Traffic Stop Lands Crossville Man in Jail on Meth Charges

Late Tuesday night, while executing a traffic stop, Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies observed the driver – Joseph Robert Altum, 23, of Crossville – acting overly nervous. Altum reportedly claimed it was because he didn’t have insurance. The arrest report noted Altum admitted to having not used meth in a week. A consent search of the […]
Traffic Stop Nets Two Arrests on Meth Charges

Monday night, Cumberland County deputies stopped a vehicle along the 400 block of West Creston Road. The driver, Wesley Vance Sherrill, age 33, of Crossville, was placed under arrest for outstanding warrants and driving on a suspended license. After driving Sherrill back to his home, deputies additionally charged him with possession of a Schedule II […]
Speeding Stop Ends in Drug Arrest

Yesterday afternoon, Cumberland County deputies stopped a large dump truck along Highway 70 West for traveling at a high rate of speed; radar clocked the driver going approximately 75 mph in a 55 mph zone. A passenger, 26-year-old Christian Gage Houston of Crossville, was found to have outstanding warrants, and a consensual search of his […]
Second Arrest in Four Days for Bobby Lynn Norris

Just four days after his arrest for felony auto theft and assorted misdemeanors, Bobby Lynn Norris of Crossville was arrested again Tuesday afternoon on drug charges. Norris, age 37, was spotted riding a bicycle erratically along Burnett Street. According to the arrest report, Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies are familiar with Norris’ prior drug activity and […]
Crossville Pair Nabbed on Multiple Charges After Stolen-Vehicle Recovery

Friday morning, Cumberland County deputies stopped a silver Kia Forte on Highway 70 East. The vehicle had been reported stolen earlier that morning. The driver, 37-year-old Bobby Lynn Norris, and a passenger, 22-year-old Taylor Danielle Davis, both of Crossville, were placed under arrest. According to the arrest report, Norris claimed no knowledge of the vehicle’s […]
Spencer Man Arrested on Multiple Charges in Cumberland Co.

Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies responded to a home on the 300 block of Brewer Road just after midnight Wednesday to find Robert Lee Howard, age 45, of Spencer, passed out at the wheel of a parked vehicle with its headlights on. According to the arrest report, Howard appeared confused and had bloodshot eyes. And when […]
Local Woman Charged with Possession of Meth in Crossville

Following a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon, Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Crossville woman for felony manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of meth. Tonia Ellen Ann Turner, age 24, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped at the Dollar Tree on Interstate Drive. During a search, deputies turned up a change purse stuffed into the […]









