From Press Release and interview with Chief Monte Lane and court documents Earlier this afternoon, Cherokee Village Police Chief Monte Lane provided an update on the Wed. Sept. 10 fatal shooting in Cherokee Village and this evening, he provided the name of the person killed in the home invasion. Samuel West, 36, of 8 Wabbaseka Drive, near Katta Drive, where the incident took place, was the man who was shot and killed…
From Sheriff Shane Russell Sheriff Shane Russell said a man wanted for attempted murder in South Carolina was apprehended just after 1 p.m. today in Ozark Acres. The sheriff said his department was notified around 12:10 p.m. by the United States Marshals Service that 23-year-old Mickey Ahititt Naphoxay was wanted in Union, South Carolina, on an attempted murder charge from 2022. The Marshals advised the sheriff's department that the subject was believed…
Sending message to law enforcement to buy drugs ends badly for Salem man FROM COURT RECORDS In a bizarre case, officers with the Sixteenth Judicial District Drug Task Force, working with a confidential informant, learned a Salem man was seeking a ride to Hardy to buy an ounce of illegal drugs. The problem was that the man was utilizing instant messenger on Facebook to seek someone to drive him there and sent…
From Press Release and Court Documents Cave City Police and Bandit, the city’s K-9 officer, recovered nearly three pounds of meth during a traffic stop in Cave City on July 8. This is one of the largest methamphetamine stops in recent history in the county. According to a press release from Sheriff Shane Russell, the stop came during a joint narcotics investigation between the Third Judicial District Drug Task Force and the…
Press release and court documents Cave City Police and a Bandit, the city’s K-9 officer, recovered nearly 3 pounds of meth during a traffic stop in Cave City on July 8. This is one of the largest methamphetamine stops in recent history in the county. According to a press release from Sheriff Shane Russell, the stop came during a joint narcotics investigation between the Third Judicial District Drug Task Force and the Sharp…
