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INCIDENT REPORTS December 12 2018
' The following incidents were reported by the Forsyth Police Department
and the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Dec. 2-9.
Macon man arrested
[or DUI after vehicle
Stuck on railrmxl tracks
A 64-year-old black Macon
man was arrested and charged
frith DUI after his car got stuck
oh railroad tracks on Old Macon
Road on Dec. 3. At about 12:27
a'm Dep. Peyton Henderson saw
a dark blue 2016 Mercedes E300
stuck on the railroad track facing
south on Old Macon Road. Cpl.
Timothy Campfidd notified Nor-
folk Southern to stop any trains
headed that way while Hen-
derson saw the male driver still
pressing the gas trying to drive off
of the tracks. The driver, whose
wife was a passenger in the car,
then told Henderson that a man
had helped him get his car off of
the tracks, but Henderson told
the driver his car was still on the
tracks. Henderson smelled alco-
hol on the driver, who admitted
to having consumed "a big mixed
drink" about two hours earlier.
The driver then failed a field
sobriety test but refused any more
tests, saying he was disabled.
Deputies then took the driver to
the Monroe County Jail. When
eaa route to the jail, the driver told
deputies he was a military veteran
and didn't understand why he
hid been pulled over Henderson
tOd th.e driver he was not pulled
o' er, and that deputies stopped
t6 move his car offthe railroad
tracks. Once at the jail, the driver
tested positive for more than two
times the legal limit of alcohol on
I puty locates loaded
marijuana during
L, 75 North traffic stop
20-year-old Hispanic
Riverdale man was arrested
and charged with possession of
marijuana after a one-vehide
Wreck on 1-75:North on Dec. 2.
At about l:13a.m Dep. Tyler
Rodgers went to 1-75 North near
mile marker 180 about a one-
vehicle wreck, where he saw a
white 2008 Acura TSX had hit a
tree stump about 60 feet offthe
road and was not drivable. The
male driver, who was not injured,
said he was the vehicle's lone oc-
cupant. Rodgers smelled a strong
odor of mari)uana coming from
the vehicle, and the driver admit-
ted to having smoked marijuana
about three hours earlier. After
first saying there were no drugs
left in the vehicle, the driver then
admitted to having a marijuana
cigarette inside of it. Rodgers
then searched the vehicle and
found the marijuana cigarette
on the passenger seat. He also
found inside the glove box a pipe
with marijuana residue on it and
inside the center console a scale
with marijuana residue and a box
of 9 mm. ammunition. The driver
then denied having any weapons
inside the vehide. However, Rod-
gers then searched the trunk and
found a dear bag of marijuana
and a loaded Smith and Wes-
son 9 mm. handgun with 12 ball
rounds in the magazine and one
in the chamber The driver said
he was aware of the marijuana
but denied knowing about the
gun. The driver later told Rodgers
that the gun belongs to a friend of
his and he didn't know it was
in his vehicle. Rodgers then asked
the driver his friend's name, and
the driver didn't respond. Rodg-
supposed to return home on Dec.
2 but never came home nor did
he attend school on Dec. 3. The
woman said she tried to call her
son, but his phone was disabled.
Justice then went to the neigh-
bar's home, where the neighbor
said she didn't know where the
woman's son was but said he
was likely with her brother The
neighbor said the two would
likely be traveling in a dark green
1999 Chevrolet Cavalier. The
neighbor then tried to call her
brother, but his phone was also
disabled. Justice then entered the
woman's son as missing. Then, at
about 9:47 p.m. on Dec. 3, Dep.
Tyler Rodgers saw the Cavalier
parked on Old Benton Road.
The neighbor's brother, who was
driving, told Rodgers that he
and the woman's son, who was a
passenger in the car, were visiting
a friend's house when his car ran
out of gas. Cpl. Jacob Robins then
took the neighbor's brother back
to his home while Rodgers took
the woman's son to the Monroe
County Sheriff's Office, where he
was picked up by his mother
Aaron Court resident
reports pistol stolen
from truck on Dec. 3
At about 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 3, a
male Aaron Court resident told
Dep. Jaleel Brown that someone
entered his red 2006 Dodge Da-
kota and took his black Walther
.380 pistol from its holster. The
resident said he had forgotten to
lock his truck doors the previ-
ous night. Brown entered the
gun as stolen.
Deputies arrest Macon
man after dispute over
attire in court hearing
ers then took the gun as evidence
until he could determine its
owner and took the driver to the
Monroe County Jail, where he
was also charged with failure to
A 19-year-old black Macon
man was arrested and charged
with obstruction after he alleg-
edly fought with deputies outside
the Monroe County Sheriff's
Office on Nov. 1. At about 2 p.m
a Macon man entered the lobby
of the Monroe County Sheriff's
Office for city court when he was
maintain lane, driving too fast for told by a bailiff, Dep. Carl Fletch-
conditions, window tint violation er, that hd ffeededtowe d6 nt :
and possession of drug related clothing for court. When the
objects.
Charlie Benson Road
woman reports son
missing, found safe
At about 4:49 p.m. on Dec. 3,
a Charlie Benson Road woman
told Cpl. Jake Justice that her
14-year old son was missing. The
woman said she dropped her son
off at a female neighbor's house
on Dec. 1. She said her son was
man got an attitude with Fletcher,
another bailiff, Dep. Rodney
Bittick, ordered the man to leave
the building. Once outside, Bit-
tick told the man: "You need to
change the way you act and dress
at court." The man replied to
Bittick: "You white SOB." Bittick
then tried to handcuff the man
at which point the man pushed
Bittick in the chest in an attempt
to resist. Sgt. Kemeyan Colvard
then assisted Bittick with taking
the man to the ground, and the
man was taken to the Monroe
County Jail.
Watts Service Center
owner notifies deputies
of fraudulent checks
At about noon on Dec. 4, the
female owner of Watts Service
Center told Sgt. Kirk Seckinger
she was contacted by two differ-
ent people on Dec. 1 who wanted
to verify she had written checks
they had received. The owner
said both of the checks, which she
determined were fraudulent, were
written on her business checking
account through United Bank,
using the owner's routing num-
ber. The owner said each check
was for $1,865.47. The owner said
she notified United Bank and
dosed the account while learning
there was also a third check in the
same amount.
Deputies locate bags
of marijuana hidden
in Crown Royal bag
A 38-year-old black Atlanta
man was arrested and charged
with possession of marijuana
with intent to distribute after a
traffic stop on Collier Road on
Dec. 6. At about jl:10 a.m Cp1.
John Thompson'saw a white 2004
Mercury Gr .anal Marquis follow-
ing too closely behind a white
Chevrolet while also failing to
maintain its lane on 1-75 South
near mile marker 188. Thompson
then followed the car off of 1-75
and stopped it as it turned onto
Collier Road. Thompson smelled
a faint odor of marijuana coming
from inside the car, but the male
driver denied having any drugs.
Thompson and Dep. Nicolas
Ortiz then searched the car and
found inside the glove box a
green Crown Royal bag with a
large bag of marijuana inside of
it. Inside the large bag were seven
individual bags of marijuana.
Deputies then took the driver to
the Monroe County Jail, where he
was also charged with following
too closely and failure to main-
tain lane.
DOT worker finds
stolen gun along
i-75 South on Dec. 6
At about 10:05 a.m. on Dec. 6;
a male Georgia Department of
Transportation (DOT) worker
told Cpl. Thomas Haskins that he
was picking up debris alongside
1-75 South near mile marker 183
when he found a black Glock 23
pistol lying in the grass. The gun,
which was missing its magazine
and had "road rash" on its grip,
appeared to have been left there a
long time and looked as if it had
been thrown out of a moving ve-
hicle. Dispatchers determined the
gun was reported stolen in Mon-
roe County on Nov. 5, 2017. Inv.
Martin Ursitti then discovered
the gun's owner was deceased,
so he turned the gun over to the
owner's father.
Ponder Trammell Road
resident reports cat hit
by bullet, dog beaten
At about 12:40 p.m. on Dec.
7, Dep. Jaleel Brown went to a
Ponder Trammell Road home
about alleged animal cruelty.
When Brown arrived, the female
resident was not home. However,
Brown saw a cat with a medical
device around its neck in a bed-
room. Brown then reached the
resident by phone, and she said
someone had shot her cat and
beaten her dog while they were
playing in the yard. The resident
said her cat's shoulder had been
shot off a few days earlier while
her dog was beaten the previous
day. The resident said she saw a
lifted black truck with two white
male occupants sitting outside
her home before she heard the
shot fired. The resident said when
she ran outside, the truck took off
abruptly. Brown told the resident
to call the Monroe County Sher-
iff's Office ffthe truck returned.
Cheves Road resident
reports GPS, badges
stolen from vehicle
At about 4:03 p.m. on Dec. 9, a
female Cheves Road resident told
Cpl. Jake Justice that she noticed
on Dec. 8 that her black Garmin
GPS and a work bag, containing
two work badges, were stolen
out of her vehicle. The resident
told Justice that a friend later
found the bag, but the badges,
which were for Barnesville-based
Continental Tire, were missing.
The residents male neighbor
then told Justice that he walked
outside on Dec. 7 and saw a male
suspect inside of his blue Honda.
The neighbor said he asked the*
suspect: "What the f--- are you
doing in my car, bro?" q-he neigh-
bor said the suspect replied, "I
am looking for Some money so I
can get high" before leaving. The
neighbor, who said the suspect
goes by the nickname "luJu'; told
Justice that loose coins were the
only thing stolen and he didn't
want to prosecute.
See INCIDENTS Page 6D
The following arrests were reported by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Dec. 3-9.
An arrest means someone has been charged with a crime,
but the law considers them innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
' Edward
ludie, 64,
Macon, DUI
:. Frank
Marlinez,
72, Milner,
driving while
lfcense re-
ked, having
r~o insurance,
violation of
pi:obation
* Anna
Sgmpson,
19, Concord,
possession
ofmetham-
phetamine,
possession of
d 'ug related
objects
Anthony
Glen Smith,
25, Forsyth,
failure to
maintain
lane, driving
while license
revoked,
possession
ofmetham-
phetamine,
possession of
drug related
objects
Allen
Brooks Pip-
pin, 48, For-
syria, driving
while license
revoked
Dequan
Smalls, 25,
Savannah,
possession of
marijuana,
possession
of a weapon
during the
commission
of a felon ;
possession
of amphet-
amine
Latesha
Denise Wil-
son, 33, For-
syth, expired
registration,
driving
while license
revoked,
having no
insurance
28, Miami,
Fla, driving
a commer-
cial motor
vehicle with
more than
one license
prohibited
Darlene
Marie Mot-
man, 36, Ma-
con, driving
while license
revoked,
suspended
registration
Travis
Cody Wilson,
17, Forsyth,
criminal
trespass, first
degree bur-
glary
Michael
Deon Barnes,
41, Macon,
.driving while
license revoked
James Bray,
33, Milled-
geville, driving
while license
revoked
Robert
D. Grier, 39,
Scottsdale,
public drunk-
enness
Noah
Willie Hill,
38, Atlanta,
possession
of marijuana
with intent
to distribute,
following too
closely, failure
to maintain
lane
Don-
aid Wayne
Merritt, 63,
Stockbridge,
possession of
drugs
l
. Brandon
John Hudson,
35, Forsyth,
child support
lockup order
Michael
Shane Lock-
lear, 42, Jack-
son, driving
while license
revoked
Sobolnitsky," Vera
46, Miami,
Fla speeding,
driving while
license revoked
Raymond
Fetting, 49,
Macon, tag
lights required,
failure to
maintain lane,
driving while
license revoked
Janes," Clinton37,
Alban); posses-
sion of meth-
amphetamine,
possession of a
weapon during
the commis-
sion of a felony
Octavius
Charles Lyons,
32, Forsyth,
theft by taking,
second degree
criminal dam-
age to property
Vontaevi-
ous Quintrell
Colbert, 19,
Forsyth, giving
a false name or
date of birth
Brandon
Graf, 42,
Alpharetta,
expired regis-
tration, driving
while license
revoked
Javon-
tae Ivey, 22,
Warner Robins,
driving while
license revoked
Tyler Brad-
ley Martin, 29,
Forsyth, battery
Arthur
Womble, 25,
Norcross, win-
dow tint viola-
tion, driving
while license
revoked
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