Your Right to Know: Reports from Henderson Police Dept., Chester County Sheriff’s Dept., and other agencies

City of Henderson
Police Department
November 4, 2021
Donnell Jones, 26, Greenfield, was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic assault. He is held in the Chester County Jail in lieu of a $50,000 bond.
November 5, 2021
Joshua Williams, 21, Henderson, was arrested and charged with selling a schedule VI controlled substance, disorderly conduct and resisting stop/frisk/halt/ arrest/search. He was released from the Chester County Jail after posting a $10,000 bond.
City of Henderson
Fire Department
November 3, 2021
3:33 a.m. – 335 E. University St., Freed-Hardeman University, Sewell Hall, cooking set off alarm.
6:12 a.m. – 129 E. University St., Freed-Hardeman University, Bradfield Hall, false alarm
9:24 a.m. – 708 E. Main St., East Chester Elementary, fire in gymnasium heating unit.
November 4, 2021
6:10 p.m. – 320 Record Dr., materials caught fire in pipe outside.
Chester County
Sheriff’s Department
November 2, 2021
Matthew Austin, 30, Tuscumbia, Alabama, was arrested and charged with contempt of court. He was released from the Chester County Jail after posting a $4,000 bond.
Justin Grantham, 31, Henderson, was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic assault, reckless endangerment, carry/possession of a weapon and possession of a schedule II controlled substance. He is held in the Chester County Jail in lieu of a $100,000 bond.
Timothy Lee, 27, Henderson, was arrested and charged with violation of Community Corrections – Misdemeanor. He is held in the Chester County Jail without bond.
Cynthia Neal, 34, Henderson, was arrested and charged with simple possession of a schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was released from the Chester County Jail after posting a $2,000 bond.
November 3, 2021
Brandon Burton, 22, Henderson, was arrested and charged with contempt of court and violation of Community Corrections – Misdemeanor. He was released from the Chester County Jail on his own recognizance.
Ashley Haynes, 30, Humboldt, was arrested and charged with violation of Community Corrections – Misdemeanor. She is held in the Chester County Jail without bond.
Billy Pusser, 41, Henderson, was arrested and charged with failure to appear. He is held in the Chester County Jail on his own recognizance.
November 4, 2021
Joshua Agee, 23, Henderson, was arrested and charged with violation of Community Corrections – Felony. He is held in the Chester County Jail without bond.
Joshua Arnold, 47, Henderson, was arrested and charged with public intoxication and first/second offense public indecency. He was released from the Chester County Jail after posting a $500 bond.
Tina Harmon, 57, Bethel Springs, was arrested and charged with contempt of court. She was released from the Chester County Jail on her own recognizance.
Medrekus McKinnie, 28, Henderson, was arrested and charged with driving on a canceled/revoked or suspended license with five priors. He was released from the Chester County Jail after posting a $1,000 bond.
Jalil Nelson-Maxwell, 26, Jackson, was arrested and charged with vandalism $1,000 to $10,000 and simple possession of a schedule Vi controlled substance.
Kourtney Sims, 29, Mercer, was arrested and charged with two counts of contempt of court. He is held in the Chester County Jail in lieu of a $350 bond for each charge.
November 5, 2021
Samantha Bethea, 25, Jonesboro, was arrested and charged with violation of Community Corrections – Misdemeanor. She is held in the Chester County Jail in lieu of a $1,750 bond.
Christine Chumley, 48, Henderson, was arrested and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and custodial interference. She was released from the Chester County Jail on her own recognizance.
Thomas Northam, 31, Henderson, was arrested and charged with indecent exposure. He was released from the Chester County Jail after posting a $1,000 bond.
November 7, 2021
Carl Longmire, 41, Milan, was arrested and charged with failure to appear and violation of Community Corrections – Misdemeanor. He is held in the Chester County Jail in lieu of a $750 bond for one charge and no bond for the other.
Robert Owen, 32, Jackson, was arrested and charged with attempted burglary of an auto and theft of property $10,000 to $60,000. He is held in the Chester County Jail without bond.
Lawrence Westbrook, 50, Henderson, was arrested and charged with driving on a canceled/revoked or suspended license with prior offenses. He is held in the Chester County Jail in lieu of a $2,000 bond.
Chester County
Fire Department
November 1, 2021
6:52 p.m. – Hilltop responding, 4250 State Route 200, smoke investigation.
Chester County
Circuit Court
September 27, 2021
Mitchell Clayton, 51, pled guilty to count one, class A misdemeanor possession of methamphetamine and was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in the Chester County Jail, receiving credit for time served pretrial, 30 days incarceration to be served prior to release on probation or Community Corrections, all suspended and supervised, and was ordered to pay $750 in fines and to complete 100 hours of unpaid community service. He pled guilty to count two, class A schedule IV controlled substance, and was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in the Chester County Jail, with credit for time served, all suspended and supervised by Community Corrections, and ordered to pay $750 in fines and to complete 100 hours of unpaid community service. Clayton pled guilty to count four, class A misdemeanor possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities, and was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in the Chester County Jail, with credit for time served, all suspended and supervised by Community Corrections, and ordered to pay $150 in fines and to complete 100 hours of unpaid community service. He pled guilty to count five, class A misdemeanor theft up to $1,000, and was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in the Chester County Jail with credit for time served, all suspended and supervised, and ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid community service. He is to follow all rules of probation, have no contact with victims or witnesses, must submit to random drug and alcohol screens, must maintain full-time employment or be a full-time student. Jail sentence may be suspended and served through an approved intensive outpatient rehabilitation program. All counts are concurrent.
Nicholas Gage Thomas, 22, pled guilty to count one, class D felony burglary other than habitation, and was sentenced to four years in a TDOC facility, at 30% service prior to release eligibility, receiving credit for time served pretrial, all suspended and supervised by Community Corrections, and was ordered to pay $1,032 in restitution. He pled guilty to count two, class E felony auto burglary, and was sentenced to two years in a TDOC facility at 30% to release eligibility, with credit for time served, all suspended and supervised by Community Corrections, and ordered to pay $1,032 in restitution. He pled guilty to count three, class D felony aggravated burglary – attempt, and was sentenced to four years in a TDOC facility at 30% to release eligibility, with credit for time served pretrial, all suspended and supervised by Community Corrections, and ordered to pay $1,032 in restitution. Thomas pled guilty to count four, class E felony theft of property $1,000 to $2,500, and was sentenced to two years in a TDOC facility at 30% service prior to release eligibility, with credit for time served pretrial, all suspended and supervised, and ordered to pay $1,032 in restitution. He pled guilty to count five, class A misdemeanor vandalism up to $1,000, and was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in the Chester County Jail, with credit for time served pretrial, all suspended and supervised, and ordered to pay $1,032 in restitution. All counts are concurrent with each other. Thomas is to follow all rules of probation, to have no contact with victims or witnesses, must submit to random drug and alcohol screens, must maintain full-time employment or be a full-time student, and must appear to testify and testify truthfully in trial of co-defendant.