Two headed to court in unrelated arrests

A Lebanon man who allegedly took a vehicle without permission and then wrecked it, has been charged in Laclede County. 46-year-old Jimmy Lee Brown was pulled over after a Highway Patrolman was notified that the vehicle Brown was driving had left the scene of a crash on Sunday morning. The trooper spotted the damaged vehicle and pulled it over in Lebanon. Brown allegedly smelled of intoxicants and was arrested. It was later learned that he didn’t have permission to be driving the car, which had been loaned to the owner’s daughter. Brown who is classified as a persistent offender for driving while intoxicated was ticketed for DWI, driving while revoked, and leaving the scene of an accident. He is also charged in Laclede County with felony tampering with a motor vehicle. His bond hearing is set for August 22nd.

A Lebanon woman is facing a charge of domestic assault for alleged actions she took during an argument with a family member. According to the report filed by a Laclede County Sheriff’s Deputy, they responded to a call in the 23-thousand block of Grandview Road, on Monday, and spoke with the 15-year-old victim. The boy, who is living with his grandparent, told the officers that he and Jessica Walls got into an argument, about her living at the residence, because he didn’t want to be around her. At some point the argument became physical, and Walls allegedly hit him in the head, while she was holding her cell phone in her hand. Walls told the officer that she had intended to hit the boy in the mouth with the palm of her hand, because he was being disrespectful, but missed and hit him in the head instead. 39-year-old Jessica Walls is charged with misdemeanor domestic assault with a court date of August 29th.