A Cannon County Man was carted away kicking and spitting at Cannon County Sheriff’s Deputies who showed up at his mother’s residence to serve an arrest warrant out of Coffee County. According to sheriff’s reports, Cannon County Deputy Travis Turney along with Sgt Randy Neal, Deputy Steve McMillen and Investigator Anthony Young arrived at the residence on Iconium Road to serve an arrest warrant on Cory McNeese. Deputies spoke with the mother Ms. Linda McNeese who stated that he was not home and had been picked up by a friend. Ms. McNeese refused to let Deputies search the house until they showed her the arrest warrant. Deputy Turney found Mr. McNeese behind a bed sheet in the house. While being arrested, McNeese became very combative and attempted to kick and threaten Deputy Turney. As McNeese was being placed in the patrol car, he spit in deputy Turney’s face. Deputies had to spray McNeese twice with a chemical agent to get him under control. McNeese is charged with assault, resisting arrest and retaliation without incident. He is schedule to appear in General Sessions Court December 4th
