Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know 
who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record.
Oct. 1, 2013
Shaun Wayne Vittitow, 33, fleeing or evading police, first-degree (motor vehicle); fleeing or evading police, first-degree (on foot); speeding, freight carrying vehicle; reckless driving; disregarding stop sign; possession of open alcohol beverage container in a motor vehicle; failure of owner to maintain required insurance/security; resisting arrest; operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs/etc. (2 counts); persistent felony offender, first-degree; possession of controlled substances, first-degree (methamphetamine); possession of controlled substance, first-degree (cocaine); tampering with physical evidence; theft by deception, include cold checks under $500; possession of drug paraphernalia; wanton endangerment, first-degree.
Charles J. Johnson, 25, contempt of court, libel/slander, resistance to order.
Alex Nelson, 23, contempt of court, libel/slander, resistance to order.
Thomas Aaron Booth, 21, theft by deception, include cold checks under $10,000.
Brenda M. Goodlett, 36, contempt of court, libel/slander, resistance to order (2 counts).
Oct. 2, 2013
Austin Allen Keating, 20, contempt of court, libel/slander, resistance to order.
Brandon L. Armstrong, 24, failure to appear (3 counts).
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