Briefs: Former Selmer police officer charged with assaulting arrestee

Former Selmer police officer charged with assaulting arrestee

Special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments on a former police sergeant accused of mistreating an arrestee, according to a news release Monday.

At the request of 25th District Attorney General Mike Dunavant, TBI agents began investigating Robert Carl Pipkins on Nov. 14, 2014. During the course of the investigation, agents developed information that on Nov. 13, while working for the Selmer Police Department, Pipkins arrested a man on a traffic-related charge.

The investigation further revealed the sergeant physically assaulted and injured the arrestee during the booking process, while he was handcuffed and being processed at the McNairy County Criminal Justice Center, the TBI said. Pipkins resigned from the department in early December.

On Monday, the McNairy County Grand Jury returned indictments on the 50-year-old Selmer man, charging him with one count of official oppression and one count of simple assault. This afternoon, he was booked into the McNairy County Criminal Justice Center on $5,000 bond.

Man jumps from hotel balcony, faces drug charges

A man was arraigned in court on Friday after police said he jumped off a hotel room balcony to avoid arrest in April.

U.S. Marshals and the Jackson Police Department Gang Unit found Kourtney Wilson in a Jackson hotel room on April 8. According to court documents, Wilson jumped from the balcony to escape.

Police spoke with a woman inside the room who told officers she had just arrived when officers knocked.

While in the hotel room, investigators saw a mason jar of marijuana beside the bed. Officers had a search warrant, officers found one mason jar with 119 grams of marijuana, one mason jar with 72.1 grams of marijuana, 29.1 grams of marijuana wrapped in yellow plastic wrap and another mason jar with marijuana residue, according to police.

Wilson left a duffel bag with his driver's license and Lane College ID in the hotel room when he escaped, court documents say.

In total, police found about 220 grams of marijuana in the hotel room.

Wilson is now in custody and is charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell and evading arrest. Wilson also had two outstanding drug warrants, according to court documents.

Man charged after telling officers about drugs in car

A man was arrested on Sunday and arraigned on a drug possession charge after officers spotted him driving the wrong way on a one-way street, according to court documents.

When officers reached Montavious Robinson's Buick Verano, they smelled marijuana in the car, court documents say.

Police said Robinson told officers to, "Go ahead and cuff me. I got a bunch of marijuana in the car."

During a search of his car, officers found a Planet Fitness backpack with a large ziplock bag containing 12 clear bags of "green leafy substance" with a total of approximately 357.9 grams. Officers also found a mason jar with a bag of approximately 18.2 grams of the same substance, another plastic bag with about 27 grams of the substance and a digital scale, according to court documents

The total weight was about 403.1 grams, the documents said.

Police said the substance has been sent to a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation lab for testing and a weight confirmation.

Robinson was arraigned on a charge of felony possession of marijuana with intent.

Man holds up Haywood County truck stop

A man robbed the Bells Truck Stop early Monday morning at Exit 66 on Interstate 40 near Brownsville, Haywood County Sheriff Melvin Bond said.

The robber threatened a clerk with a semi-automatic pistol in the hold-up about 1:35 a.m., according to the Sheriff's Office

The gunman approached the clerk and demanded cash, showing the gun. He got away with about $400, Bond said.

Deputies said the security tape shows a man dressed in black, but a detailed description of the robber was not available. He escaped after locking the clerk in a cooler, and witnesses did not see a getaway car.

Driver charged after police find pot in vehicle

A man was arrested Saturday afternoon when officers found several small bags of marijuana in a car during a traffic stop, according to court documents.

Bredell Davis was stopped by police on Lincoln Street after officers noticed he was not wearing his seatbelt, documents say.

Davis did not have a valid picture ID and his driver's license was revoked.

When officers tried to arrest Davis, they noticed two small plastic bags in plain sight in the driver's side floorboard, according to court documents.

While searching the car, officers said they found a total of 10 plastic bags, eight of which were underneath the driver's seat. Officers said nine bags contained a total of 10.8 grams of marijuana.

Davis was arraigned on charges of marijuana possession with intent.

Banking fraud investigation continues

Investigators of the Jackson Police Department have been investigating fraudulent banking transactions from 525 Old Hickory Blvd., Resource Federal Credit Union.

On June 5, a photo was released of a woman needing to be identified. Investigators of the Jackson Police Department have determined that the woman from the photo was not involved in the fraudulent banking transaction, police said on Monday. This investigation is ongoing.

If anyone has information that could assist investigators in solving this crime, contact the Jackson Police Department at (731) 425-8400 or contact (731) 424-TIPS (8477) or www.jmcrimestoppers.org or text CRIMES (274637) and enter agency keyword (tips 911) along with your tip.