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INCIDENT REPORTS February 6, 2019
The following incidents were reported by the Forsyth Police Department
and the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Jan. 21-Feb. 3.
Brookwoocl Dr. woman
reports receiving cell
phone bill for $2,400
A Brookwood Drive resident
told Forsyth police Sgt. David
AsbeU on Jan. 21 that she got a
$2,400 bill from Sprint for three
phones even though she's never
done business with them, includ-
ing for three new phones bought
in the Atlanta area. A store
manager said he had the suspect
on video and would give it to the
police.
Church reports caller
fraudulently warned
of power shutdown
Christ United Methodist
Church told Forsyth police Sgt.
David Asbell on Jan. 22 that
someone called saying they were
from Georgia Power and that the
power would be cut off. A church
employee said she put the man
on the line with Georgia Power,
which confirmed the account was
in good standing. Police advised
she let other church workers
know about the situation.
Woman reports being
hit by pistol during
fight at Kynette Park
At about 9:33 p.m. on Jan. 22, a
Forsyth woman told Cpl. Wade
Kendrick of the Forsyth Police
Department that her daugh-
ter had been harassed by three
other women at Kynette Park.
The woman said she was notified
that the women were at Kynette
Park, so she went to talk with
them about her daughter. The
woman told Kendrick that one
of the other women hit her in the
face with a pistol before firing off
several rounds into the air. The
woman said the other woman
also pulled out her hair during the
fight. Kendrick then met with the
other woman who gave a com-
pletely different account, accus-
ing the woman and her family of
attacking her. The case was then
turned over to Inv. Gregg Jeffcoats
of the Forsyth Police Department.
Driver, two passengers
report bullet striking
window on Jan. 25
At about 7:12 a.m. on Jan. 25,
Dep. Nicholas Ortiz went to a
Julie Lane home about someone
discharging a firearm into a truck.
A man and two friends, a male
and a female, said someone fired
a bullet at the front passenger side
window ofthe man's red 1996
Dodge Ram pickup truck while
they were traveling east on lohn-
stonviUe Road, causing the win-
dow to shatter. A male Johnston-
ville Road resident told Ortiz the
truck drove into his driveway at
which point the three occupants
got out of the truck and started
screaming at him for shooting a
gun at them. The resident denied
having a gun, saying he was a
convicted felon. A male witness
driving a white Ford F-250 said
his passenger side window was hit rapid, shallow breathing. Barkley empty. Haskins and Dep. Niche-
in the same area a few days prior smelled the odor of marijuana las Ortiz then searched the vehide
by what he thought was a pellet, coming from inside the vehide, and found inside the driver side
The case was then tumed over to The male passenger, who also, door panel a small plastic bag
Sgt. Allen Henderson. appeared extremely nervous, said of marijuana, which the driver
he borrowed the vehicle from his said he forgot was in the vehicle.
New Forsylh Inn alerts parents to take to Atlanta. The After Haskins told the driver to
to BB gun hole passenger then admitted to hav- grind up the marijuana alongside
ing two ounces of marijuana in the road, he saw on his laptop
oll .kin. 25 the vehicle and a Glock 22 hand- computer that the rear seat pas-
The New Forsyth Inn told For- gun under his seat. As the driver senger's appearance did not match
got out of the vehicle, Barkley saw the ID of the name he had given.
syth police officer Teldric Middle- a bag of marijuana on the driver's As Haskins and Ortiz began to
brooks on Jan. 25 that someone
put a hole in a window with a BB door armrest. Barkley and Dep. handcuff the rear seat passenger,
Paul Stewart then searched the he pulled away and tried to run.
gun. vehicle and found in between the The deputies then tackled him to
front seats a blue bag containing the ground and he continued to
Female witness reports a large plastic bag with several try to get away. Haskins eventu-
v le medium-sized bags ofmarijuana ally tased the rear seat passenger,
sign, continue to Ingles They also found behind the pas- and he was handcuffed. The front
senger seat an orange and green seat passenger then gave deputies
A woman told officer Teldric bag containing a large plastic bag the rear seat passenger's real ID,
Middlebmoks on Jan. 25 that she with several medium-sized bags and dispatchers determined the
watched a car hit a stop sign on of marijuana. Deputies also found rear seat passenger was wanted
Tift College Drive, then keep go- a 30-round magazine for the gun, for theft by taking, robbery and
ing to the Ingles parking lot. which was determined to be sto- a probation violation. The driver
len out of Paulding County. Both and the front seat passenger were
Virginia StiNt man the driver and the passenger were then released from the scene
tel Is police son tried then taken to the Monroe County while the rear seat passenger was
Jail. The passenger, the 19-year- taken to the Monroe County Jail.
tohit him with vehkle old, was also charged with pos-
session of a firearm during the
commission eta fdony and theft
by receiving stolen property.
A Virginia Street man told Sgt.
David Asbell on Jan. 26 that he
found his son asleep in his car,
but when he woke him up his son
started chasing him trying to hit
him. The son admitted to drink-
ing and driving, but he was only
charged with disorderly conduct
and public drunkenness because
the officers didn't see him driving.
Men arrested after
deputies locate stolen
gun, pot in minivan
An 18-year-old black man and
a 19-year-old blacl man, both of
Savannah, were each arrested and
charged with possession of mari-
juana with intent to distribute
after a traffic stop on 1-75 South
on Jan. 25. At about 8:29 p.m
Dep. Willie Barkley saw a gray
2017 Dodge Grand Caravan trav-
eling 92 mph in a 70 mph zone
on 1-75 South near mile marker
191. The male driver appeared
overly nervous with hands that
were shaking uncontrollably and
vantod on ix o ,
A 34-year-old white Jackson
man was arrested and charged
with obstruction and giving a
false name after a traffic stop on
1-75 South on Jan. 22. At about
12:47 p.m CpI. Thomas Haskins
saw a silver 2016 Chevrolet Sonic
with several equipment viola-
tions, induding no mirror and a
busted rear windshield, traveling
on 1-75 South near mile marker
189. Haskins also saw the vehicle
following too dosely behind
another vehicle. The male driver,
the female front seat passenger
and the male rear seat passenger
all appeared nervous and were
visibly shaking. The driver then
admitted to having in his pocket a
needle used for injecting meth-
amphetamine, but the needle was
Students questioned
by principal after
theft of teacher's keys
At about 11:20 am. on Jan. 28,
a male Monroe County Middle
School prindpal told Dep. Ken
Blandenberg that a female teacher
had reported her keys missing
on Jan. 24. The principal said the
teacher told him the following day
that another school staffer had
reported that three male students
were talking about the teacher's
missing keys. The principal said
he then interviewed the three stu-
dents but they all denied knowing
about the missing keys. The prin-
cipal also told Blandenberg that a
parent of one of the students who
was interviewed was upset that
the teacher had accused his son
of taking her keys. The principal
said the parent also claimed that
the teacher had told his son that if
he did not tell the truth it would
result in a $400 fine.
See INCIDENTS .'Page 5B
The following arrests were reported by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and Forsyth
Police Department on Jan. 28-Fek 3. An arrest means someone has been charged with a
crime, but the law considers them innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Crystal Pa-
trice Brown,
25, Forsyth,
hold for other
agency, ob-
struction
Aaron
Clark, 22,
Savannah,
possession of
drug related
objects, pos-
session of
marijuana, fail
to use turn
signal
Corey
Allan Ham-
mons, 30,
Satsuma, Fla
possession of
marijuana
Christo-
pher Lynn
Merrill, 24,
Albany, pos-
session of
marijuana
Olivia A.
Stephens,
23, Macon,
possession of
marijuana,
speeding
Ma Dre
LeKeith
Thompson,
23, Macon,
possession of
marijuana
Quontavi-
ous Juwonte
Daniels, 28,
Atlanta, ter-
roristic threats
and acts
Cameron
Roy Tyson,
29, St. John's,
Fla speed-
ing, driving
while license
suspended
Michael
Anthony
Blase, 42,
Park Ridge,
Ill possession
of marijuana
with intent
to distribute,
possession of
marijuana, fail
to use turn
signal, driving
while license
revoked, win-
dow violation
. Lacey
Corrynn
Monroe, 35,
Troy, Mich
possession of
marijuana,
possession of
drug related
objects
Christo-
pher Devon
Porter, 22,
Rex, fleeing
or attempt-
ing to dude,
reckless driv-
ing, driving
while license
revoked,
failure to
maintain
lane, expired
registration,
having no
insurance,
passing in a
no-passing
zone, fail to
stop at stop
sign, fail to
use turn sig-
nal, speeding,
passing on
the shoulder
Cynthia
Jermeil
Davis, 34,
Dublin,
possession
of marijuana
with intent to
distribute
,Eric
Wayne
Meeks, 27,
Juliette, giv-
ing a false
name or date
of birth
Teneika
Pittman,
35, Rincon,
driving while
license revoked,
suspended
registration
Nathan
Rayford, 35,
East Dublin,
possession
of marijuana
with intent to
distribute
Shamise
Sapp, 26,
Samford, Fla
possession
of mariiuana
with intent to
distribute
Louie
Skrine, 41,
Commerce,
possession of
marijuana, ille-
gal transporta-
tion of hazard-
ous materials
Irene
Thomas, 26,
Winter Park,
Fla possession
of marijuana
with intent
to distribute,
window tint
violation
Preshan-
tia Ni'Juan
Bowden, 21,
Forsyth, crimi-
nal trespass
Linda La-
vette Buckner,
53, Forsyth,
disorderly
conduct
Courtney
Marie Farley,
22, Jackson,
disorderly
conduct
Cr
Jeramy
Hearing,
29, Roberta,
possession
of marijuana
with intent
to distribute,
possession of a
firearm during
the commis-
sion of a crime,
possession of
amphetamine,
possession of
a firearm by a
convicted felon
Deon John-
son, 55, For-
syth, disorderly
conduct
Caleb
Michad
Reynolds,
18, Forsyth,
DUI, furnish-
ing underage
possession of
alcohol
James
Wygal, 29,
Forsyth,
possession
of marijuana
with intent to
distribute
Christie
Byess, 27,
Juliette, aggra-
vated assault,
possession of
methamphet-
amine, posses-
sion of drug
related objects
Fahari
Jones, 29,
Warner Rob-
ins, reckless
driving, DUI,
window tint
violation, driv-
ing on wrong
side of the
roadway, fail to
maintain lane
RandyV'm-
son Radford,
38, BamesviUe,
driving while
license revoked
I
Robert Lou-
is Brown, 59,
Juliette, expired
registration, tag
lights required,
obstruction,
driving while
license revoked
Maqez Da-
mend Davis,
27, Forsyth,
driving while
license revoked,
seatbelt viola-
tion
Takaysha S.
Hamilton, 22,
Macon, speed-
ing, driving
while license
revoked
William lef-
fery Hancock,
24, Forsyth,
disorderly
conduct
Natasha
Lashawn
Osbon, 31, At-
lanta, speeding,
driving without
a valid license
Sayvon
Jalen Samuel,
25, Atlanta,
drugs
Deantiny
Maquatney
Sims, 26, At-
lanta, drugs
Dontre
Washington,
26, Meldrim,
possession of
drugs
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