41 Arrested In Lee Highway Gambling Raid

  • Friday, June 8, 2012
Joaquin Lowe
Joaquin Lowe

The Chattanooga Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit served a search warrant for illegal gambling on Lee Highway on Thursday night and made 41 arrests.

The warrant was executed at 8:11 a.m. at 7510 Lee Highway, suites 7 & 8 (Poker Depot).  When officers entered the business, they found 41 people "engaged in illegal poker games" and all were arrested.

Of those charged, 39 were issued misdemeanor citations and released, while two were transported to the Hamilton County Jail. 

Items seized included cash, eight pills, 7.8 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, gambling paraphernalia, four poker tables, and a .22 caliber pistol with four bullets

Suspects and Charges:

1. Joaquin Lowe B/M 05-21-72                   Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device 

2. Richard Morris W/M 07-23-50                Charged with Gambling Promotion, Possession Gambling Device

3. Roy Parker W/M  03-05-55                      Charged with Gambling Promotion, Possession Gambling Device

4. Jerry Teague W/M 01-23-44                   Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

5. Joyce Faulkner W/F 04-06-54                 Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Paraphernalia 

6. Anthony Torey B/M 01-28-87                 Charged with  Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

7. Patrick Godwin W/M 01-09-62               Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

8.Michael Owens B/M 04-17-87                  Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

9. Felix Hunter B/M 05-07-63                      Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

10. Rodney Jackson B/M 06-24-86            Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

11. Jimmy Whalen W/M 04-01-44             Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

12. Larry Williams W/M 06-08-49               Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device  

13. Jimmy Chang W/M 10-17-62                Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device   

14. Robert Kitchen B/M 01-14-78              Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device 

15. Jeremy Davis W/M 08-14-81                Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

16. Clark Jackson W/M 09-12-84                Charged with Illegal Gambling, Poss. Gambling Device, Poss. Marijuana, Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia.

17. Zachary West W/M 04-30-79                Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

18. Brenda Morris W/F  11-21-51               Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device 

19. Michael Sims W/M 03-06-50                 Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

20. Jonathan Bush W/M 09-30-86             Charged with Illegal Gambling, Poss. Gambling Device, Poss. Marijuana 

22. Cale Miller W/M 07-19-80                      Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device, Poss. of Controlled substance  

23. Jeffery Jones W/M 11-10-56                Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device 

24. Rafael Young B/M 12-81-69                  Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

25. Gary Keith W/M 06-30-47                      Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device  

26. Timothy Oneal W/M 02-28-74             Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

27. Charles Martin W/M 06-22-47             Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

28. Kristopher Douglas B/M 02-07-89      Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

29. Kristi Putnam W/F 09-10-71                  Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

30. Chad Crowe W/M 03-30-82                  Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

31. Norman Mcheldin B/M 04-05-71        Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

32. Jacques Johnson B/M 02-03-76           Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

33. Paul Betts W/M 05-16-65                       Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device 

34. Paul Hastings W/M 09-08-61                Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

35. Donna Keith W/F 09-19-62                    Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

36. Samantha Doss W/F 06-17-86              Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device, Poss. Controlled substance  

37. Marquetta Whitt W/F 03-17-66           Charged with Gambling Promotion, Gambling Device

38. James Church W/M 10-07-83               Charged with Gambling Promotion, Poss. Marijuana

39. George Douglas W/M 12-12-48           Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

40. Melba Yates W/F 03-13-50                    Charged with Illegal Gambling, Possession Gambling Device

41. Nicholas Jackson W/M 07-07-85         Charged with Gambling Promotion, Poss. Gambling Device, Poss. Controlled Substance. 

Nicholas Jackson
Nicholas Jackson
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