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INCIDENT REPORTS January 9, 2019
The following incidents were reported by the Forsyth Police Department
and the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Dec. 16-Jan. 1:
Brentwood Apartments Deputies find pieces
tenants report vehicles of meth in vehicle on
damaged, entered Collier Rd. on Dec. 24
Forsyth police responded to
reports of cars being damaged
in the parking lot of Brentwood
Apartments on both Dec. 16 and
20. One victim reported her right
front door was damaged, she
suspects by kids riding bikes. At
the second call, while talking to
the complex manager about com-
plaints of cars being keyed or en-
tered, a tenant came to the office
and told Inv. Alexander Daniels
that she saw a suspect captured
on video with a beard, dark pants
and a hoodie looking through
unlocked cars the previous night
and hid in an unlocked car when
police arrived. Police said they
would increase surveiUance of the
parking lot.
Forsyth grocery store
reports customer fails
to pay for lotto tickets
A Forsyth grocery store report-
ed that a man asked for $18 worth
of lottery tickets on Dec. 16 and
paid for another item but not the
lotto tickets.
Dungan Street resident
reports theft of book
bag, laptop from car
A Dungan Street resident told
Forsyth officer Manuel Barajas on
Dec. 19 that earlier that morn-
ing someone had entered her
tmlocked car in her driveway
and stole a Northface book bag
containing a Dell laptop.
A 63-year-old white Union City
man was arrested and charged
with possession ofmetham-
phetamine after a traffic stop
on Collier Road on Dec. 24. At
about 1:15 p.m Cpl. Thomas
Haskins saw a black 2003 Chev-
rolet Tahoe parked near the back
gate of the Georgia Public Safety
Training Center on Collier Road.
Haskins saw a small black bag on
the male driver's lap and noticed
a straw sticking out of the bag.
The driver told Haskins he rode
down to Al Burruss Prison with
a female friend who was visiting
her boyfriend. The driver, who
appeared very nervous, said he
was not allowed to stay on prison
grounds while his friend was
inside the prison so he left the
facility while he waited for her to
finish. Haskins then inspected the
driver's straw and saw what ap-
peared to be methamphetamine
inside of it. The driver only had
one leg, so Haskins helped him
into his wheelchair. The driver
then refused to allow Haskins to
search the SUM saying it was not
his vehicle. Cpl. Jake Justice then
arrived with his K-9 dog Gustaw,
who alerted on the SUE. Deputies
then searched the SUV and found
behind the driver's seat a dear
plastic container with two large
pieces of suspected methamphet-
amine. When Haskins asked the
driver about the drugs, the driver
said they were "two big ole rocks
of meth? However, he denied the
drugs were his. Haskins then took
the driver to the Monroe County
lail.
Little Street resident
reports son's ex threw
brick through window
Sick driver cited after
officer discovers drugs
in SUV during stop
A Little Street resident told
Cpl. Wade Kendrick on Dec. 20
that an acquaintance threw a
brick through her window. The
resident's son had a video'of the
woman threatening to break the
window and said he saw her break
it. The resident said the female
suspect is her son's ex-girlfriend
who's mad about a "fake pregnan-
cy" and a break-up. The woman
was charged with trespassing.
A man facing drug charges
after an 1-75 traffic stop on Dec.
24 was hospitalized after coming
down with a sudden medical issue
during the stop. Forsyth officer
Bruce Hughley stopped an SUV
going 88 in a 70 mph zone. While
Hughley checked his license, the
driver suddenly had a medical
issue and EMTs were called to
the scene. Hughley found small
bags of apparent marijuana in the
vehicle and a scale. The driver was
taken to Monroe County Hospital
and was issued four citations.
Officer spots banned
customer at Walmart,
cited for trespassing
Officer Bruce Hughley on Dec.
24 spotted a woman in the garden
center of the Forsyth Walmart
who was banned from the store
as part of her probation sentence.
She was also wanted for another
probation violation but because
she was seven months pregnant,
the jail refused to incarcerate her
so a warrant was issued for her for
criminal trespassing.
Dodge Charger roils
into yard after theft
suspects jump out
Two car thieves left the Dodge
Charger they stole in drive on
Bmokwood Drive as they ran
from police during a Christmas
Day chase. A Willis Wilder Drive
resident told officer Wade Kend-
rick around 9 p.m. on Christmas
night that his Dodge Charger was
stolen while he was in Atlanta
during the day. An hour later,
Kendrick saw the Charger on
MLK Drive and turned around to
stop it. The Charger sped up and
turned onto Brookwood. As Ken-
drick caught up to it, the thieves
jumped out of the vehicle and and
ran toward Union Hill Apart-
ments. The Charger was still in
drive and continued rolling into a
yard before it came to a stop. The
suspects were not caught at the
time.
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on Ovlstmm Day after
allegedly steal g car
A 35-year-old white Forsyth
man was arrested and charged
with theft by receiving stolen
property after he was stopped
while driving a stolen car on
Dames Ferry Road on Dec. 25.
At about 5:42 p.m Cpl. Thomas
Haskins was notified by dispatch-
ers to be on the lookout for a
stolen green 1996 Honda Accord.
The car's female owner said her
car was stolen on Dec. 24 but
said she had seen it traveling on
Juliette Road. She said the car
had a different license plate on it
but said she was sure it was hers
because it had a large dent in the
passenger side door. The owner
said she followed the car until it
turned onto Holly Grove Road at
which point her vehicle ran out of
gas. Cpl. Timothy Campfield and
Dep. Willie Barkley then searched
the area but were unable to find
the car. Haskins then spotted the
car headed southbound at 86 mph
on Hwy. 87 near Georgia Power
and stopped the car as it turned
right onto Dames Ferry Road.
Haskins pointed his rifle at the car
and ordered the male driver and
female passenger to get out and
lay down on the ground which
they did. The female passenger
said the driver, her boyfriend, had
just picked her up at her Mize
Street home and did not know
the car was stolen. The driver told
Haskins that the car's owner had
given him permission to test drive
the car for a while. The driver
told Haskins that the passenger
did not know anything about the
car. Barkley then took the driver
to the Monroe County Jail while
Haskins took the passenger to
a Forsyth Waffle House, where
she was released from custody.
The driver was also charged with
violation of tire requirements and
speeding.
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At about 5 p.m. on Dec. 25,
a Forsyth man told Sgt. Cody
Maples that he was being ha-
rassed by a woman on Faceboole
The man said the woman had
posted several times that he was
gay with her soon-to-be ex-
husband, which he said was false
and misleading to his friends and
family. The man then provided
Maples with screenshots of the
posts. Maples was unable to make
contact with the woman.
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auto break-k s, gun,
credit card, stolen
Forsyth residents may want to
lock their cars at night after a rash
of auto break-ins were reported.
On Dec. 26, Richard Johnson of
491 Carya Lane reported some-
one stole his black Taurus gun,
valued at $400, out of his vehicle.
On Jan. 2, Charles Randall at 115
W. Johnston Street reported that
someone had entered his Honda
Pilot and his Honda Accord on
Dec. 30, stealing $15 in change.
Then a resident at 35 Harold Hill
on Jan. 3 gave city police security
photos of someone rummaging
through her Honda CRE parked
in her backyard. Nothing was
reported missing. Also on Jan. 3,
Susan Gregory of 147 Johnston
Street reported someone entered
a vehicle she's keeping for a friend
and stole a credit card. Then on
Jan. 5, a resident at 203 Conifer
Drive reported he was walking
to his car when he saw a man in
camo running from the vehicle.
Nothing was missing. That same
day, Jason Adams of 505 Patrol
Road reported finding someone
had rummaged through his ve-
hicle, but nothing was taken.
Forsyth man arrested
for reckless conduct
for firing gun in air
A 36-year-old white Forsyth
man was arrested and charged
with reckless conduct after he
allegedly fired his gun outside
a Joe Chambers Road home on
Dec. 26. At about 4:54 p.m a
male Mitchell Road resident told
Dep. Christian Sawley that he and
three friends were riding in their
backyard in a Dodge Raider when
they noticed three other per-
sons walking toward them. The
resident said he and his friends
then heard a gunshot and saw
one of the persons was pointing a
black pistol at them. The resident
said they then turned their vehicle
around and went to the residents
house. Sawley then went to the
location where the resident said
the incident occurred and de-
termined it was on the residents
property. However, Sawley was
unable to find a bullet cas'mg at
the scene. Sawley then met with
a male neighbor who said he was
told that a black vehide was in
his backyard. The neighbor said
he went to check it out at which
point his male cousin fired a
warning shot into the air to get
the resident and his friends' at-
tention. The neighbor said the ve-
hide then sped off after the shot.
Sawley then went to the neigh-
bor's cousin's home. The cousin
said the vehicle was tearing up the
neighbor's yard and almost hit a
dog. The cousin said in response
he fired a warning shot from his
1911 pistol and said he was not
aiming the shot in anyone's direc-
tion. Sawley then took the cousin
to the Monroe County Jail.
Forsyth driver charged
with DUI after traffic
stop on Hwy. 87
A 25-year-old white Forsyth
man was arrested and charged
with DUI after a traffic stop on
Hw~ 87 on Dec. 27. At about
12:40 a.m Dep. Tyler Rodgers
saw a red 2008 Ford F- 150 travel-
ing north in the southbound lane
ofHwF 87. Rodgers stopped the
truck and saw the male driver was
slumped over Rodgers knocked
on the window and signaled
for the driver to roll down his
window, which he did. Rodgers,
who saw the driver's reaction
time was slow, smelled a strong
odor of alcohol coming from
inside the truck. The driver, who
had watery, bloodshot eyes, said
he had consumed two alcoholic
drinks much earlier in the night.
The driver, who held on to the
driver side door for balance, then
told Rodgers: "You can go ahead
and put me in jail. You know I've
been drinking." When Rodgers
asked the driver again how many
drinks he'd had, the driver replied
that he drank eight alcoholic
beverages and said his last one
was only 20 to 30 minutes prior
to the stop. The driver then failed
several field sobriety tests and
tested a very high positive for
alcohol on a field breath test. The
driver then declined a state breath
test. Rodgers then inventoried the
vehicle and found a cold, half-
empty, 22-ounce Miller Lite beer
can in the driver's side floorboard.
Rodgers then took the driver to
the Monroe County Jail, where
he was also charged with failure
to maintain lane and an open
container violation.
See INCIDENTS Page 4B
The following arrests were reported by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and Forsyth
Police Department on Dec. 31-Jan. Z An arrest means someone has been charged with a
crime, b~t the law considers them innocent until proven goJlt~ Jn a court of law.
Ken-
neth Davis,
59, Forsyth,
aggravated
assault
Michad
Jerome Mays,
29, Forsyth,
driving while
license re-
voked
Chasity
Kiera Davis,
23, Macon,
driving while
license re-
voked
Felida De-
nise Gossett,
36, Forsyth,
criminal tres-
pass, obstruc-
tion, public
drunkenness,
disorderly
conduct
Jason
Robert
Ward, 40,
Forsyth,
disorderly
conduct
Ronda
Lynn
Andrews,
57, Warner
Robins, shop-
lifting
Eugene
Sterling
Cobb, 52,
Forsyth,
criminal
trespass
Robert
Mattis, 33,
NichoUs,
possession of
a firearm by
a convicted
felon, pos-
session of
marijuana,
possession of
drug related
objects
Robert
Merritt, 31,
Douglas, pos-
session of a
firearm during
the commis-
sion of a felony,
possession of
drug related
objects, posses-
sion of drugs
Willie
Roberts, 43,
Louiswille, Ky
driving while
license revoked,
failure to main-
rain lane
Idtyl a
Harris, 17,
Macon, party
to a crime
.leda
Deshjuone
Lee, 19, Macon,
first degree
burglary
William
Vessell, 35,
Hampton, theft
by shoplifting
Ke'lth
Churchill, 46,
Ecorse, Mich
improperly
equipped vehi-
cle, no license
on person
Destany N.
Herringdine,
26, Bamesville,
theft by taking
DeMarco
Burton, 25, Ty-
rone, slow poke
law (left lane
driving prohib-
ited), racing on
highways
Corey Coo-
per, 27, Brasel-
ton, racing on
highways, slow
poke law (left
lane driving
prohibited)
Phatsak-
hone Kham-
phounvong,
40, Forest Park,
driving while
license revoked
Chevy Nat'-
ramore, 24,
Newnan, speed-
ing, possession
of marijuana
with intent to
distribute, pos-
session of drug
related objects
Zachariah
C. Weingartz,
23, Lakemont,
racing on high-
ways or streets,
slow poke law
(left lane driv-
ing prohibited)
Chad
Middleton, 31,
Jackson, disor-
derly conduct
Kristy Irene
Middleton, 36,
Jackson, aggra-
vated battery
Tif-
fany Scott, 52,
Cosby, Tenn
driving while
license revoked,
speeding
