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INCIDENT REPORTS AUGUST 8, 2018
The following incidents were reported by the
Monroe County Sheriff's Office July 12-Aug. 5.
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At about 1:30 p.m. on July 12,
a male Charles Johnson Road
resident told Dep. Jacob Robins
that his pink concrete pig statue
was stolen from the end of his
driveway on July 11. The resi-
dent said when he left his home
around 4:45 p.m. on July 11 the
statue was still there but when he
retumed at about 9:15 p.m. later
that night he discovered it was
missing. The resident said the pig
statue was about two-and-a-half
feet long and about one-and-a-
half feet wide. He said the pig
was standing on all four legs sup-
ported by a base and added that
the pig's right ear had previously
been broken but had been put
back in place. The resident said
the pig statue, which was spray
painted bright pink, weighed
about 100 pounds and would
have been difficult for one person
to steal. He said he and his wife
have owned the statue, valued at
about $300, for about 30 years.
Deputy spots driver
trying to hide meth
bag underneath seat
A 40-year-old white Marietta
man was arrested and charged
with possession of metham-
phetamine after a traffic stop
on Indian Springs Drive on
July 24. At about 9:17 a.m Cpl.
John Thompson saw a dark blue
2017 Nissan Altima following
too closely behind a gray trac-
tor trailer in the far right lane of
1-75 South near mile marker 191.
Dispatchers determined the car
did not have insurance or valid
registration. Thompson then fol-
lowed the car as it exited at Exit
188 onto Collier Road and then
stopped the car on Indian Springs
Drive. Thompson noticed the
male driver, who was traveling
with his mother in the front pas-
senger seat and a Rottwefler in
the back seat, appeared extremely
nervous and kept looking at his
mother. The driver said he was
taking his mother back to her
Macon home and knew his car
insurance was not valid. While
the driver retrieved his dog's
leash, Thompson noticed him
fumbling around under the
driver's seat. Thompson then
searched the car and found
under the driver's seat a bag of
metharnphetamine. The driver
admitted the drugs were his and
said he was just going through
a tough time in life. Thompson,
who determined the driver had
previously been arrested for pos-
session of methamphetamine in
2016, then took the driver to the
Monroe County Jail. He then
notified the driver's probation
officer of his arrest while Monroe
County Animal Control took
possession of the driver's dog.
The driver was also charged with
following too dosely and having
no insurance.
Tennessee man steals
truck after escaping
deputies during stop
A 33-year-old white
Murfreesboro, Tenn. man was
arrested and charged with fleeing
and attempting to elude after a
series of incidents on 1-75 South
on July 28. At about 9:24 a.m
Cpl. lohn Thompson was noti-
fied by dispatchers to be on the
lookout for a black Mercedes
SL550 with a Tennessee tag on
1-75 South. The female pas-
senger's mother told dispatchers
that her daughter had called her
saying her boyfriend, the male
driver was beating her. Another
9-1-1 caller reported the same
car was altemately speeding
and slamming on brakes and
said the car had pulled into
the southbound weigh station.
Thompson and Sgt. Chad Beck
then spotted the car at the weigh
station and approached it. Beck
ordered the driver to put his
hands on the steering wheel, but
instead the driver began to reach
under his seat. Beck then drew
his gun and again ordered the
driver to put his hands where he
could see them. The driver then
began to laugh before finally
putting his hands on the steer-
ing wheel. The deputies saw
there were beer cans and bottles
all throughout the car. The pas-
senger had bruises on her face
and arms, blood on her face and
in her hair, and the inside of her
right eye was bright red. When
Thompson told the passenger
to get out of the car, the driver
instead ordered her to "stay in
the car." The driver then shifted
the car into drive and sped away
at which point Thompson fired
a round from his gun into the
front passenger side tire of the
car. Thompson heard air com-
ing out of the tire and got back
into his patrol car to pursue the
Mercedes. Shortly after leaving
the weigh station, the car pulled
over along the right side of the
interstate because of his flat tire.
The driver, who was wearing a
white t-shirt and blue jean shorts,
then got out, reached back inside
the car and put something in his
pants before running into the
woods. The driver was about
six-feet tall, had tattoos on his
arms and had dark colored hair.
As Thompson ran in the pas-
senger's direction, he heard the
driver call out, "Come on, dam-
mit!" Thompson instead ordered
the passenger, who was crying
hysterically, onto the ground,
where she followed instructions.
The passenger, who identified
the driver, said the driver had a
gun and a federal warrant by the
U.S. Marshal Service. Dispatchers'
determined the car, valued at
about $15,000, was stolen out
of Rutherford County, Tenn. A
short time later, a male witness
flagged down Sgt. David Asbell
of the Forsyth Police Department
on Collier Road and said he
saw a white 2004 extended-cab
Ford Ranger, valued at about
$3,500, bust through the gate at
Industrial Propane. The witness
said the truck sped in the direc-
tion of Forsyth, but deputies were
not able to find the truck. As
Beck discovered where the truck
had run through the propane
company gate, Thompson noti-
fied surrounding companies to
be on the lookout for the truck.
Damage to the gate and fence
was valued at about $2,000.
About 20 minutes later, the driver
led Macon-Bibb County deputies
on a chase, eventually wrecking
the truck and taking off on foot.
At one point, the driver, who did
not have a gun in his possession
at the time of his arrest, struck
a Macon-Bibb County patrol
vehicle. The passenger told depu-
ties the driver had been beating
her and threatening her for the
past three weeks. The passenger,
who was taken to the Monroe
Connty Hospital for treatment,
said anytime she tried to leave
the driver, he would beat or
threaten her. Deputies then noti-
fied the Monroe Connty C.A.R.E.
Cottage about the situation, and
the passenger was placed in a
motel room until her mother
could pick her up. Georgia
Department of Nattwal Resources
deputies and K-9s then searched
for the driver's gun around the
propane company but were
unable to locate it. The driver
will also be charged with bring-
ing stolen property across state
lines, obstruction, theft by taking
motor vehicle and criminal dam-
age to property.
South Carolina woman
reports trailer stolen
from side of 1-75 South
At about 2 p.m. on July 24, a
SimpsonviUe, S.C. woman told
Dep. Cody Maples she was trav-
eling on 1-75 South near mile
marker 195 the previous week
when her trailer blew a tire. The
woman said she was unable to
get the trailer towed so she left
it alongside the road while her
family went to Florida for a dance
competition. The woman said
they rented a U-Had trailer to
take the rest Of their items with
them. The woman said the male
owner of Clint's Hardware said he
last saw the trailer alongside the
interstate on July 20. The woman
said the trailer, which was valued
at about $3,000, did not have a
VIN or a tag. She said the trailer
was black, had a single axle, was
12-feet by 6-feet in size and had
"Let's Dance" written on its side.
Forsyth woman reports
remiv g envelope
with money order
At about 3:31 p.m. on July 31,
a Forsyth woman told Major
George Foster of the Forsyth
Police Department that she
received an envelope containing
a money order in the amount
of $950 along with a letter of
instructions. The woman the
letter told her to put the money
order into her bank account but
then to withdraw $700 and use
the cash to buy gift cards to mail
to an Alsip, IU. woman identi-
fied as Maresheila Thompson.
The woman instead turned the
money order, envelope and letter
over to Foster.
See INCIDENTS Page 7C
The following arrests were reported by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office July 2b-Aug.
2. An arrest means someone has been charged with a crime,
but the law considers them innocent until proven guilty Jn a court of law.
Kraig
Adolphus
Hall, 30,
Macon, theft
by receiving
stolen proper-
ty, possession
of a weapon
during com-
mission of
a felony,
possession
of cocaine,
possession of
a firearm by
a convicted
felon
Rodrigues
Q. Sidney,
25, Forsyth,
acquiring
license plate
for purpose of
concealing ID
of a vehicle,
expired reg-
istration,
possession of
drugs with
intent to dis-
tribute, crimi-
nal use of an
article with
an altered ID
mark, pos-
session and
carrying a
concealed
weapon with-
out a license
Teco-
veling ReveU
Starling, 36,
Macon, pos-
session of
cocaine, theft
by receiv-
ing stolen
property,
possession of
marijuana,
possession
of a weapon
during the
commission
of a felony
Lakeisha
Lakay
Townes, 36,
Macon, pos-
session of
cocaine, theft
by receiv-
ing stolen
property,
possession
of a weapon
during the
commission
of a felony
Richard
Thomas
Martin, 28,
Forsyth, pos-
session of
drug related
objects,
possession
ofmetham-
phetamine
Andrea
Nicole
Murdock,
21, Forsyth,
possession
ofmetham-
phetamine,
possession of
drug related
objects,
drugs not in
original con-
tainer
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Charles
Herbert
Thompson,
48, Concord,
DUi, slow
poke law
Shankia
Lashara Watts,
26, Forsyth,
simple battery
Alexeev
Vershone
Jones, 44,
Savannah,
driving while
license sus-
pended, driv-
ing in divided
highway
Ashley
Marie Roberts,
33, Jackson,
violation
of taillights
requirements,
DUI, posses-
sion of meth-
amphetamine
Jason
William Sims,
39, Culloden,
driving while
license sus-
pended, no
seatbelt
Robert
Jamal Flono,
32, Morrow,
headlight viola-
tion, driving
while license
suspended
Erica Zalita
Jones, 29, East
Point, driving
while license
suspended,
taillight viola-
tion, tag viola-
tion
Chelsea
Brianna
Lancaster, 19,
Barnesville,
violation of
the hands-free
law, driving
while license
suspended
Jalnes
Smith, 53,
Cincinnati,
Ohio, battery
Patrick
Gregory
Stone, 39,
Johnsonville,
S.C robbery
Jerome
Alford, 41,
Forsyth, failure
to register as
sex offender
Eric
V'mson
Braswell,
28, Macon,
driving while
license sus-
pended, failure
to yield, failure
to maintain
lane, failure to
use turn signal,
driver to exer-
cise due care,
fail to stop at a
stop sign, flee-
ing an officer
Lauren
Christina
Bruner, 32,
Forsyth, aggra-
vated assault,
criminal tres-
pass, third
degree cruelty
to children
Terrance
Latrel Dumas,
23, Forsyth,
theft by receiv-
ing stolen
property, first
degree bur-
glary
Dontavius
Tramez
Meadows, 31,
Macon, posses-
sion of drugs
with intent
to distribute,
improper back-
ing, failure to
signal when
turning or
changing lanes
Ferdinando
Jay Williams,
29, Atlanta,
failure to
appear
Collin
McKinnon
Abbitt, 34,
Minneola, Fla
theft by taking
Landon
Cole Lovell,
20, Forsyth,
DUI, fail to
maintain lane,
open container,
having no
insurance
Roberto
Rodriguez-
Rivera, 35,
Macon, failure
to maintain
lane, driving
while license
suspended
Jennifer
Leigh Trent,
41, Forsyth,
possession of
drug related
objects
Kristy Irene
Middleton, 35,
Forsyth, simple
battery
