Crime
Thaxton Man Charged with Having a Gun While Being a Felon
A domestic disturbance led to the arrest of a local man.
On June 2, the Oxford Police Department responded to the 1900 block of University Avenue for a domestic disturbance.
Officers arrived and began speaking with the reporting party.
Information was gathered which led to officers being able to make a traffic stop on the potential suspect.
During this time, officers located a firearm and ammunition inside the vehicle of Scottie Smithey, 50, of Thaxton.
Smithey was found to be a convicted felon and taken into custody for possession of a weapon by a felon.
Smithey was taken before a Lafayette County Justice Court judge and issued a $20,000 bond.
Staff report