By Shavonne Potts
spotts@salisburypost.com
SALISBURY — A Rowan County man previously charged with taking indecent liberties with three boys nearly a decade ago was indicted with violating the sex offender law.
Coy Sheets, 72, was indicted this month on a violation involving sex-offender restrictions.
In October Sheets was charged after authorities say he made advances toward a juvenile boy.
Sheets pleaded no contest in 2006 to charges he took indecent liberties with three boys.
Authorities received information from a concerned citizen that Sheets had been seen with a young man who appeared to be under 18. Under the state’s sex offender laws, Sheets is not allowed to be alone with underaged subjects.
The following other indictments were handed up:
• Susan Adkins, two counts possession with the intent to manufacture sell and deliver heroin, two counts sell and deliver heroin and maintaining a vehicle/dwelling place for a controlled substance.
Adkins was arrested in December 2010 after undercover officers bought heroin from her Flowering Lane home.
• Tyravia Angle, obtaining property by false pretense, forgery/uttering.
In February, the teen was accused of trying to obtain money and merchandise from Community Grocery and Hardware at Statesville Boulevard in December. Counterfeit checks were also drawn on the account of Family Dollar store at Statesville Boulevard.
• Steven Beaver, two counts statutory rape, two counts indecent liberties with a child and first-degree sex offense of a child.
Investigators received a call from the hospital in February that someone wanted to speak to officers about an ongoing sexual assault/abuse.
• Floyd Blakeney, first-degree arson.
He was charged in March with burning a building with an acquaintance of his inside. Jennifer Thomas awoke to flames inside the building.
She managed to escape through a window without injuries.
• Timothy Button Jr., possession of weapon of mass destruction, possession of drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor child abuse.
In January, authorities were alerted to a possible child in danger. Button allowed officers to search his home where they found sawed-off shotguns, one loaded, neither stored out of reach of the child. Also a pipe and digital scale were also found, along with a large amount of a legal herb called Damiana, which is similar to marijuana.
• Calvin Cowan, three counts of statutory sex offense of a person.
Cowan was charged in November with having sex with a 14-year-old girl.
• Dadrian Cowan, common la robbery. Keith Davidson, common law robbery.
Cowan along with two others students are accused of cornering a Henderson Independent High School student, going through his pockets and taking his wallet.
In February, Cowan pleaded guilty to simple affray for a 2009 incident where he was charged following an after-school brawl near Salisbury High School.
• Melvin Cruse, statutory rape, sex offense, indecent liberties with a child.
He was charged in March after a 14-year-old girl said she and friends were at his house and he is alleged to have forced himself on her.
• Joshua Dayvault, possession of stolen goods, trafficking in opium/heroin, breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, three counts attempted breaking and entering, financial card theft.
• Levar Everett, four counts selling and delivering schedule II controlled substance, four counts possession with intent to manufacture sell and delivering a schedule II controlled substance, and maintaining a vehicle, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession with the intent to sell alcohol.
• Devante McCluney, two counts possession with the intent to sell and deliver marijuana and two counts sell marijuana.
• Antonio Mendez, three counts indecent liberties with a child, four counts contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, participating in prostitution.
Mendez was charged in March and is accused of inappropriately touching two juvenile females and trying to bribe them with beer for more, which led to the prostitution charge.
• Cody Morgan, five counts breaking and entering of motor vehicle, two counts misdemeanor larceny, attempted breaking and entering, breaking and entering, and first-degree burglary.
Morgan was charged in December after a woman said she saw a person walk out of her utility room. Officers found him behind a garage door at a home along Bringle Ferry Road.
• Harvey Richardson, four counts indecent liberties with a child.
He was charged in January after investigators had reports from two families who said they believed their daughters were molested by Richardson
• Zachary Rumple, trafficking in opium or heroin, two counts possession with the intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a schedule II controlled substance, possession with the intent to manufacture sell and delivering a schedule IV controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and maintaining a vehicle for the sell of controlled substances.
• Terry Sherrill Jr., possession with intent to manufacture sell or deliver a schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to manufacture sell or deliver a schedule VI controlled substance, maintaining a dwelling to keep, storeing and selling a controlled substance, possession of firearm by a felon, felony possession of a weapon of mass destruction, a sawed-off shotgun.
Sherrill was arrested in December after investigators found cocaine and marijuana at a Cannon Boulevard home.
• John Spry, possession with intent ot sell and deliver marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and manufacturing a schedule VI controlled substance.
Authorities discovered a marijuana growing operation at a Rockwell home and found 12 marijuana plants. Investigators also found grow lights, timers and fans.
Spry was charged in February.
• Malcolm Toomer, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana and possession of a stolen firearm.
Authorities received information from several sources that drug activity was taking place at a Church Street residence.
• Michael Trapp, common law robbery and trespass on railroad right-of-way.
Trapp, who authorities said was homeless, was accused of taking $2.98 from another homeless man, who was sleeping under the Fisher Street bridge.
• William Upright, two counts forgery of instrument and misdemeanor larceny.
Authorities said Upright and another man took utility trailers in Rowan, Cabarrus and Iredell counties. Upright was charged in August.
• Bobby Wesley, common law robbery.
Wesley was arrested for felony common law robbery after allegedly beating and robbing a classmate at Henderson Independent High School.
• Michael Hoffman, possession with intent to manufacture, selling and delivering a schedule II controlled substance, sell a schedule II controlled substance, delivering a schedule II controlled substance, two counts maintain a vehicle to keep, storing and selling a controlled substance, conspiracy to sell and deliver a controlled substance, three counts trafficking in opium/heroin, and conspiracy to traffic in opium.
Kim Hoffamn, two counts possession with intent to manufacture sell and deliver a schedule II controlled substance; three counts sell a schedule II controlled substance, three counts deliver a schedule II controlled substance, three counts maintain a vehicle/dwelling to keep, store and sell a controlled substance, conspire to deliver a controlled substance, three counts trafficking in opium/heroin and conspire to traffic opium/heroin.
A former deputy with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office and his wife face multiple felony charges in connection with the sale of prescription pain pills.
They were arrested in April. Michael Hoffman resigned from the sheriff’s office in September.
• James Russell, breaking and entering of motor vehicle, misdemeanor larceny, four counts felony larceny, trafficking in methamphetamine and manufacturing methamphetamine.
Authorities said Russell took motor from an abandoned sawmill at Earnhardt Lumber Co., three batteries from a tractor-trailer, an air condition condensing unit and a battery from a 1986 Cadillac which was also parked on the property of Earnhardt Lumber Co.
Russell was previously charged for his involvement in running a meth lab. He was charged with larceny in April.
Contact reporter Shavonne Potts at 704-797-4253.