May 1, 2019 Page 7A
RepOrter
By Will Davis
pubhsher@mymcr.net
A Forsyth man is
charged with knocking
another man unconscious
with a blow to the back of
the head with a baseball
bat before stealing his
shoes and phone in the
early morning hours of
April 26 at the Rodeway
Inn.
Christopher Dewberry,
35, of Forsyth, was ar-
rested and charged with
robbery by force and other
charges on April 27.
DEWBERRY
Forsyth Officer Jeremy
Malone was dispatched
to the Rodeway Inn on
Hwy. 42 around 6 a.m.
on Friday, April 26 and
found Brantley Johnson
with blood on his face,
head and jacket. He told
Malone he had just woken
up from being attacked
and knocked unconscious
with a blow to the head.
He said the argument
started around 3 a.m.
when his acquaintances
at the motel kicked him
out of their motel room,
accusing him of stealing
items. Here's what hap-
pened next, according to
the report: while Malone
talked to witnesses, John-
son reported seeing Dew-
berry walking up the street
wearing his stolen shoes.
He said he suspects Dew-
berry attacked him with
the bat because Dewberry
was driving a red Saturn
that had a bat inside.
Johnson refused to go
to the hospital so Malone
took him to his Boxankle
Road home and returned
to the motel, finding the
red Saturn in the park-
ing area with a bat inside.
Then Malone watched the
security video of the inci-
dent and saw Johnson and
Dewberry arguing and saw
Dewberry strike ]ohnson
in the head and render
him unconscious, then
steal his shoes and cell
phone, and kicked him.
Along with robbery by
force, Dewberry is charged
with fleeing or attempt-
ing to elude, obstruction,
failure to stop at a stop
sign, failure to maintain
lane, possession of drug
related objects and seatbelt
violation.
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A Forsyth pair with a
sick newbom baby in the
back seat was charged with
possession of marijuana at
Elder Manor Apartments.
Officer Jeremy Malone
responded to a report of
a suspicious man walk-
ing through the woods
between Elder Manor and
Forsyth Garden Apart-
ments. The caller said the
man got into a black car
around 1:02 p.m. on April
25. Malone said he was sus-
picious because the area is
known to be a drug haven.
Here's what happened all
according to the report:
Malone stopped a black
Ford Fusion matching the
description and smelled the
odor of marijuana in the
vehicle. The female driver
and male passenger, who
was in the back seat, both
denied there was anything
illegal in the car. While
Malone checked their
licenses, he saw the passen-
ger put a small bag of weed
in his shirt pocket. Malone
arrested the suspect, Willie
Hickman, 30, of Forsyth,
for marijuana. Malone also
found a Bob Marley mari-
juana grinder with pot in
it in the center console and
charged the driver, Ken-
dra Davis of Forsyth, with
possession of marijuana as
well. However there was a
sick newborn in the car so
Malone allowed Davis to
stay with the baby while he
took Hickman to jail.
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By Richard Dumas
forsyth@mymcr.net
A Hwy. 83 South couple
reported their neighbor
shot their dog after it
strayed onto his property
on April 28.
According to the incident
report, at about 1:53 p.m.
on April 28, a Hwy. 83
South resident, identified
as Wesley Thomas Zellner,
told Dep. Yolanda Mercer
and Cpl. Jake Justice, each
of the Monroe County
Sheriff's Office, that his
neighbor, Haney Bu-
chanan, had shot his dog.
Zellner's wife, Michelle,
said the incident happened
the previous day on April
27 and said they had taken
their dog to the veterinar-
ian for treatment. Michelle
Zellner said their dog had
killed some of Buchanan's
chickens last year, and she
said they paid him repa-
rations for the incidents.
Michelle Zellner said they
are friends with Buchanan
and had moved l ast the
chicken incident. She said
she just wished Buchanan
had called them to let them
know their dog was on his
property.
Mercer told the Zellners
that they needed to keep
their dog contained in their
yard or they would be in
violation of the county
leash law. Mercer also told
the Zellners that Buchanan
had a right to protect his
chickens if the Zellners' dog
was on his property.
"c" 1 "
Deputy Ml hae Noms Golf Tournament
Friday, May 17, 2019
Forsyth Golf Club
400 Country Club Drive- Forsyth GA
4-Person Scramble
8:00am- Registration
9:00am- Tee Time
Ist and 2"d place
prizes for 2 flights
Mulligans
Door Prizes
Hole-in-one Prize
$60 per player
Includes: lunch, green fees and cart
**Limited to the first 21 teams registered andpaid
Deadline for registration is
Friday, May 3rd
Proceeds will benefit the
"Deputy Michael Norris Memorial Scholarship
& C.O.P.S.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL:
Michael Bittick - phone: 478-808-5658 or email: m.bittick@att.net
Monroe County motor-
ists may want to avoid
1-475 north at the 1-75
merger over the next week-
ends, May 3-6 and May
10-13.
The DOT has announced
it will dose one north-
bound lane while crews
work on concrete slabs on
the 1-475 north bridge at
the 1-75 merger in Monroe
County over the next two
weekends. The closure is
slated to take place from
10 p.m. Friday, May 3 to 5
a.m. Monday, May 6 and
also from 10 p.m. Friday,
May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday,
May 13.
The work began this past
weekend and traffic at
times was backed up all the
way to Zebulon Road.
HOPKINS
ASSOCIATES
Certified Public Accountants
68 North Jackson Street Forsyth
(io) 478-994-1820 (l~ 478-994-3102
www.hopkinscpaga.com
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