Johnnie Russ (top) and Heather Taylor (bottom)
TWO ELIZABETHTON GRANDDAUGHTERS ARE IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW AFTER ALLEGEDLY STEALING FROM THEIR GRANDMOTHER’S DEDIT ACCOUNT. ACCORDING TO SGT. MICHAEL MERRITT WITH THE ELIZABETHTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, AN INVESTIGATION BEGIN WITH DOROTHY LYON’S ACCOUNT WAS DEBITED BY EMBARQ WITHOUT HER CONSENT TWICE – ONCE FOR OVER 200 DOLLARS AND AGAIN FOR ALMOST 180 DOLLARS. 30 YEAR OLD JOHNNIE RUSS WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF THEFT OF PROPERTY AND ONE COUNT OF MAKING A FALSE REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHILE 22 YEAR OLD HEATHER TAYLOR IS FACING CHARGES OF TWO COUNTS OF THEFT OF PROPERTY. THE TWO SUSPECTS WILL APPEAR IN CARTER COUNTY GENERAL SESSONS COURT ON DECEMBER 4TH.