolina and charged him with one count of Felonious Breaking & Entering, one count of Felonious Larceny and one count of Felonious Possession of Stolen Property. Henson was taken before a Yancey County Magistrate and served with warrants alleging that on or about September 11, 2009 he unlawfully entered the residence of Olena Dellinger Hicks located at 620 Blue Rock Road for the purpose of stealing personal property. Henson remains in the Yancey County Jail under a $ 9,000.00 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Yancey County District Court on October 13, 2009.

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