Suspect charged with coercion
A Chattanooga man has been charged with coercion of a witness in a case stemming from a Nov. 27 burglary.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office arrested Justin Sheppard, 18, on Tuesday after Brian Williams, a witness in the burglary case, reported that the suspect was trying to intimidate him and keep him from testifying.
According to an incident report, Sheppard was scheduled to be in General Sessions Court on Tuesday, facing burglary charges stemming from a Nov. 27 incident at 1805 Bennett Ave. in Chattanooga.
Sheppard, who lives at of 1712 E. 13th St. in Chattanooga, had been arrested the next day and charged with theft under $500 and aggravated burglary.
On Dec. 12, Brian Williams was at a store at the corner of East 23rd Street and South Kelly Street when Sheppard allegedly began yelling and cursing at him. Williams told officers his grandchild was inside the car.
Sheppard is being held in the Hamilton County Jail awaiting a court date on the new charge.
Woman faces drug charges
Undercover Chattanooga police officers arrested a 23-year-old Chattanooga woman after she allegedly tried to give them a false name and tamper with evidence.
Camilla Foster was charged Tuesday with driving on a revoked, suspended or canceled driver’s license, obstructing the highway or other passageway, possession of drug paraphernalia, tampering with evidence and two counts of possession of a controlled substance.
According to a Chattanooga police report, undercover officers saw Foster standing in the northbound lane of 900 N. Willow St., talking to another person.
According to the report, when officers approached, Foster dropped a glass pipe to the ground and tried to crush it. Foster was taken into custody and later searched.
Officers reported finding a bag of a white powdery substance inside Foster’s purse along with two blue pills, for which Foster did not have a prescription, police said.
Foster is being held in the Hamilton County Jail awaiting a court date.
Police seeking burglary suspects
Chattanooga police are looking for suspects who broke into a vehicle at Greenway Farms on Dec. 9.
Video footage shows that one of the suspects — a white female with long, dark hair — used credit cards stolen from the car at three different convenience stores in the Highway 58 area the same day as the break-in.
To share information with police, call 423-698-2525.