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The ADVANCE, September 15, 2021/Page 14A
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Lewis is charged with
two counts of homicide by
vehicle in the first degree,
one count of serious inju
ry by vehicle, two counts
of driving under the influ
ence, and two counts of
reckless driving.
In a second case, Bob
by Rowland of Alamo was
indicted on four charges
in an incident that claimed
the life of his wife,
Rebecca Rowland.
The incident occurred as
Mr. Rowland was operat
ing a Polaris Ranger on
Cattle Road/Springhill
Road on September 26,
2020. Newspaper reports
of the incident stated that
Mrs. Rowland was pinned
beneath the Polaris after it
overturned.
Rowland is charged
with one count of homi
cide by vehicle in the first
degree, two counts of driv
ing under the influence,
and one count of failure to
maintain lane.
Other indictments in
clude:
Nykilya Balkcom of
Hazlehurst, who was em
ployed at the Wheeler
Correctional Facility on
May 13, 2020, at the time
of the incidents that re
sulted in charges against
her, was indicted on one
count of Possession of a
Schedule 1 Controlled
Substance with Intent to
Distribute, one count of
Furnishing Prohibited
Items to Inmates, and one
count ofViolation of Oath
by Public Officer.
Shejerrius Lebeatrice
King of McRae-Helena,
who was employed at the
Wheeler Correctional Fa
cility on July 11, 2020, at
the time of the incidents
that resulted in charges
against her, was indicted
on one count of Traffick
ing Methamphetamine,
one count of Possession
of Marijuana With Intent
to Distribute, two counts
of Furnishing Prohibited
Items to Inmates, two
counts of Crossing the
Guard Lines With Drugs,
and one count of Viola
tion of Oath by Public Of
ficer.
Markita Jackson of
Dublin, who was em
ployed at the Wheeler
Correctional Facility on
June 6, 2020, at the time of
the incidents that resulted
in charges against her, was
indicted on one count of
Trafficking Methamphet
amine, one count of fur
nishing Prohibited Items
to Inmates, one count of
Crossing the Guard Lines
With Drugs, one count of
Violation of Oath by Pub
lic Officer and one count
of Crossing Guard Lines
With a Weapon.
Wesley Fountain of
Mt. Vernon, was indicted
on one count of Cross
ing the Guard Lines With
Drugs and one count of
Possession of Marijuana,
Less than One Ounce. The
incident occurred on Sep
tember 9, 2020.
Nykeita Balkcom of
Hazlehurst, who was em
ployed at the Wheeler
Correctional Facility on
December 12, 2019, at the
time of the incidents that
resulted in charges against
her, was indicted on one
count of Trafficking Meth
amphetamine, two counts
of Furnishing Prohibited
Items to Inmates, one
count of Crossing the
Guard Lines With Drugs,
and one count of Viola
tion of Oath by Public Of
ficer.
Two defendants,
Shane Elliot Richardson
and Stanley Butler, both
of Glenwood, individually
and as parties concerned
in the commission of a
crime, were indicted for
one count of Possession of
Methamphetamine With
Intent to Distribute, one
count of Possession of
Firearm During Commis
sion of a Felony, one count
of Obstruction of an Offi
cer, and on one count of
Possession of Drug Relat
ed Objects. Additionally,
Richardson was indicted
on one count of Posses
sion of a Firearm by First
Offender Probationer. The
incident occurred on Oc
tober 2, 2019.
Two defendants, Da
vid Jarrel Collins and Juan
Manuel Venegas, both
of Alamo, individually
and as parties concerned
in the commission of a
crime, were indicted on
one count of Possession of
Methamphetamine With
Intent to Distribute and
one count of Possession
of Drug Related Objects.
The incident occurred on
October 21, 2019.
Dakota Jordan Crews
of Nahunta, was indicted
on one count of Posses
sion of Methamphet
amine and one count of
Possession of Marijuana,
Less than an Ounce. The
incident occurred on Jan
uary 20, 2020.
Four defendants, Jody
Cooper of Rentz and Can-
dice Cronan, Beverly Sue
Taylor and Terry Wolf,
all of Glenwood, were
indicted of charges stem
ming from a January 14,
2020, incident. Cooper
was indicted on one count
of Possession of Metham
phetamine; Cronan and
Wolf, individually and as
parties concerned in the
commission of a crime,
were indicted on one
count of Possession of
Methamphetamine; Wolf
was indicted on one count
of Possession of Metham
phetamine; and Taylor
was indicted on one count
of Possession of Hydroco-
done.
Two defendants, Jil-
lian Chelsea Blocker and
Aaron Calvin Mills, both
of Dublin, were indicted
on charges stemming from
an incident occurring be
tween April 16, 2021, and
April 17, 2021. Blocker
and Calvin, individually
and as parties concerned
in the commission of a
crime, were indicted on
two counts of Aggravated
Battery, on two counts of
Aggravated Assault, one
count of Arson in the
Third Degree, and two
counts of Cruelty to Chil
dren.
Dustin Michael
Brooks of Alamo, was in
dicted on one count of
Crossing the Guard Line
With Contraband, one
count of Possession of a
Schedule IV Controlled
Substance (Benzodiaz
epine), one count of In
terference With Govern
ment Property, and one
count of Drugs Not in
Original Container. The
incident occurred on June
12, 2021, at the Wheeler
County Sheriff’s Office
and Jail in Alamo.
William Davis of
Glenwood, was indicted
on one count of Manu
facture of Methamphet
amine, one count of
Possession of Metham
phetamine With Intent to
Distribute, two counts of
Obstruction of an Officer,
and one count of Posses
sion of Drug Related Ob
jects. The charges against
Davis stemmed from an
alleged March 10, 2021,
incident.
Kristal Paige Kitch
ens of Glenwood, was
indicted on one count of
Possession of Metham
phetamine. The charges
stemmed from an incident
on March 6, 2021.
Jimmy Lee Ashley of
Hazlehurst was indicted
on one count of Posses
sion of Marijuana With
Intent to Distribute, on
one count of Possession
of Firearm During Com
mission of a Felony, and
one count of Tag Light
Violation. The charges
stemmed from a May 1,
2021, incident.
Serena Nicole Edge
of Glenwood was indict
ed on one count of Pos
session of a Schedule IV
Controlled Substance
(Benzodiazepine), on one
count of Possession of
Marijuana, Less than One
Ounce, one count of Fail
ure to Maintain Lane, and
one count of Tag Light
Violation. The charged
stemmed from a June 16,
2021, incident.
Damon Herald Hollis
of Glenwood, was indicted
on one count of Theft by
Receiving Stolen Property
and one count of Theft by
Bringing Stolen Property
into the State. The charges
stemmed from a June 30,
2021, incident.
Danny Tyler Turner
of McRae-Helena, was
indicted on one count of
Possession of Metham
phetamine and two counts
of Forgery in the Fourth
Degree, in a September
22, 2020, incident.
Trevor Austin Mont-
ford of Glenwood, was
indicted on one count of
Burglary in the First De
gree in a September 14,
2020, incident. He was
also indicted on one count
of Cruelty to Children in
the Second Degree, one
count of Cruelty to Chil
dren in the Third Degree,
and one count of Battery,
Family Violence, in a De
cember 15, 2020, inci
dent.
Marissa Powell of Al
amo was indicted on one
count of Battery in a May
11, 2020, incident.
Serving as Grand
Jurors for the August
term were: David Frank
lin Thigpen, foreperson;
Jeannette Gillis Owens,
Martha Regenia Davis,
Eric Donell Doughty,
Thomas Halcot Ford, Da
vid Randal Horne, Jerry
Oran Johnson, Jr., Devin
Andreus Lemon, Ronald
Veston Screws, Kayona
Grace Villegas, Hugh Ed
ward Harvill, Jr., Angelia
Sue Shyann Drawdy, Hor
ace Moore Johnson, Jr.,
Ashley Nicole Elder, Ash
ley Kay Wilson, James Ot-
tis Green, Kimberly Dar
lene Pope, Angel Renee
Howard, Bernard Harold
Horne, Jr., Mark Anthony
Browning, Alexis Rena
McDonald, and Jacob Lu
cian Barber.
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