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INCIDENTS
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Deputies locate stolen
vehicle on 1-75 South,
arrest driver, passenger
A 21-year-old white Valdosta
woman and a 40-year-old black
Macon man were each arrested
and charged with theft by
receiving stolen property after
a traffic stop on 1-75 South on
May 31. At about 12:57 p.m
Sgt. John Thompson and Dep.
Wade Kendrick saw a white
2003 Saturn L200 with an
Arkansas tag traveling without
tag lights on 1-75 South near
mile marker 185. Dispatchers
notified Thompson the vehicle
came back stolen out of Inde-
pendence County, Arkansas.
Thompson ordered the female
driver and male passenger
to exit the vehicle with their
hands in the air and drop to
the ground, which they did.
q-he passenger said he was at
the Exit 201 truck stop when
he got a ride from a "white girl"
after she asked him for a ciga-
rette and said she needed gas.
He said the driver was to take
him to Macon, where she was
also headed. The driver then
gave Thompson a fake name
and date of birth. Dispatchers
then called the man who the
passenger said he was, and the
man said he was in Macon and
that his brother was likely us-
ing his identity, which deputies
determined was true. Deputies
then determined the passenger
had a warrant out of Fulton
County for failure to appear.
The driver, who had a Florida
ID, told deputies she recently
split from her ex-boyfriend
and said he must have reported
the vehicle was stolen because
he was upset at her. The driver
said she picked up the passen-
ger in Valdosta and said they
drove together to Macon. She
said the passenger then wanted
her to drive him to the Exit
201 truck stop, where he got
out of the vehicle for 30 to 45
minutes, before returning. The
passenger then reiterated that
he only got in the vehicle with
the driver because he needed
a ride while denying being in
Valdosta. Deputies then took
the driver and the passenger
to the Monroe County Jail and
notified the Independence
County Sheriff's Office about
the stolen vehicle being found.
The driver was also charged
with having no tag lights and
driving without a license. The
passenger was also charged
with giving a false name and
date of birth.
Chriswood Drive man
reports mail being
sent to Illinois address
At about 1:38 p.m. on June 1,
a Chriswood Drive man told
Cpl. Jacob Robins that over the
past couple of weeks he and his
wife had not been receiving all
of their mail. The man said he
contacted the post office and
learned that someone had cre-
ated a change of address some-
time prior to May 15 for the
man and was having his mail
sent to a Harvey, Ill. home. The
man said he then called his
credit card companies and dis-
covered someone had also been
trying to apply for new credit
cards under his name but had
been unsuccessful because they
couldn't answer the security
questions. The man told Robins
he doesn't know anyone who
lives in Illinois and said his
wife has changed their mailing
address back to their home.
Oak Ridge Drive man
reports revolver stolen
from truck on June 3
At about 9:32 a.m. on June
3, an Oak Ridge Drive man
told Cpl. Thomas Haskins
that when he arrived home
after being out of town for the
weekend he discovered the
door to his parked 2007 Chev-
rolet Silverado was open. The
man, who had left his truck
unlocked, said his stainless
steel 32-caliber revolver, a fire
extinguisher, $50 in cash and a
pair of Costa sunglasses were
stolen from the truck. The man
said his neighbor notified him
about his truck being open on
the morning of June 2, so he
suspected the theft occurred
on the night of June I or early
morning of June 2.
Recreation department
gate chain removed on
Fairview Church Road
At about 7:24 a.m. on June 3,
a male Monroe County Recre-
ation Department maintenance
director told Cpl. Jake Justice
and Dep. Stephen Phipps that
someone walking at the park
noticed the complex's rear gate
on Fairview Church Road was
unlocked. Deputies determined
the chain to the gate had been
removed. The maintenance
director said there was no sur-
veillance video of the incident
and said he didn't know when
it had occurred.
Craig Road residents
report Challenger
driver harassed kids
At about 6 p.m. on June 3, a
male Craig Road resident and
a female Craig Road resident
told Dep. Tyler Rodgers their
children were riding four-
wheelers through trails in the
area when they were harassed
by the male driver of a yellow
2010 Dodge Challenger. The
residents said the Challenger
has a flag on the side window, a
badge on the back window and
a "Back the Blue" tag. The resi-
dents' children said they were
riding their four-wheelers with
a male friend near the intersec-
tion of Craig Road and Free-
man Road at 4 p.m. on June 1.
The residents' children said the
Challenger driver told the chil-
dren he was an off-duty police
officer and had search warrants
for them. The residents' chil-
dren said their friend began to
drive away, and the Challenger
pursued him. The residents'
children said they then en-
countered the Challenger again
near the intersection of Stokes
Store Road and Hwy. 42 North.
They said the Challenger driver
revved his engine, flicked them
off and yelled and cursed at
them. Rodgers then Facetimed
the friend who confirmed
the June I incident and said
he was chased by the Chal-
lenger another time six months
earlier. The friend said in the
first incident he passed the
Challenger on his dirtbike and
put his thumb in the air while
saying, "Nice car." He said the
Challenger then turned around
and chased him down Gordon
Road, hitting his dirtbike's rear
tire and causing him to wreck.
Rodgers then ran the Chal-
lenger's tag and showed the
residents' children a photo of
the car's owner. The children
confirmed the owner was the
driver they had seen. Rodg-
ers then warned the residents'
children about the dangers
of operating four-wheelers
and dirtbikes on a road and
told them to stay away from
the Challenger if they saw it
again. Rodgers then found the
Challenger parked at a Lassiter
Road home. The Challenger
driver denied yelling and curs-
ing at the children and also
denied chasing after them. The
Challenger driver said he first
encountered the friend on his
dirtbike on Craig Road several
days earlier. He said he waved
the dirtbike to drive around
him at which point the friend
flicked him off and popped a
wheelie, kicking rocks onto
his car. The Challenger driver
said he then called the Sheriff's
Office on May 30 about the
dirtbike driving recklessly on
Teagle Road near Brownlee
Road. The Challenger driver
said he also told the residents'
children that he had also called
the sheriff's office on them but
denied telling them he was an
off-duty officer or that he had
search warrants. The Chal-
lenger driver then told Rodg-
ers he had not driven his car
in two days. Rodgers also told
the Challenger driver to call
law enforcement if he saw the
dirtbikes or four-wheelers do-
ing anything illegal and warned
him to stay away from the
children.
Macon driver arrested
for DUI after crashing
into wall on 1-75 South
A 43-year-old white Macon
man was arrested and charged
with DUI after a traffic stop on
1-75 South on June 3. At about
7:04 a.m Cpl. Christian Saw-
ley was notified by dispatch-
ers of a black 2015 Chevrolet
Silverado driving all over the
road on 1-75 South near mile
marker 183. A male 9-1-1
caller said the truck nearly hit
his vehicle. He said he followed
the truck and saw it run off
the road and hit a wall. The
truck's male driver said he was
headed home from work when
he wiped his eye, causing him
to run into a wall near mile
marker 184. Sawley saw the
driver had urinated on himself,
but the driver denied having
been drinking. He then failed
several field sobriety tests.
Sawley found inside the truck
part of a Xanax bar in a pink
cup, a Camel cigarette pack
with a plastic tube with residue
inside and a pill container with
about seven Xanax bars inside.
Sawley then took the driver to
Monroe County Hospital for
a blood test before taking him
to the Monroe County Jail. The
driver was also charged with
pills not in original container,
reckless driving and failure to
maintain lane.
Deputy locates vehicle
alongside 1-75 South
after one-car wreck
At about 6:49 a.m. on June 4,
Cp1. Christian Sawley found
an abandoned green 2019 Ford
Crown Victoria facing north
along the side of the road on
1-75 South near mile marker
174. The car appeared to have
lost control and spun out on
the right shoulder of the road.
Pea Ridge Rd. residents
points
gun over car battery
At about 10 p.m. on June 3, a
female Pea Ridge Road resident
told Dep. Peyton Henderson,
Sgt. John Thompson and Cpl.
Christian Sawley that her male
neighbor stood on the road in
front of her home holding what
appeared to be a long hand-
gun and yelled at her while
accusing her son of stealing a
car battery off of his property.
The resident's husband told
Henderson he was standing in
the yard when the neighbor
walked to the front of his home
holding an object. He said the
neighbor accused his son of
stealing a car battery. The resi-
dent's husband said he gave his
neighbor permission to check
under the hood of his cars for
the battery, but the resident
then told the neighbor he was
not allowed to come onto their
property and instead called the
police. The neighbor then told
Thompson he did go in front
of the residents' home to talk
to them about the missing car
battery. However, he said he
was only holding a flashlight,
not a gun.
Estes Road resident
reports son stole keys
to Chevrolet Malibu
A 50-year-old black Macon
man faces a charge of theft by
taking after he allegedly stole
his mother's car on June 5. At
about 7:51 a.m an Estes Road
woman told Sgt. Kevin Wil-
liams that her son took her blue
2006 Chevrolet Malibu without
her permission. The woman
said her son took her car keys
from her purse while she was
sleeping. Williams asked the
woman how she knew that her
son took her car, and she said
his girlfriend had called her
and said her son had driven
to her home at about 3 a.m.
that morning. The woman
said her son had been using
drugs heavily and had recently
been abusive toward her. The
woman said she wanted her son
charged for the theft.
Deputies find THC oil,
marijuana in vehicle
during 1-75 South stop
A 44-year-old black Los An-
geles, Calif. man was arrested
and charged with possession
of marijuana after a traffic stop
on 1-75 South on June 5. At
about 11:30 a.m Cpl. Thomas
Haskins saw a 2019 Chevrolet
Equinox following another ve-
hicle too closely on 1-75 South
near mile marker 188. The male
driver appeared very nervous,
was visibly shaking, and asked
for a warning several times. The
driver then denied having any-
thing illegal inside his vehicle
but refused to allow Haskins
to search. Sgt. Kevin Williams
then deployed his K-9 dog Zibi,
who alerted on the vehicle. The
driver then admitted to having
a small amount of marijuana
inside of a black laptop bag.
Haskins and Williams then
found inside the vehicle a bud
of marijuana, three THC oil e-
cigarette cartridges, a large vac-
uum-sealed plastic bag with an
ounce of raw marijuana and a
flask of alcohol. When Haskins
showed the driver the drugs he
found, the driver replied, "Oh, I
forgot that was in there." Depu-
ties later determined they re-
covered 27 grams of marijuana
in total. Haskins then took the
driver to the Monroe County
Jail, where he was also charged
with Violation of the Georgia
Controlled Substance Act, an
open container violation and
following too closely.
Vining Street resident
reports lawnmower
stolen from front yard
At about 3 p.m. on June 7,
a male Vining Street resident
told Dep. Peyton Henderson
that his riding lawnmower
was stolen. The resident said
he last saw his yellow, black
and green Husqvarna riding
lawnmower at about 4:30 p.m.
on June 4 when it was parked
in his front yard next to his
push mower. The residents wife
said her brother-in-law first
discovered their lawnmower
was missing, and they said
they first thought their pastor
might have borrowed it, but
he had not. The resident said
his home surveillance cameras
captured a suspect standing in
his yard smoking a cigarette.
The cameras also showed a car
driving very slowly by his home
at about 3:30 a.m. on June 5.
Deputy locates crack
cocaine inside vehicle
during 1-75 North stop
A 49-year-old Hispanic
Atlanta man was arrested and
charged with three counts of
possession of a Schedule II con-
trolled substance after pills and
crack cocaine were found in his
SUV during a traffic stop on
1-75 North on June 7. At about
7:29 p.m Cpl. Jacob Robins
saw a gray 2008 Mercedes
GL 450 with extremely dark
window tint on 1-75 North near
mile marker 190. Robins deter-
mined the SUV'S male owner's
license was suspended, and
he was wanted out of Fulton
County for failure to appear.
The SUV driver, who was the
owner, told Robins he missed
a court appearance because his
home burned down, but Robins
told him he would have to ar-
rest him anyway. Robins then
found inside the SUV a glass
tube with wire and drug residue
in the center console along with
a small metal tin containing
several different pills and vita-
mins. Inside the glove box Rob-
ins found a vacuum-sealed bag
of marijuana and a small clear
plastic bag of suspected crack
cocaine. Sgt. John Thompson
later determined Robins seized
four grarss of crack cocaine,
six Hydrocodone pills and one
Oxycodone pill. Robins then
took the driver to the Monroe
County Jail. The driver was also
charged with a window tint
violation, driving while license
suspended, possession of drug
related objects and possession
of marijuana.
Jocksen man token to
husp l altar albged
by meal
At about 5:50 p.m. on June 7,
a Jackson man told Inv. Danid
Ruiz that he was taken to the
High Falls Road fire station to
have his injuries checked out
by a male friend after he was
involved in a fight with another
man, whose identity was not
known. The man told Ruiz
something went wrong between
them and he was hit in the head
with a metal bat. Ruiz saw the
man was bleeding from his
ear, had a bloody right hand,
a cut to his left eye and was
complaining of jaw pain. Dep.
Peyton Henderson then tried to
get the man to give him more
information about the attack,
but he refused to say anymore.
The man later went to Spalding
County Hospital for treatment.
Darer charged with
DUI after ruru g stop
sign on Johnston Street
A 29-year-old black Stock-
bridge man was arrested and
charged with DUI after a traffic
stop on Lovers Lane on June 8.
At about 11 p.m Cpl. Christian
Sawley saw a white 2015 Dodge
Charger traveling 60 mph in
a 45 mph zone fail to stop at
the stop sign at West Johnston
Street and West Main Street.
Sawley tried to stop the car, but
it turned right onto Jones Street
and sped up. Sawley followed
the car until it turned left and
parked beside a home on Lov-
ers Lane. The male driver told
Sawley he didn't have a license,
and dispatchers determined the
driver's license was suspended
for failure to appear. The driv-
er's breath smelled of alcohol,
his eyes were very red, and he
admitted to have been drink-
ing earlier in the night. Sawley
then handcuffed the driver and
told him to get into his patrol
car. The driver refused and said,
"IfI do that I'm going to jail"
When Sawley told the driver
he was going to jail anyway,
the driver sat down. As Sawley
talked to the driver's aunt, the
driver then began yelling and
hitting his patrol car window.
Sawley then took the driver to
the Monroe County Jail, where
he was also charged with failure
to stop at a stop sign, speed-
ing and driving while license
suspended.
Woman arrested
deputy finds drugs in
vibrator remote control
A 32-year-old white Jack-
son woman was arrested and
charged with Violation of the
Georgia Controlled Substance
Act after a deputy found
methamphetamine inside her
vibrator during a traffic stop on
Montpelier Road on June 8. At
about 1:13 p.m Cpl. Jake Jus-
tice saw a maroon 1994 Chev-
rolet GMT-400 pickup truck
with a damaged windshield on
Montpelier Road. Dispatchers
notified Justice that the truck's
male owner, who was driving,
had an arrest warrant out of
Lake City. The driver denied
having anything illegal inside
his truck and allowed Justice
to search. Justice then found
on the back seat a blue t-shirt
that had an orange cap, often
used to close needles, inside
of it. Justice then searched a
female passenger's purse and
found a pink vibrator, which
contained a small clear bag of
suspected methamphetamine
inside of the remote control
battery compartment. The pas-
senger appeared embarrassed
but confirmed the vibrator was
hers. When Justice then placed
handcuffs on her, she started to
cry and said the drugs were not
hers. Justice then took the pas-
senger to the Monroe County
Jail. Meanwhile, Dep. Peyton
Henderson also took the driver,
a 54-year-old white Forsyth
man, to the Monroe County
Jail, where he was not given any
additional charges.
