Cawood man arrested after 911 calls

Published 4:09 pm Wednesday, June 19, 2019

A Cawood man faces charges, including unlawful imprisonment, after reports of alleged screaming at the Mount Aire Motel.

Dennis Grubbs, 33, was arrested by Kentucky State Police troopers on June 11.

According to the citation, KSP troopers and Harlan City Police Department officers were dispatched to the Mount Aire Motel after allegedly receiving a 911 call of someone screaming from inside one of the rooms. KSP Post 10 later received another call from Teresa Wells, who said she was in room 48 with Grubbs and he was holding her against her will. Wells also advised police that Grubbs was armed with a knife and a gun.

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Upon arrival, police were able to successfully remove Wells from the motel room. Wells told police that Grubbs was inside the room doing harm to himself and attempting suicide. Wells added she was assaulted by Grubbs, who allegedly hit her in the head multiple times.

Reports state police attempted to make contact with Grubbs and told him to come out with his hands up. After a short standoff, Grubbs exited the room and was taken into custody. Grubbs allegedly screamed at police, telling them to shoot him, after he was placed in handcuffs.

While being escorted to a police cruiser, Grubbs began resisting, which resulted in an officer pushing him to the ground. Grubbs was again escorted to the cruiser when he began resisting again and was held against the cruiser.

Grubbs allegedly continued to fight and resist arrest, getting blood on the officers’ uniforms, when he fell to the ground and kicked a KSP trooper in the leg. Police were able to regain control of Grubbs and place him in the back of a cruiser, where he continued to scream and hit the doors and cage of the vehicle.

Police also reported the motel room to be destroyed, stating Grubbs had gotten blood all over the room and pulled paneling off the walls. Police were able to locate a revolver inside the bathroom and a box-cutting knife beside the front door.

Grubbs was transported to Harlan ARH to receive medical attention and was admitted into the psych department to be held until release to the Harlan County Detention Center.

Grubbs was charged with first-degree unlawful imprisonment, first-degree wanton endangerment, first- and third-degree criminal mischief, resisting arrest, third-degree assault (police/probation officer), fourth-degree assault (domestic violence; minor injury), possession of firearm by convicted felon and menacing.

Grubbs was lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center on a $5,000 full-cash bond.

In other police activity:

• Jessie Franks, 37, of Cumberland, was arrested by Cumberland Police Department officers on June 11. He was charged with receiving stolen property (under $10,000) and two counts failure to appear. He was lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center on a $3,500 full-cash bond with bail credit and two pay-or-stay bonds totaling $826;

• Stoney Cloud, 49, of Evarts, was arrested by Harlan County Sheriff’s Office deputies on June 12. He was charged with a probation violation (for felony offense) and failure to appear. He was lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center on a $3,500 full-cash bond;

• Derek Hensley, 40, of Cawood, was arrested by Harlan City Police Department officers on June 13. He was charged with first-degree possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine), first-degree promoting contraband and identity theft. He was lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center on two full-cash bonds totaling $6,000;

• Annette Turner, 53, of Ages, was arrested by Harlan City Police Department officers on June 13. She was charged with first-degree criminal possession of forged instrument. She was lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center on a $1,500 full-cash bond;

• Rex Hinton, 54, of Walterboro, South Carolina, was arrested by Harlan County Detention Center officials on June 13. He was charged with torture of dog/cat (resulting in serious physical injury/death) and hold for other. He was lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center with no bond set;

• Roy Worthington, 39, of Ages, was arrested by Harlan City Police Department officers on June 14. He was charged with failure to wear seat belts, improper equipment, identity theft, first-degree possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine) and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center on a $3,500 full-cash bond with bail credit;

• James Bailey, 29, of Harlan, was arrested by Probation and Parole officers on June 14. He was charged with first-degree possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine) and a probation violation (for felony offense). He was lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center with no bond set;

• Ricky Turner, 51, of Baxter, was arrested by Harlan City Police Department officers on June 15. He was charged with reckless driving, failure to a wear belt, operating on suspended/revoked operator’s license, failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance, failure to produce insurance card, operation of motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs/alcohol, first-degree possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine) and third-degree possession of controlled substance (drug unspecified). He was lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center on a $1,500 full-cash bond;

• Raymond Foley, 48, of Harlan, was arrested by Harlan County Sheriff’s Office deputies on June 16. He was charged with first-degree possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of drug paraphernalia, rear license not illuminated, failure to produce insurance card, failure to wear a seat belt, failure to use child restraint device in motor vehicle, endangering the welfare of a minor, persistent felony offender II and contempt of court. He was lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center with no bond set;

• Keith Kelly, 39, of Holmes Mill, was arrested by Harlan City Police Department officers on June 16. He was charged with second-degree assault. He was lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center on a $5,000 full-cash bond;

• Anthony Carr, 29, of Kenvir, was arrested by Harlan City Police Department officers on June 18. He was charged with first-degree trafficking controlled substance, third-degree trafficking controlled substance (second offense), trafficking synthetic drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center on a $5,000 full-cash bond;

• Melinda Starrett, 28, was arrested on June 18. She was charged with first-degree trafficking controlled substance, third-degree trafficking controlled substance (second offense), possession of drug paraphernalia and trafficking synthetic drugs. She was lodged in the Harlan County Detention Center on a $5,000 full-cash bond.