By DEREK HODGES

Staff Writer

SEVIERVILLE — The Sevier County Grand Jury has handed down six pages of indictments and presentments, including one charging Bobby Leon Cox with felony rape of a child.

Cox, 53, of 2330 Maxwell Lane Lot 19 in Sevierville, allegedly had intercourse and perpetrated other sexual acts with a 6-year-old female relative. He has been held in the Sevier County Jail since late October on felony rape of a child charge, but only this week was indicted.

According to the warrant filed in the case, the girl told an official with the Department of Children’s Services that Cox forced her to commit sexual acts. The Mountain Press does not identify the victims of sexual crimes.

When the investigator confronted Cox, the warrant says he admitted he had “on several occasions” engaged in sexual contact with the victim. He reportedly further said the most recent incident happened only a week before his Oct. 29 arrest.

Since then, Cox has been held on $500,000 bond and has waived his right to a preliminary hearing as he awaits trial on the charge.

The grand jury is a panel of 12 randomly selected county residents who meet in private to review criminal allegations to determine whether there is enough evidence to justify proceeding with a trial. They do not determine guilt or innocence.

A new grand jury is selected every two months.

If a grand jury determines there is not enough evidence to merit a trial, it can return a finding on “no true bill.” If they find there is enough evidence to proceed, they can return an indictment or a presentment.

Indictments are returned in cases where the charges against the accused party have already been announced in general sessions court, and a judge has sent the matter to the grand jury. Presentments are returned when the grand jury issues charges that had not been announced previously. Sealed presentments are kept secret until the defendants are arrested.

Names that are listed more than once represent people who faced multiple indictments.

Also in the grand jury list:

NO TRUE BILLS

n Justin Daniel Stoffels – two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor

n Isaac M. Allen – robbery, theft under $500

n Jerry Lynn Hickman – domestic assault (reasonable fear)

n Elijah James Ogle – violation of a restraining order

n Kenneth Perez – aggravated assault

n James Michael Purdy – harassment

n Alfredo Santiago III – possession of Schedule II drugs with intent to sell or deliver

PRESENTMENTS

n Donnie Joshua Anderson – DUI (standard), DUI (.08 percent) first offense

n David Dwayne Bell – DUI (standard), DUI (.08 percent) first offense

n Monica J. Blackburn – DUI, DUI (.08 percen)

n James Pat Campbell – possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of Schedule II hydrocodone

n Mitchell Todd Carlton – DUI (standard), DUI (per se), leaving the scene of an accident, violation of the financial responsibility law

n Larry Thomas Cochran – two counts attempted aggravated robbery

n Mitchell L. Davis – burglary, theft under $500

n Christopher Kelyn Dearing – theft over $500, seven counts of theft under $500

n Andres Tolentino De La Cruz – three counts sale and delivery of Schedule II cocaine

n Harold Clellan Dunn – burglary, theft under $500

n Jay T. Hampton – possession of Schedule II, IV and VI drugs, theft over $500

n Leslie Dawn Hurst – simple possession of Schedule II drugs, theft under $500

n Shannon Durain Ivey – aggravated burglary, theft over $500, two counts of theft over $1,000

n Walter A. Johnson – vandalism over $500, possession of burglary tools, unlawful possession of a weapon

n Steven Allen Katka – two counts of domestic assault – bodily injury

n Frederick Scott Keith – DUI (standard), DUI (per se), driving on a suspended/cancelled/revoked license

n Barbara Ann Kerley – DUI (regular) second offense, driving on a suspended/cancelled/revoked license because of DUI, violation of the implied consent law with past conviction

n Richard T. Mansfield – DUI, possession of Schedules II and III drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, leaving the scene of an accident, four counts of vehicular assault, four counts of reckless aggravated assault, reckless endangerment

n Michael Paul McGill – theft over $10,000, theft over $500, vandalism over $500, theft over $1,000

n Michael D. Morrow – aggravated burglary, theft over $500

n Elijah James Ogle – three counts aggravated domestic assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon

n Maribel Avelino Olarte – criminal simulation, no drivers license, following too close

n Juan Oliveros – sale of a Schedule I controlled substance

n Carl Brandon Perault – aggravated assault (domestic), violation of an order of protection

n Carl Brandon Perault – assault (domestic), kidnapping

n James Carson Peschl – DUI (regular) second offense, DUI (per se) second offense, two counts of vehicular assault, four counts of reckless aggravated assault, driving on a suspended/cancelled/revoked license, reckless endangerment – deadly weapon involved

n Timothy Petit – aggravated burglary, theft over $500

n Jack Price – attempted murder, two counts attempted aggravated robbery, aggravated assault

n Kenneth M. Rhoton – DUI, DUI (.08 percent)

n James H. Russell – theft over $500

n Jessica L. Scott – theft over $500, vandalism

n Jessica L. Scott – vandalism over $500, theft over $500, criminal simulation

n Adam Lee Spurgeon – attempted aggravated burglary, burglary of a building, theft under $500

n Bryan Chadwick Stout – two counts of burglary of a motor vehicle, two counts of theft under $500, vandalism

n Cory Switzer – aggravated burglary, theft over $10,000

n Casey Treat – DUI, DUI (.08 percent)

n Alton Ray Vercher – DUI (standard), DUI (.08 percent) first offense, violation of the open container law

n David Louis Way – burglary, theft under $500

n David Mark White – DUI, violation of the implied consent law, possession of a handgun under the influence, possession of a weapon

n Randy Zlobec – DUI, four counts of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, four counts of vehicular assault, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, seatbelt violation, criminal impersonation

INDICTMENTS

n Christopher Andrews – statutory rape

n Jonathan Michael Atha – theft over $10,000, theft under $500, possession of drug paraphernalia

n Ronald Bennett – domestic assault – bodily injury

n David Ben Branam – DUI (regular) second offense, violation of the implied consent law with a prior DUI

n William Dale Branam – simple possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, public intoxication

n Rebecca S. Callahan – DUI (standard), possession of Schedule II and IV drugs, seatbelt violation, following too closely, violation of the child restraint law, violation of registration law, light law violation, violation of the implied consent law

n Darren M. Campbell – resisting arrest

n Darren M. Campbell – three counts of reckless endangerment – deadly weapon involved, reckless driving, evading arrest by a motor vehicle, driving on a suspended/cancelled/revoked license

n Misty D. Carr – seven counts of forgery less than $500

n Linda Cate – theft over $1,000

n Larry Thomas Cochran – resist, stop, frisk, halt arrest, search, criminal impersonation

n Tim Contessa – domestic assault – bodily injury

n Bobby Leon Cox – rape of a child

n Dora J. Doty – DUI (standard), driving on a suspended/cancelled/revoked license, violation of the financial responsibility law

n Harold Clellan Dunn – reckless endangerment

n Roger Lynn Evans – DUI (standard), violation of the implied consent law, driving on a suspended/cancelled/revoked license, violation of the financial responsibility law

n Lisa Ann Fox – prescription fraud

n Lisa Ann Fox – failure to appear

n David Allen Franklin – domestic assault

n Scott R. Goble – theft over $1,000

n Joseph Green – domestic assault

n Jay T. Hampton – possession of Schedule II drugs for resale

n Jay T. Hampton – possession of marijuana for resale, possession of Schedule II drugs for resale

n Robert Shane Hardin – DUI (standard), violation of the implied consent law

n Roy Haynes – possession of a Schedule III controlled substance

n Jason F. Heth – domestic assault – bodily injury

n Terry Hodge – two counts of domestic assault – bodily injury

n Justin Alexander Huffman – robbery, possession of Schedule VI drugs, possession of Schedule IV drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia

n Kip J. Jensen – DUI (regular) second offense, violation of the implied consent law while driving on a revoked license for DUI

n James Justus – theft over $500

n James C. Kilgore – theft under $500, violation of the open container law

n Angela K. King – DUI (regular) second offense, violation of the implied consent law with prior DWI conviction

n Robert Marion Kinton – domestic assault

n Jeffrey E. Landis – vandalism (up to $500), public intoxication

n Eva Faye Laws – fraudulent use of a credit card less than $500, filing a false report

n Brandon C. Lawson – theft over $1,000

n Leslie D. Ledford – filing a false report

n William D. Lennox – two counts of passing worthless checks less than $500

n William D. Lennox Jr. – evading arrest

n Melissa A. Luton – driving on a suspended/cancelled/revoked license, violation of the financial responsibility law

n Melissa A. Luton – driving on a suspended/cancelled/revoked license, violation of the financial responsibility law

n Melissa A. Luton – driving on a suspended/cancelled/revoked license, speeding

n Sonny Charles Manis – domestic assault – bodily injury

n Derek Markley – driving on a suspended license, seatbelt violation

n Ultra McCollum – DUI by consent

n Michael Paul McGill – two counts of theft over $500

n Michael Paul McGill – possession of burglary tools, possession of drug paraphernalia

n Daniel McKinley McMahan – domestic assault

n William Frank Miller – theft over $1,000, theft under $500, violation of the registration law, violation of the financial responsibility law

n Michael Lowe Mundy – possession of marijuana with intent to sell, no drivers license, violation of the financial responsibility law

n David Leonie Naquin Jr. – DUI (regular) second offense, violation of the implied consent law while driving on a revoked license for DUI

n Christopher Neal Noon – DUI fourth or subsequent offense, violation of the implied consent law while driving on a revoked license for DUI

n Victor D. Oakley – forgery over $1,000

n Elijah James Ogle – aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, aggravated assault

n Maribel Avelino Olarte – two counts of sale and delivery of Schedule II cocaine

n Katina Parker – theft over $500, possession of burglary tools, handicapped parking violation, two counts of possession of Schedule II drugs

n Katina Parker – theft under $500

n Katina Parker – theft under $500

n Katina Parker – theft over $1,000

n Kalpesh Kumar Patel – DUI (standard), violation of the implied consent law, speeding

n Carl Brandon Perault – violation of an order of protection

n Scott R. Rawlings – theft under $500

n Michael Dennis Reagan – being a habitual motor vehicle offender, DUI (standard), violation of the implied consent law while driving on a revoked license for DUI

n Charles Dwayne Reno – DUI (standard), violation of the implied consent law, possession of Schedule III drugs

n Jeffrey D. Rich – theft over $1,000

n Jeffrey D. Rich – aggravated burglary, possession of burglary tools

n David Rivera – DUI (standard), violation of the implied consent law

n Kingston E Ruffner – filing a false report

n Antonio R. Sanchez – aggravated assault – bodily injury

n Nicholas Sanchez – assault

n Rodrigo Sanchez – aggravated assault – bodily injury

n Jessica L. Scott – possession of burglary tools

n Jessica L. Scott – driving on a suspended license, speeding, seatbelt violation, violation of the registration law, violation of the financial responsibility law

n Glenn Dale Smith – aggravated assault

n Glenn Dale Smith – theft under $500

n Hugh A. Smith – two counts of criminal simulation

n Adam Lee Spurgeon – two counts of aggravated burglary, theft over $1,000, theft over $10,000

n Danny Jason Spurgeon – possession of alprazolam, criminal impersonation

n Millard E. Spurgeon – aggravated burglary, theft over $10,000

n Robert Stajin – domestic assault (reasonable fear)

n James T. Stallings – following too close, driving on a suspended license, violation of the financial responsibility law

n Scott David Sultzer Jr. – DUI (standard), violation of the implied consent law

n Ashley Lynn Sutton – theft under $500

n Joseph Dale Teague – domestic assault

n Glen Tucker Jr. – theft under $500

n Glen Tucker Jr. – being a habitual motor vehicle offender

n Matthew Adam Vaughn – theft over $1,000

n Matthew Adam Vaughn – aggravated burglary, possession of burglary tools

n Brandon Lee Ward – filing a false report

n David J. Watson – being a habitual motor vehicle offender

n David John Watson – unlawful possession of a weapon

n David John Watson – being a habitual motor vehicle offender, public intoxication

n David John Watson – being a habitual motor vehicle offender

n Antonio Welcome – statutory rape

n Elyssa Williams – falsifying a drug test

n Michael E. Williams – driving on a suspended/cancelled/revoked license. violation of the light law

n Melissa Ann Jones Witty – simple possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a revoked license

n Kenneth Damon Worrich – assault, disorderly conduct

n Anthony Ryan Young – driving on a suspended/cancelled/revoked license, violation of the financial responsibility law

n Ronald M. Zimmer – theft over $1,000, theft over $10,000, driving on a suspended/cancelled/revoked license.

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