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INCIDENT REPORTS May 1, 2019
The following incidents were reported by the Forsyth Police Department
and the Monroe County Sheriff's Office April 16-2Z
Flovilla driver charged
with DUI after alleged
hit'and-run accident
A 24-year-old black Flovilla
man was arrested and charged
with DUI, hit-and-run, fleeing
or attempting to elude, failure to
maintain lane and failure to stop
at a stop sign after an alleged hit-
and-run wreck at the Tiff College
Drive exit ramp on April 16. At
about 3:31 p.m Cpl, Thomas
Haskins was notified by dispatch-
ers to be on the lookout for a
black 2018 Ford Fusion that was
involved in a hit-and-run wreck
inside the Forsyth city limits.
Dispatchers'also told Haskins the
male Fusion driver had report-
edly switched seats with a male
front seat passenger as the Fusion
left the scene and said a male
witness had followed the Fusion
after the wreck. Haskins saw the
Fusion on Old Macon Road at
which point the Fusion sped up to
avoid Haskins' patrol car. Haskins
saw the Fusion fail to maintain
its lane as it turned onto Collins
Ridge Road. The Fusion then ran
through a stop sign before coming
to an abrupt stop on Collins Ridge
Road. Haskins pointed his'gun at
the Fusion and ordered the driver,
/-
front seat passenger and male
back seat passer ger to exit and lay
on the ground. Dep. ]aleel Brown
then arrivedat the scene and as-
sisted Haskins with handcuffing
all three men. The male witness
told Brown he saw the Fusion
wreck into t he back of another
vehicle on the 1-75 South exit
ramp at Exit 186. q-he witness said
the Fusion driver got out of his
vehicle to look at it after the wreck
and then got into the passenger
seat as it continued on. The wit-
ness said he followed the Fusion
and saw the driver and passenger
swap places again, and the origi-
nal driver once againtook over
the wheel. The Fusion driver told
Haskins he had been involved
in a wreck in front of the Fine
Arts Center on Hwy. 41 South
in which another vehicle driven
by a "lady" had stopped in front
of his, causing a third vehicle to
lear-end him as he slowed down.
He said the impact from the
third vehicle knocked him into
the "lady's vehicle." The Fusion
driver said he exited his vehicle
and checked on the female driger,
who was uninjured. The Fusion
driver said he then looked at his
vehicle and did not see any dam-
age so he left the scene. However,
Haskins asked the Fusion driver
why he didn't stop for his patrol
car to which he replied: "I wasn't
trying to run" Haskins then did
not see any damage to the rear of
the Fusion but did find damage
on its front right side. The Fusion
driver said he hadn't noticed the
damage to the front end and said
"his girl" had taken his vehide
several days prior and must have
hit something. Both the front seat
and back seat passengers denied
having seen anything with the
front seat passenger saying he was
"playing on his phone" the whole
time. Haskins noticed the Fusion
driver was very excited, unable to
stand still and talking very fast.
He also smelled a strong odor of
alcohol coming from the Fusion
driver, but he denied having been
drinking saying he had ulcers and
that alcohol could "kill him" The
Fusion driver then failed a field
sobriety test and was taken to the
Monroe County Jail.
Forsyth man arrested
after deputies search
Towaliga Trail home
A 22-year-old white Forsyth
man was arrested and charged
with possession of methamphet-
amine after a search of his home
on April 17. At about 7:30 p.m,
Invs. Sam Leggett and Ma n
Ursitti and Lt. Jarred Duncan
went to a Towaliga Trail home to
serve an arrest warrant on a male
resident. Deputies did not find
the resident inside the home, but
as they were about to leave, he
rode up in a silver SUV driven
by his girlfriend. Deputies found
on the passenger's seat of the
SUV a small bag of marijuana.
Leggett and Officer Kennedy then
searched the residents bedroom
and found a glass smoking pipe
with methamphetamine residue
inside of it as well as three large
bags containing multiple small
baggies commonly used for
packaging drugs. Deputies then
took the resident to the Monroe
County Jail, where he was also
charged with possession of mari-
juana, possession of drug related
objects and violation of probation.
Deputy finds injured
dog on Old Indian
Springs Dr. on April 17
On April 17, Dep. Jaleel Brown
went to Old Indian Springs
Drive where a black and gray
dog appeared to have been hit
by a vehicle. Brown then looked
more closely at the dog and saw
cuts across its rear end, indicating
something may have tried to at-
tack it. Brown then called Monroe
County Animal Control about the
dog.
High Falls Rd. resident
reports man standing
outside bedroom blinds
At about 1:51 a.m. on April
17, Dep. Tyler Rodgers went to
a High Falls Road home about
a burglary in progress. A female
resident said she and her hus-
band heard a noise outside their
bedroom window. She said they
looked out the blinds and saw
a white mal6 wearing a ball cap
standing at theirwindow. She said
the mgl suspect ran away but
she didn't see which direction.
She saidshe then found broken
beer bottles on her front porch
and a white trash bag of items
in her front yard. The female
resident said she also found her
bedroom window screen lying
on the ground. Rodgers and Dep.
Nicolas Ortiz then searched the
area but were unable to find the
suspect. Rodgers found inside the
trash bag in the front yard clothes,
CDs, two pocket knives and hy-
giene projects. He took the items
as evidence.
Deputy finds cognac
bottle in vehicle during
Collier Road traff stop
A 35-year-old black Barnesville
man was arrested and charged
with DUI (refusal) after a traffic
stop on Collier Road on April 18.
At about 9:52 p.m Cpl. Nico-
las Ortiz saw a tan 1985 Toyota
Corolla run a stop sign and fail to
maintain its lane at the intersec-
tion of Indian Springs Drive and
Collier Road. Ortiz stopped the
car on Collier Road and smelled
alcohol coming from the car. He
then saw a glass bottle contain-
ing a brown liquid on the front
passenger seat. The male driver
tried to slide the bottle behind the
passenger seat and when Ortiz
asked him about the bottle, he
denied knowing what the deputy
was talking about. The driver then
failed several field sobriety tests
and tested positive for alcohol on
a field breath test. Ortiz invento-
ried the car and found a 200 mL.
bottle of cognac behind the front
passenger seat. He then took the
driver to the Monroe County Jail,
where the driver failed to give an
adequate breath sample on a state
breath test. The driver was also
charged with failure to stop at a
stop sign, failure to maintain lane
and an open container violation.
Stone Mountain driver
arrested after deputy
locates pot in vehicle
A 29-year-old black Stone
Mountain man was arrested and
charged with possession of mari-
juana after a traffic stop on Collier
Road on April 23. At about 2:47
a.m Cpl. Christian Sawley saw a
black 2004 Honda Accord with-
out tag lights traveling on 1-75
South near mile marker 190. As
the car exited at Exit 188, Sawley
stopped the car, which did not
stop immediately, at the intersec-
tion of Collier Road and Hwy.
42 North. Sawley saw marijuana
on the male driver's shirt and lap.
When Sawley asked the driver ff
he had anymore marijuana inside
the car, the driver denied ever
having any marijuana. Sawley
then saw marijuana in the driver's
teeth and on his tongue. Saw-
ley searched the car and found
marijuana on the driver's seat and
driver's side door. He also found a
marijuana cigarette in a compart-
ment along the center console, a
Bud Light can on the passenger
seat and a small black scale in
the trunk. Sawley discovered
the car's tag belonged to a white
2004 Acura, also belonging to the
driver, with cancelled registration.
Sawley then took the driver to the
Monroe County Jail, where he
was also charged with violation
of tag light requirements, failure
to yield to an emergency vehicle,
possession of drug related objects,
an open container violation,
cancelled registration and affix-
ing a license plate with intent to
misrepresent.
Tomkins Creek Trail
resident reports hand-
gun stolen from truck
At about 9:17 a.m. on April 24,
a male Tomkins Creek Trail resi-
dent told Cpl. Thomas Haskins
that his handgun was stolen
from his unlocked blue 2006
Chevrolet Silverado parked in his
driveway the previous night. The
resident said someone entered his
truck and stole his nickel-plated
Walther P22 handgun from the
center console. He said he found
two gloves that did not belong to
him undemeath his truck, and
they were taken as evidence. Dep.
Christian Sawley entered the
handgun as stolen.
See INCIDENTS Page 6B
The following arr~)sts were reported by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and Forsyth Po-
lice Department'on April 22-28. An arrest means someone has been charged with a crime,
but the law considers them innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Tennisha
Johnson,
35, Macon,
speeding,
,: possession of
: marijuana
Michael
:, NedPurvis,
35, Macon,
speeding,
reckless driv-
: ing, driving
while license
revoked
Gregory.
Gardner,
29, Stone
Mountain,
license plate
concealed,
possession of
drug related
- objects, fail-
ure to yield
:, for emer-
gencyvehide,
:, open contain-
er, suspended
registration,
. possession of
- marijuana,
:: taillights
: required
Antonio
Fernando
Martinez,
46, Forsyth,
simple battery
Cassandra
Peterson, 34,
Jackson, ex
pired registra-
tion, driving
while license
revoked
Ted Leigh
Pierce, 51,
Barnesville,
drugs not
in original
container,
possession
ofmetham-
phetamine,
possession of
cocaine
Crystal
Darlene Rog-
ers, 60, Ma
con, harassing.
communica-
tions
Beverly
L Alford,
58, Forsyth,
driving
while license
revoked
Jayna
Forbus, 40,
Forsyth,
driver to
exercise due
care, driving
while license
revoked
Carlynia
Dumaine
Savoy, 22,
College Park,
identity theft
fraud
Carol
Ann Watson,
46, Macon,
failure to
maintain
lane, expired
registration,
DUI
Chan-
lor Heald,
26, Juliette,
possession
of synthetic
cannabinoid,
synthetic
marijuana or
K2, im-
proper stop
in roadway,
possession of
drug related
objects, open
container,
DUI (refus-
al), driving
while license
revoked,
possession
of a weapon
during com-
mission of a
crime
Willie Mor-
ris Hickman,
30, Forsyth,
possession of
marijuana
Chelsea
Mattingly,
25, Bonaire,
driving while
license revoked
cole Schindler,
31, Griffin,
obstruction
Lonnie
Derrell Spoon,
59, Forsyth,
DUI, driving
while license
revoked
Ronnie
Cauley, 42,
Elizabeth, N.C
giving a false
name/date of
birth, posses-
sion of meth-
amphetamine,
driving while
license sus-
pended, wind-
shield violation,
no brake lights/
turn signals
April Phil-
lips Davis, 37,
Forsyth, simple
battery (Family
Violence)
Justin Ever-
ett Davis, 37,
Forsyth, simple
battery (Family
Violence)
Orlando
Montex King,
37, Forsyth,
driving while
license revoked
Brandon
Duke Ste-
phens, 26,
Forsyth, crimi-
nal trespass,
obstructing
persons mak-
ing emergency
phone call,
battery
Christo
pher Dewber-
ry, 35, Forsyth,
robbery, fleeing '
or attempt-
ing to elude,
obstruction,
failure to stop
at a stop sign,
failure to
maintain lane,
possession of
drug related
objects, seatbelt
violation
Paul Brett
Dewberry, 27,
Forsyth, pos-
session of drug
related objects
Jessie
Wayne Gar-
ner, 31, Ider,
Ala use of
license plate
with intent to
conceal, driv-
ing while li-
cense revoked,
tag lights
required
John
Thomas
Shannon, 28,
Forsyth, first
degree forgery
April
Ramsey Wad-
dell, 42, For~'
syth, diso erly
conduct,'
/
Jeffery
Francis
Goldsmith, 52,
Forsyth, simple
battery
lacoby Ra-
shad Mitchell,
24, Forsyth,
first degree
criminal dam-
age to property
Candice
Leigh Price,
35, Forsyth, :'
criminal tres-
pass
Brenden
Scott, 19, For-
syria, loitering
or prowling
