TN TN - Rhonda Daugherty, 49, LaFollette, 2 Dec 2014 - *L. Vann guilty*

[Knox]

Does that mean after he speaks to his Attorney, he'll cooperate? When will he be extradited?

HC Court records show a bond hearing was head on 12/14/14.

 

[jeanne8]

LV has waived extradition and should be back in Tn. soon .I don't know if he will talk then but he sure isn't talking now.

 

[Tssiemer]

Where was he found again?


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[jeanne8]

Myrtle Beach , SC.

 

[Tssiemer]

Oooh. And robbed people there too. I get it now lol


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[los2188]

Husband of missing Campbell County woman Rhonda Daugherty wants ‘Christmas miracle’

LA FOLLETTE (WATE) – A Campbell County family is desperate for answers in the disappearance of Rhonda Daugherty. She was last seen by her husband Charles Daugherty at their home on Dec. 2. Charles says she was there when he left for work around 6 a.m., but when he came home later that night, the door was open and she was gone. “I really just miss talking to her,” Daugherty said. He showed WATE 6 On Your Side pictures of the couple celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary in October.

http://wate.com/2014/12/16/husband-...man-rhonda-daugherty-wants-christmas-miracle/

 

[m_brown]

From the same link: http://wate.com/2014/12/16/husband-o...stmas-miracle/

Several viewers asked us to look into the connection between Rhonda and Lonnie Vann, the Campbell County man arrested last weekend in South Carolina for an armed robbery in Campbell County. Vann is also facing child sex charges from when he worked as a Campbell County teacher. Daugherty is listed as a witness in that case.

Daugherty says they went to the same church as Vann, but he doesn’t know if Vann had anything to do with Rhonda’s disappearance.

The TBI says they have not found a connection.

This poor family.

 

[Knox]

“It’s unreal how many people have come out to help look for her, being supportive. I don’t think she had an enemy in this world. I’m sure of that. I don’t know if someone took her, I don’t know anything right now. I don’t see any other thing it could be but somebody took her,” Daugherty said.

There haven’t been any answers so far, but he says he won’t give up hope of finding his high school sweetheart.

“I’m looking for a Christmas miracle. I really am, and it’s what it would take to get her back I think at this point. I ask everybody to keep praying and we could have a Christmas miracle.”

http://wate.com/2014/12/16/husband-...man-rhonda-daugherty-wants-christmas-miracle/

 

[shefner]

I'm checking on Rhonda tonight....thinking about her and praying for a miracle. I know her family is very heartbroken this Christmas. Come home Rhonda!

 

[KJ's Mamu]

Link below has an update on LV's extradition back to TN....

http://www.wbir.com/story/news/loca...cher-accused-of-armed-robbery-in-sc/20588205/

Thinking of Rhonda and her family....

 

[steelman]

He isn't going to say anything about Rhonda, or what he knows, no matter where they have him jailed.

They are going to have to get out and find her.

It's hard to understand what a downward spiral this guy has launched himself into, but seeing how he seems to like robbing people, maybe that has something to do with the motive involved in Rhonda's disappearance. I never quite understood why he might take action against Rhonda if it were her husband that was slated to testify at his trial. So was robbery a motive or was it just vengeance ?

According to the cops, there has been no tie-in between the cases, such as items missing from their home or unauthorized uses of her credit cards. Nothing has been reported publicly at least.

I haven't noticed her husband comment a single time about Vann, or about his thoughts in regards to Vann. I'm not sure why that is, unless he has been told to keep his mouth shut by the TBI or other investigators. Seems odd, for sure.

The fact that he went on the run just days after her disappearance in such a panicked state , still leads me to believe that he had a hand in it.

 

[killarney rose]

The Find Rhonda FB page said they were diving in lake a Norris again yesterday. Water visibility was good but they are hampered by the houseboat chains. Lake a Norris is a very clear lake compared to most.

 

[Knox]

Police spotted Vann about 7:10 p.m. Friday driving on U.S. 501, according to the arrest report. His capture came in part from leads that Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents developed, according to a release the agency issued. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force also assisted in the apprehension.

The TBI had placed Vann on its Tennessee Top 10 Most Wanted List after the Deerfield incident, in which he is accused of robbing a couple at gunpoint in their home, tying them up, and taking $900 in cash along with several handguns.

South Carolina authorities said Vann was traveling alone when he was captured; Tennessee officials had been looking for any links between Vann and Coolidge resident Rhonda Daugherty, 49, who disappeared three days before the Deerfield robbery and was a longtime acquaintance of Vann through their church, Coolidge First Baptist.

TBI Public Information Officer Josh Devine said he didn’t yet know whether the guns and cash stolen in the Deerfield robbery were recovered during Vann’s Myrtle Beach arrest.

“I don’t know,” Devine said. “That’s part of our ongoing investigative work.”

Authorities say Vann was cooperative during the arrest and was taken in without incident.

Richardson, the Horry County deputy, said getting Vann to court in South Carolina could take up to a year, and that he could be facing as much as a 30-year prison sentence there. That does not include any of the charges against him in Tennessee, Richardson said.

Vann is charged with two counts of armed robbery for the Deerfield incident.

The TBI expects Vann to be extradited to Tennessee after he appears before a judge in South Carolina, but prosecutors here didn’t know when that might be.

“All I can say is we are working with authorities in South Carolina to have him extradited to Tennessee,” said Eighth Judicial District Attorney Jared Effler. “It is our goal to have him back in Tennessee in due course.”

Assistant District Attorney Thomas Barclay said getting Vann back to Tennessee would depend on the legal proceedings in South Carolina.

“It’s too premature to speculate,” Barclay said.

Once in Tennessee, Vann could face an additional 30 years for the Deerfield robbery, which took place against victims he knew and was visiting.

“Aggravated Robbery is a Class B felony punishable by a sentence of 8-30 years if convicted, and a $25,000 fine,” Campbell County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Aaron Evans said.

http://www.lafollettepress.com/content/vann-faces-robbery-charges-sc

 

[Knox]

Evidently divers are still searching the waters of Norris Lake (Sugar Hollow area). They must have a reason ...

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sear...ennessee/297890250409244?hc_location=timeline

 

[m_brown]

Evidently divers are still searching the waters of Norris Lake (Sugar Hollow area). They must have a reason ...

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sear...ennessee/297890250409244?hc_location=timeline

LV cell phone pings maybe?

 

[m_brown]

Evidently divers are still searching the waters of Norris Lake (Sugar Hollow area). They must have a reason ...

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sear...ennessee/297890250409244?hc_location=timeline

LV cell phone pings maybe? Or would it be too soon to have that sort of info?

 

[Knox]

LV cell phone pings maybe? Or would it be too soon to have that sort of info?

Good guess m_brown, plus that little bit of gossip about LV's family boat I imagine.

 

[steelman]

Day 18 of the search for Rhonda Kitts Daugherty and still nothing new to report in what has become one of Campbell County’s biggest mysteries.


There is still nothing new in the case of missing Coolidge woman Rhonda Kitts Daugherty. Around 15 to 20 law enforcement officials searched all day in the Sugar Hollow vicinity of Norris Lake yesterday and plan to continue the search today. A two-member dive team from the Knox County Sheriff Special Operations Unit participated in the search. According to officials close to the scene, the water temperature is 48-degrees and visibility under the water is good, but there is still no sign or clues in Daugherty’s disappearance. Massive amounts of underwater cables anchoring the houseboats in the area are making it difficult on divers. A brief bit of excitement was when a gun was sighted underwater, but it turned out to be an air rifle and was not relevant.

No connection between former La Follette Middle School teacher Lonnie Vann and Daugherty has been announced by law enforcement. Vann has a February court date for inappropriate conduct with a student and is currently being held in South Carolina on criminal charges before he will be extradited back to Campbell County for allegedly committing a Dec. 6 armed robbery in Deerfield.

The spirit among investigators, though not verbally validated, is that there is a connection in the two cases. A WLAF source close to the investigation said the search for Daugherty had been concentrated in the Sugar Hollow area because that is near where Vann grew up and that he also had a family member in the area with a house boat that he had frequented.

http://www.1450wlaf.com/

 

[steelman]

I updated the map with the current search area.

As you can see, everything is concentrated right around the area Rhonda lived, where the couple was robbed, and the church that Vann and Rhonda attended, about a 3 or 4 mile radius. Sugar Hollow road ties into the road going to Rhonda's house and the church.

Zoom the map in and out with the center wheel on your mouse, left click and drag to move map around.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zZ5px4sAbxvs.kxSAsCw1xFfw

 

[shefner]

I am praying for Rhonda's family today...I really wish they could get some answers. I'm afraid there is very little hope but we have to hold onto the smallest thread. My heart goes out to this family as Christmas approaches.