Scott man accused of raping child

HUNTSVILLE — A 28-year-old man has been indicted by a Scott County grand jury on charges of raping a child.

Billy Joe Day, 28, of Huntsville, was named in a three-count indictment handed down by the grand jury Tuesday, July 13.

Day, who was taken into custody by the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, is accused of raping a female child younger than the age of 13 beginning in 2005 and continuing through the fall of 2009.
The case is being prosecuted by the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, with assistance from the Department of Children’s Services and Children’s Center of the Cumberlands.

The indictment against Day was one of eight handed down by the grand jury in a relatively brief July term.

Also indicted was Brandon Mark West, who is accused of forcing his estranged girlfriend off the road and kidnapping their children on May 28.

West was named in an eight-count indictment that included charges of aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and especially aggravated kidnapping.

Others indicted by the grand jury during its July term included:

• Emit Gale Bowling, 58, named in a four count indictment that included two counts of aggravated assault and one count each of reckless endangerment and unlawful possession of a weapon, all stemming from a May 6 incident in which Bowling allegedly assaulted a woman with a handgun;

• Jamie Curtis Crabtree, 32, named in a two count indictment for theft over $500 and theft under $500, stemming from an April 15 incident in which Crabtree allegedly stole a trailer and tools from two separate individuals;

• Lonnie Quinton Miller, 31, named in a two count indictment for theft under $500 and vandalism under $500, stemming from an April incident in which Miller allegedly stole jewelry;

• Christopher Lee Lalonde, 28, indicted for sale of a schedule IV controlled substance, stemming from an April 13 incident in which Lalonde allegedly sold a half-ounce of marijuana;

• Christopher Dean Huckeby, 35, indicted for casual exchange of a schedule II controlled substance, stemming from a March 5 incident in which Huckeby allegedly casually exchanged oxycodone; and,

• Lawrence Vaughn Kline, 36, named in a two count indictment for driving under the influence and violation of the implied consent law, stemming from an April 1 traffic stop by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Indictments are criminal accusations prepared by prosecutors and presented to a grand jury, which determines if sufficient evidence exists to send the matter to trial. A true bill is returned when the grand jury determines that such evidence exists; a no-true bill is returned when the grand jury determines that such evidence does not exist.

An indictment does not represent a conviction and all persons indicted remain innocent until convicted in a court of law.

The potential exists for members of the community to have names similar to the accused.