JCPD NEWS RELEASE
SUBJECT: | Felony Arrest | DATE: | 05/25/18 | TIME: | 5:57 p.m. |
PREPARED BY: | Officer Noemi Juarez | APPROVED BY: | Lt. Scotty Carrier |
On 8/25/18, officers of the Johnson City Police Department arrested Matthew Dewbre (2517 Towson Ave, Fort Smith, AK 72901, 32 years old) and charged him with Possession of a stolen vehicle. At approximately 11:22 a.m., while officers were on extra patrol at the 11-E Motel, officers observed a white male, later identified as Dewbre, pacing back and forth on the motels’ top balcony. Dewbre was visibly shaking and sweating as he stood near a reported stolen vehicle out of Elizabethton, TN. Dewbre had the vehicle keys in his possession at which point he was placed under arrest for possession of a stolen vehicle. He was transported to the Washington County Detention Center, where he is being held in lieu of a $5,000 bond. Arraignment is set for 8/27/18 @ 1:30pm in Washington County Sessions Court.