Clarksville, TN – On March 17th, 2012, around 10:00pm, Clarksville Police Officer Zack Upton responded to an anonymous call of an odor of marijuana coming from 100 Tandy Drive.
When he Officer Upton arrived, he noticed a blue Ford Taurus with people inside of it. He approached the vehicle and could smell the odor of marijuana coming from inside of the vehicle. The vehicle occupants Christopher McKay, 18 and Tamaria Raybon, 19, admitted to smoking marijuana.
Raybon’s almost one year old male child was inside of the vehicle, which had the windows rolled up, when the couple had been smoking the marijuana. Additionally, Tamaria Raybon is currently 8 months pregnant with Christopher McKay’s child.Also, a backpack inside of the vehicle was found to have a plastic bag which contained marijuana.
DCS was contacted and the child was turned over to a family member of Raybon.
Officer Zack Upton is the lead investigator.
Tamaria Raybon
Name: Tamaria Andreka Raybon (B/F)
DOB: 2/3/93
Given Address: 2570 Elkmont Drive, Clarksville, TN
Arresting Officer: Zach Upton
Charged With: Child Abuse and Neglect and Simple Possession.
Booked Into: Montgomery County Jail
Bond: $10,500
Christopher McKay
Name: Christopher Jerome McKay (B/M)
DOB: 3/15/94
Given Address: 100 Tandy Drive, Apt C, Clarksville, TN
Arresting Officer: Zach Upton
Charged With: Child Abuse and Neglect and Simple Possession.
Booked Into: Montgomery County Jail
Bond: $5,500