A Crossville woman who police pulled off the dance floor at a local nightspot after finding her infant child strapped in a car seat in near-freezing temperatures has been indicted by the Cumberland County Grand Jury.
Leaha Chantel Richardson, 24, who at the time of her original arrest listed a Primrose Court address, was indicted on the single charge of child abuse/neglect as a result of the Jan. 5 incident.
Around midnight on that date Crossville Police responded to complaints of a child being left in a 2002 Dodge Voyager in the parking lot of Mr. Ed's off West Ave. Complaints reportedly came from the establishment and persons walking by the van who spotted the child.
The ten-month-old child had been left in the van with temperatures hovering around freezing, with no one around the vehicle.
Police entered the nightspot and found Richardson on the dance floor. They questioned her shortly and then called for an ambulance because of what they said was Richardson's intoxicated state. Richardson refused to go to the hospital and was taken to the Justice Center where she was booked on the neglect and abuse charge.
Emergency custody was given to the grandparents to take the child home and the Department of Children's Services was contacted.
The grand jury took action on other cases as listed below. All are to appear for arraignment, unless otherwise noted, on March 17.
Pickup indictments
The following defendants were arrested on pickup indictments meaning they had not previously been charged in the listed cases.
•Ricky Allen Moran, 22, 111 Star Dr., March 5, indicted for aggravated burglary and vandalism with bond set at $25,000.
•Michael Gasvoda, 19, 280 Wattenbarger Rd., March 5, burglary and theft less than $10,000 with bond set at $5,000.
•Michael Theodore Laesch, 45, 190 McLarty Lane, March 4, for aggravated sexual battery with bond set at $50,000.
•Teresa Lynn Randolph, 47, 3219 Bellview Rd., Pikeville, March 4 for four counts of TennCare fraud with bond set at $25,000.
•Christopher Patrick White, 19, 534 Breackenridge Dr., March 7 for theft more than $10,000 and theft more than $1,000 with bond set at $20,000.
•Daniel Jarome Nolz, 18, 1482 Hwy. 127 N, March 6/burglary and theft less than $10,000 with bond set at $5,000.
•Shanon McVay Gossett, 18, 767 N. Lowe Rd., March 6, burglary and theft less than $10,000 with bond set at $5,000.
•Katherine R. Clark, 18, 2109 Clarkrange Hwy., Monterey, March 5 arrested for burglary and vandalism less than $500 and placed under $20,000 bond.
•Alecia B. Grant, 25, 1318 Taylor's Chapel Rd., March 5 arrested for theft more than $10,000 with bond set at $15,000.
•John Howard Parham, 20, 1466 Old Mail Rd., March 9 arrested for theft less than $10,000 with bond set at $10,000.
•Derrick York Sherrill, 26, 3165 Oswego Rd., March 7 arrested for theft more than $10,000 and theft more than $1,000 with bond set at $20,000.
•Phillip Joseph Alves, 21, 815 Spokane Lane, March 7 arrested for burglary and theft more than $1,000 with bond set at $15,000.
•Joshua Todd Page, 19, 137 Deepwater Rd., March 7 arrested for burglary and vandalism with bond set at $15,000.
•Samuel Brian Belvin, 30, no address available, March 7 arrested for theft more than $1,000 with bond set at $7,500.
•Gary Thomas Reed, 34, 1150 Al Goss Rd., March 7/an indictment for theft less than $60,000.
•Seth Thomas Luttrell, 18, 2533 Spruce Loop, March 7/an indictment charging burglary, attempted burglary, theft less than $10,000 and two counts of vandalism.
•Micah Lee Brown, 19, 2151 Keno Dr., March 7/an indictment charging burglary and vandalism.
•Chad R. Hatfield, 34, 7347 Big Horn Dr., March 7/indictments charging burglary, theft more than $10,000, two counts of theft more than $1,000 and vandalism.
•Ronnie Keith Pugh, 32, 306 Interstate Lane, March 7/an indictment charging theft less than $10,000.
Assault
•Timothy Joe Taylor, domestic assault and kidnapping.
Possession
•David Wade Cantrell, possession of cocaine for resale.
Driving under the influence
•Brent A. Voelker, seventh offense driving under the influence and resisting arrest.
•Kurt Edward Rider, driving under the influence.
•Lane Parsons, fifth offense driving under the influence and driving on a revoked license. Also, second indictment for fifth offense driving under the influence, driving under the influence per se, driving under the influence at twenty percent and driving on a revoked license.
•Edward Keith Howard, fourth offense driving under the influence, driving under the influence per se, driving under the influence at 20 percent and third offense driving on a revoked license. Second indictment charging fourth offense driving under the influence, driving under the influence per se, driving under the influence at 20 percent and third offense driving on a revoked license.
Driving offenses
•Jerry Kevin Farley, driving on a suspended license and no proof of insurance.
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