Mayfield, Ky.—A Graves County Deputy was injured when she was assaulted by a female juvenile during an arrest over the weekend. According to Graves County Sheriff Dewayne Redmon, two female juveniles were bystanders to the arrest and became unruly while protesting it.
Deputy Brooke Nelms was transported to the Jackson Purchase Medical Center Emergency Room to be treated for her injuries and was released to seek further treatment at a later date. Deputy Nelms has been serving with the Graves County Sheriff’s Office for almost one year in the Patrol Division.
Redmon said several people were arrested, with the adults taken to the Graves County Jail and the juveniles taken to a juvenile detention center.
According to the police report, a Detective conducted a traffic stop on Paris Road. The operator of the vehicle pulled into the parking lot of the Huddle House and the occupants began hiding items inside the car. One of the passengers started to flee from the vehicle as the officer ran to the back door of the vehicle to prevent it from happening. The vehicle was occupied by four adult males from Graves County. The officer observed several bags of Synthetic Drugs, SPICE, in the floorboard of the vehicle. After a search of the occupants and the vehicle, all four occupants were arrested on various charges.
Shatiran Noonan, 20, was the driver of the vehicle. He was charged with DUI, Possession of Marijuana and various other traffic offenses. Gabriel Vejar,20, was a passenger in the vehicle and he was charged with Trafficking in Synthetic Drugs and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Jalon Johnson, 23 and also a passenger, was charged with Possession of Synthetic Drugs, Tampering with Physical Evidence and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Martavous Noonan, 19, another passenger, was charged with Giving an Officer a False Name, Public Intoxication and Possession of Marijuana.
While officers were collecting evidence and conducting interviews, several people walked up to observe the activity taking place. Several officers and police vehicles had responded to assist in the transport of those arrested. Two of the bystanders were female juveniles that were family members of one of the men arrested. The juveniles became disorderly and refused officers’ request to disperse. The two juveniles were taken into custody. During the arrest of the juveniles, both resisted and one of them assaulted a Deputy causing hand and leg injuries. After the juveniles were placed into cruisers, they began kicking doors and continued to be disorderly. One of the officers opened the door of his cruiser to calm the juvenile down and she attempted to exit the vehicle to escape.
The juveniles were taken to the Sheriff’s Office and met with the Juvenile Court Designated Worker. The juvenile that assaulted the Deputy was transported to the McCracken County Juvenile Detention Center and charged with Assault 3rd Degree, Attempted Escape, Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest. The other juvenile was released to a parent after being charged with Resisting Arrest, Disorderly Conduct and Menacing.
The adults were lodged in the Graves County Jail. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Mayfield Police Department and the Kentucky State Police.
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