Tyler Oliverio (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office)
A Gassville man facing the revocation of his probation in two criminal cases appeared during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court last Monday.
Thirty-four-year-old Tyler Michael Oliverio was convicted of possessing drugs and drug paraphernalia, aggravated assault, impairing the operations of a vital public facility and criminal mischief on Dec. 5, 2022, and sentenced to four years-probation.
Petitions to revoke his probation were filed in late June. The petitions allege that Oliverio failed to report to his supervising officer, did not list an address as required and avoided all contact with probation and parole.
During his appearance Monday, Oliverio was approved for the services of a public defender, and it was announced that motions would likely be filed asking the court to order psychological evaluations for Oliverio.
Oliverio has sprinkled his latest court appearances with flashes of odd behavior once identifying himself as the “Archangel Michael,” who fought a successful battle against the devil and banished him from Heaven as related in the Book of Revelations.
THE ARRESTS
Oliverio was initially arrested in mid-December 2021. The arrest came when Mountain Home police were called to the Ramada Inn in response to a report that a male was “destroying a room.”
While police were questioning Oliverio about the damage to the room, they reported seeing a clear plastic bag containing a white crystalline substance on the nightstand between the two beds.
A toothbrush holder containing a syringe was seen on the television stand.
Oliverio was charged with possessing drugs and drug paraphernalia.
CRIME COMMITTED IN JAIL
On Jan. 21, 2022, while Oliverio was in the Baxter County Detention Center, he is alleged to have worked with his cellmate to rip a security camera from the wall and then use it as a makeshift weapon.
A jailer went to the cell to determine why the security camera had stopped working.
When the deputy arrived at the two-man cell, he saw one inmate backed up against the door, and Oliverio was swinging the camera by its power cord.
The jailer had the cell door opened long enough to remove Oliverio’s cellmate. The jailer then armed himself with a stun gun and had the door opened again.
Oliverio was reported to have come toward the door swinging the camera “in a threatening way.”
The camera was reported to represent a threat to jail staff because of its weight and the jagged edges created when it was forced from the wall.
The jailer fired the stun gun at Oliverio to get him under control. He was eventually subdued and placed in an isolation cell.
When surveillance video was reviewed, Oliverio is seen lifting his cellmate up to the camera. Once within reach, the cellmate can be seen striking the camera and forcefully removing it.
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