Tim Corum indicted in robbery at Stop-n-Go

By JANIE SLAVEN<br>Record Staff Writer

Mon, May 12 2008

— WHITLEY CITY— Theft cases dominated yesterday’s return from the McCreary County Grand Jury.
The grand jury has formally indicted an Oneida man for first-degree robbery in connection to an at-tempted hold up of Southway Stop-N-Go.
Timothy M. Corum, 36, was arrested last month after Oneida Police Department help-ed identify the suspect in a surveillance video from the Strunk convenience store.
Owner Kathy Phillips had been working the morning of February 20 when the man entered and, with one hand in his pocket as if concealing a weapon, asked her to hand over the contents of the cash register. The robber, disturbed by an incoming customer, ran off without actually taking anything.
Corum reportedly indicated to authorities that the crime was drug-related.
Corum also faces theft and marijuana possession charges in Scott County following a February 13 incident in which Corum allegedly took the wallet of a woman who was driving him home. When Oneida officers showed up at his home to question him, Corum denied any knowledge of the theft and gave authorities consent to search his home. Patrolman Floyd Sexton reported finding the victim’s property “in plain view” on a bed. Officers also found five small bags of a substance Corum identified as marijuana.
In an unrelated case that also investigated by McCreary County Sheriff’s deputies, the grand jury charged several individuals with Criminal Syndication involving the theft, transportation, distribution and sale of stolen property:
• Damon J. Buis, 35, Whitley City
• Mollie N. Mobley, 21, Revelo
• Arlin Wayne Rollins, 27, Parkers Lake
• Ester Braxton Goins, 23, Parkers Lake
• Archie L. Stevens, 58, Strunk.
The syndicate’s activities fell primarily between April 1 and July 30, 2007. Additionally Buis is charged with first-degree Persistent Felony Offender and Rollins is charged with second-degree Persistent Felony Offender due to prior convictions.
Also, Kevin Ross, the 37-year-old Albany man arrested February 29 after assaulting McCreary County Deputy Sheriff Tom Smith, was charged with third-degree assault, two counts second-degree Criminal Attempt to Commit Burglary, and two counts second-degree criminal mischief.
Dep. Smith had been responding to attempted break-ins at the homes of Kelly Marcum and Regina Stevens off West KY 92 when he encountered Ross walking along the road. The man attacked Dep. Smith as backup arrived.
The criminal mischief charges reflect less than $1,000 in damages done to the residences.
The grand jury, meeting yesterday, also returned indictments against:
• Lonnie Stephens, 39 — first-degree Possession of a Controlled Substance (oxycodone). On December 6, Kentucky State Police Trooper Craig Reed found Stephens in possession of a half of oxycodone and 2.5 hydrocodone tablets.
• Darrel R. Rollins, 46, North Bee Creek Road — first-degree Possession of a Controlled Substance (second offense) and second-degree Persistent Felony Offender. On January 25, KSP Trooper Shaler Jones found Rollins in possession of methamphetamine and cocaine.
• Anna Hardwick, 38, Stearns — Theft of Services. On or about May 11, 2006, Hardwick obtained electricity from South Kentucky RECC in excess of $300 without the cooperative’s knowledge or permission.
• Wendy R. Anderson, 23, and Faye Foster, 31, both of Robbins, TN — five counts of second-degree Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument. On February 9-10, the pair cashed five checks totaling $292.22 at Rite-Stop and Kroger.
• Alisha L. Dobbs, 25, Stearns — Program Assistance Fraud. Between December 1, 2005 and June 30, 2007, Dobbs received $2,995 in food stamp benefits after making false statements regarding her eligibility.
• Brandy Allen, 27, Revelo — fourth-degree assault (misdemeanor). On January 25, Allen assaulted Jacqueline Bailey.
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Readers are reminded that an indictment is a charge and should not be considered as evidence of an individual’s guilt. Anyone under indictment is presumed innocent until and unless convicted in a court of law.

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