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Written by Bob Gault, Public Information Office
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Wednesday, 14 April 2010 |
The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 9-1-1 call around noon Tuesday after a resident of Leatha Lane returned for lunch and saw a man coming out of her home. She confronted the suspect in the front yard but he went around her and got into a black Lexus. He put the car in reverse, barely missing the woman as she stood behind the vehicle. She was not injured and was able to get the tag number of the vehicle and a description of the suspect.  Howard M. Callaway Further investigation by the patrol and criminal investigations divisions of the BCSO led to the arrest of Howard M. Callaway at his residence on Woodlawn Avenue. BCSO investigators have charged the suspect with aggravated burglary, theft over $1,000, and aggravated assault. Callaway has an additional charge of aggravated burglary from the Cleveland Police Department stemming from a recent burglary on Elm Drive.
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Written by Bob Gault, Public Information Office
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Tuesday, 13 April 2010 |
Work has begun getting the inmate garden ready for the 2010 season. This is the third year the Bradley County Sheriff's Office has planted a garden to grow fresh vegetables for the jail kitchen. During the summer the garden is maintained by inmates who take a great deal of pride in their work. In the photo, several workers prepare the soil with a goal to complete planting in the next week or so.
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Written by BCSO Site Admin
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Friday, 09 April 2010 |
A detective for the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office assigned to interdiction on I-75 stopped a 2004 Dodge Caravan Wednesday morning after he observed the vehicle weaving and following too close to another vehicle. The eight-passenger van pulled off the interstate onto the exit ramp to Charleston and was found to be occupied by 12 Hispanic men and women. Further investigation revealed the vehicle to be en-route from Dallas Texas to Pennsylvania and had been flagged by U.S. Immigration agents as having possible previous involvement in human trafficking. The BCSO transported the ten men and two women to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Chattanooga. The driver, identified as Jesus Ocampo Escobar, age 26, of Guanajuato Mexico, could be charged with human trafficking by ICE. These 12 apprehensions total 206 identified illegal aliens since September 2006 that were turned over to ICE for deportation. Sheriff Tim Gobble thanked personnel at the ICE office in Chattanooga for their cooperation in this case and others to identify and deport illegal aliens. Sheriff Gobble said he is a supporter of legal immigration but strongly opposes illegal immigration which is a threat to both our economic and national security. He said the apprehension of these 12 illegal aliens shows illegals are still streaming into our country and there is a continued need to properly secure our borders, which so far the federal government has failed to do.
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Written by Tim Gobble, Sheriff
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Thursday, 08 April 2010 |
The Bradley County Commission commended the Sheriff’s Office this past week “for exceptional service” to the community. The BCSO has seen steady improvements in crime fighting techniques, technology, improved resources management and public access over the past few years, and I am pleased whenever the efforts of our deputies and support staff are acknowledged in this manner.
I was particularly pleased with that section of the commendation which read, “Whereas, the men and women of the Bradley County Sheriff’s Department take extraordinary risks to protect the lives and property of Bradley County citizens …”
That is not an overstatement. I have worked with many dedicated law enforcement and public service professionals during my career, and I place the men and women who wear the BCSO badge up there with the best. It is a pleasure to work with them and a pleasure to know them both professionally and personally.
I am proud of the manner in which they carry out their duties, regardless of personal risk. I see it every day. I have always thought of public service in general (and law enforcement in particular) as a calling, not suited to just anybody. Although many young people are attracted to the idea of law enforcement, the reality of it often drives them to other career choices.
The pressure, the uncertainty and even the politics of wearing the badge is much different than what we see on television. Deputies routinely experience the best and worst in people during the course of their shifts. They endure the anger of motorists who have been ticketed, the scorn of criminals, the derision of intoxicated troublemakers, the frustration of dealing with domestic disturbances, the heartbreak of child abuse and other situations most citizens never have to think about, let alone be witness to.
On the other hand, I don’t think there is any greater satisfaction for a deputy than helping put a drug dealer behind bars, returning stolen property to a victim of crime, influencing a young person to follow a productive, law-abiding lifestyle, saving a life or just generally knowing they have made a positive difference in their community.
Law enforcement and other public safety agencies are integral to the well-being of any community and we are blessed here in Bradley County to have the best and brightest. I am grateful to the County Commission for bringing the good work of BCSO deputies and support staff to the attention of the public. It is an honor well-deserved.
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Written by Bob Gault, Public Information Office
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Tuesday, 06 April 2010 |
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At approximately 11:45 a.m. today a patrol deputy for the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle on Lower River Road that had been clocked on radar in excess of the posted 45 mph speed limit.
Upon stopping, the driver exited the vehicle and fled to a wooded area between Lower River Road and I-75. Additional BCSO patrol and CID personnel and a tracking dog responded to establish a perimeter to prevent the suspect from leaving the immediate area. Approximately an hour later Daniel Hutson, 45, of Athens, was taken into custody without incident. The suspect was located hiding in the woods by Sheriff Tim Gobble, Sgt. Todd Olinger, Deputy Kristi Barton, Deputy James Dearth and other deputies.  SheriffTim Gobble (center) assists Sgt. Todd Olinger (left) and Deputy James Dearth placing Hutson into custody Hutson was brought to the Bradley County jail where he was charged with speeding and felony evading. He is also being held on McMinn County charges of promotion of meth manufacture and failure to appear until he can be transferred to the McMinn County jail.
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