Published: April 06, 2009 08:18 pm      

Oakwood police chief arrested

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The police chief of the Leon County community of Oakwood was arrested early Monday in Palestine on a warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to authorities.

Oly Yahnson Ivy, 30, was taken into custody without incident shortly after 2 a.m. Monday after Anderson County sheriff’s deputies stopped his vehicle near the intersection of Loop 256 and West Oak Street, according to Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor.

Ivy was arrested on an “aggravated assault with a deadly weapon warrant” out of Leon County, according to Taylor. The sheriff said the warrant did not have a pre-set bond amount.

The police chief was booked into the Anderson County Jail and arraigned by Anderson County Justice of the Peace Carl Davis before being released into the custody of Leon County sheriff’s authorities at 3:22 a.m. Monday, according to Taylor.

Taylor said his agency received a teletype around 1:30 a.m. Monday, “advising us that this subject would possibly be traveling through our area (in a tan 2006 four-door Dodge pickup) en route to a jurisdiction outside of our area.”

The sheriff said Ivy was believed to be traveling to Hillsboro.

Also, Taylor said the teletype advised that the wanted individual was a peace officer who was possibly in possession of a badge, police radio and weapons.

Anderson County sheriff’s Sgt. Ronnie Foster and deputy Chris Crowley then traveled to the Westwood area on West Oak Street to await the possible arrival of the suspect.

Ivy was subsequently pulled over by the officers at 2:08 a.m. Monday and arrested without incident, according to the sheriff, who was uncertain whether the suspect was in possession of any weapons or other contraband.

Taylor was also unsure about the specific allegations against Ivy.

“For the record, I don’t know what the warrant was a result of,” Taylor said. “No one’s immune. There are people who make bad choices in all professions.”

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