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MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
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4 Sections, 24 Pages Wednesday - January 8, 2020
By Will Davis Paul Stewart, 28, of Jackson, was very disappointed when
Stewart had worked on
publishefimymcn he, was arrested for possession he got the call from Butts
patrol but became a school
' of Lortab on Friday morn- County sheriff Gary Long on resource
officer this past
Th Monroe Coun d ing during a traflic stop in Friday. summer at T.G. Scott
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firedeafier being arregedeggty Butts County. Sheriff Brad “You fight
so hard to get the ementary.
drug Charges in Butts County Freeman said Stewart was public’s trust and
somebody Freeman said Butts County
on Friday had been with the wearing his Monroe County like this messes up
and be- deputies were doing a drug
sheriff’s office for Six years sheriff’s office baseball hat trays
the trust of the commu— operation when they deter-
most recently serving at TG. and SWAT T-shirt when he nity,” said
Freeman. “It sets , ,
Scott Elemgntary school. was arrested. Freeman said he you back. See DEPUTY
Page 7A STEWART
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David Holmes of Barnesville died after crashing this Ford Explorer last
Tuesday, Dec. 3l.
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But Bornesville monk dies at Noviceni Health
By Will IDavis
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Several passing motorists
stopped and tried to save
a Barnesville man after he
flipped his Ford Explorer sev-
eral times on I-75 north near
Johnstonville Road on Tues-
day, Dec. 31. While they were
able to regain a pulse, David
Holmes, 36, of Barnesville,
ultimately died three days later
at Navicent Health.
Holmes was heading north
in the fast lane in a 2002 Ford
Expedition when he veered
across all four northbound
lanes without signaling, left
the roadway and rolled about
10 times on the shoulder just
two miles north of the John-
sonville Road exit. Holmes’
vehicle landed on its side. The
accident happened around
11:30 am. on New Year’s Eve.
Witness Lindsay Ancelet of
Gainesville told the Reporter
it seemed like the driver might
have had a medical issue
or been suicidal the way he
screamed off the road at more
than 90 mph. She said a para-
medic driving southbound
stopped and urged them to get
a crowbar to pull Holmes out
of the vehicle. Witnesses were
able to bust open the sunroof
and five of them pulled an
unresponsive Holmes out of
the vehicle and began CPR,
with Monroe County EMS
taking over after arriving just
five minutes after the accident.
They were able to regain a
pulse and rushed Holmes to
Navicent Health in about 30
minutes. Holmes was kept
alive on a ventilator for three
days but perished on Friday,
Jan. 3.
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big cash
on way to
big fight
” Monroe County deputies arrested two
Savannah men, including one fresh off a
0-yearsentence for manslaughter, after
finding $20,000 cash in their vehicle fol-
' lowing a 123 mph chase on I-75 on Dec.
‘ 28
Deputy Jaleel Brown tried to stop a Nis-
san Maxima on I-75 north near the Lee
Street exit after learning the car’s oWner
had a suspended license, but the driver
sped up to 123 mph and was switching
lanes without a signal.
The driver finally stopped around mile
marker 191 and Brown held him at gun-
point as he approached the vehicle. An
off-duty Bibb County deputy arrived and
helped hold the suspects at gunpoint and
they were able to handcuff the suspects.
The owner of the car, Jernard Williams,
29, of Savannah, had a long criminal
history and had just been released from
prison for manslaughter in 2017, while
the driver, Bernard Carter, 27, of Savan—
nah, was wanted for violating his proba-
tion also had a long history of criminal
charges.
Deputies found more than $20,000 in
cash but nothing illegal in the vehicle.
Asked why they had so much cash, Wil—
liams said he works for a waste manage-
ment company. Asked if had a paystub,
Williams produced one that said he was
paid $600. Carter said he worked with
his family’s construction business and
said they were taking the money to place
bets at the Davis vs. Gamboa lightweight
championship fight at State Farm Arena
See KILLER -‘ Page 7A
MONROE COUNTY GROWTH
Homes begun in Juliette Commons subdivision
A developer has begun build-
ing the first seven homes in the
new Juliette Commons subdivi—
sion off Juliette Road in Forsyth.
Hughston Homes obtained
seven permits from the Forsyth—
Monroe County Building
Department in late December
to build homes ranging from
2,378 to 3,600 square feet. The
new subdivision is located off
of Frontage and Juliette Road,
behind the Hampton Inn, near
KOA Campground. The subdivi-
sion, which includes 80 lots total,
had been abandoned by a previ-
ous developer who went broke
paved, water and sewer pipes
are laid, underground electric
lines are in place and 96 lots are
‘ surveyed.
When he told city council
about his plans last year, de-
veloper Edgar Hughston said
he has 47 years in the business.
His company is located near
Columbus and has built homes
in Newnan, Warner Robins and
Perry. The company’s website
shows it has built houses in Ten-
nessee, Alabama and Georgia.
He said his company intends to
build homes on the 96 lots and
Hughston Homes is marketing homes like this for its new subdivision under
way
in Forsyth, Juliette Commoef, located off Frontage Road.
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