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BARROW JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008
Police nab 20 drunk drivers during holiday
POLICE RECOGNITION
Winder Police Chief Stanley Rodgers publicly recognized the recent police work of
(L-R) Officer Andy Smith, Capt. Dennis Dorsey, Capt. Lamar Reynolds and Lt. Rob
Curott at the Dec. 2 meeting of the Winder City Council. The officers within hours
of an early-morning burglary arrested the thief - a former Barrow County jail inmate
who had threatened to harm a jail employee’s family. Photo by Susan Norman
Ex-boyfriend points two weapons at woman
Holiday week surveillance
of Barrow County roads led
to the arrests last week of
20 people allegedly driving
under the influence of alcohol
or drugs.
According to arrest reports
and jail records, the Georgia
State Patrol arrested seven
drunk drivers, the Barrow
County Sheriffs Office
nabbed six, the Winder Police
Department arrested five and
police officers in Auburn and
Statham arrested one each.
“We want to do what it
takes to keep the roads safe
and we will continue what
ever enforcement is necessary
to make sure people exercise
good judgment when they are
operating a motor vehicle,
especially during the holi
days,” said Barrow County
Sheriffs Major Murray
Kogod Tuesday.
Drivers charged with DUI
are automatically brought to
the Barrow County Detention
Center, where they typically
spend at least one night incar
cerated before posting bond.
“If they’re to the point
where they may be a danger to
themselves or others, they’re
put in a holding cell to keep
them protected,” Kogod said.
“Otherwise, they’ll be put in
the general population until
they make bond. Their cell
will probably have two people
in it. But they’ll be in a hous
ing unit with up to 35.”
Arrested since Nov. 24 were
Statham police officers
arrested two additional people
in unrelated incidents Nov.
24-30.
Sernorris Orlando Smith,
The Barrow Journal will
report local arrests and inci
dents from area law enforce
ment agencies.
This includes both misde
meanor and felony arrests.
These reports come from a
variety of law enforcement
agencies, including local, state
and federal officials
A Winder couple was killed
in a car accident on Friday in
Gwinnett County, according
to police.
Donna Hammett, 55, was
the passenger in a 1993
Buick Century — which was
struck head on by a 1998
Jeep Grand Cherokee while
traveling on Oakland Road
in Lawrenceville. She died
after being taken to Gwinnett
Medical Center on Friday.
The driver of the Buick
the following:
STATE PATROL
• Hayvee Aguylera Barzaga,
47, of 803 Ruswood Road,
Winder, DUI.
• Joshua Aaron Brandau, 26,
of 95 W. 28th St., S. Chicago
Heights, Ill., DUI.
•Angie Temika Kinney, 22,
of 252 Glenn Ave., Winder,
DUI.
•Karimah Nekia Lee,
30, of 116 Elizabeth Lane,
Stockbridge, DUI.
•William Joseph Perez, 17,
of 5010 Edinborough PL,
Sugar Hill, DUI and posses
sion of less than an ounce of
marijuana.
•Boyd Kayne Phillips, 30,
of 596 Bassetts Church Road,
Grove Hill, Ala., DUI.
•Nannette Dawn Wilkin,
42, of 439 Shannondoa Ct„
Winder, DUI and open con
tainer in vehicle.
BCSO
• David Thomas Deegan,
43, of 540 Talmadge Dr.,
Athens, DUI and speeding.
• Bradley James Janney,
18, of 75 International Dr.,
Athens, DUI and failure to
drive within a single lane.
• Michael Lee Jones, 52,
of 812 Clyde Boyd Road,
Winder, DUI.
• Chang Fong Lee, 39, of
301 Charlie Cooper Road,
Braselton, DUI.
• James Paul McLaughlin,
46, of 1315 Princess Dr.,
Winder, DUI and failure to
drive within a single lane.
31, of Winder was arrested in
Statham on Thanksgiving Day
following a domestic dispute.
He was charged with battery.
Stephen Greeson, 34, of
The Barrow Journal will
also publish certain actions of
the local courts and judicial
system, including the disposi
tion of cases.
All names of those arrest
ed and charged with a crime
will be published: the Barrow
Journal will not withhold
names.
Century — James Hammett,
53, of Winder — was taken
to Gwinnett Medical Center,
where he later died.
Gwinnett police said
a 16-year-old driver of the
Grand Cherokee crossed the
center line of the road for
unknown reasons and hit the
Buick Century. The male
driver of the Grand Cherokee
sustained minor injuries, and
was treated and released at
the scene.
• Ann Marie Pham, 39, of
165 Parks Mill Road, Auburn,
DUI, driving with a suspended
license, failure to drive within
a single lane, and driving too
fast for conditions.
WPD
•Ernest Joe Russell of 166 N.
5th Ave., Winder, DUI, driv
ing while license is revoked
or suspended, no insurance,
no tag light, possession of
an open container of alcohol,
driving without a license plate
or tag, and removing or affix
ing tags to conceal the identi
fication of the vehicle.
•Dennis Michael Osier of
74 Howard Cir., Winder, DUI
and failure to maintain lane.
• Enrique Gayosso Barraza
of 292 King St., Winder, DUI,
driving while license is sus
pended or revoked, failure to
signal, possession of an open
container of alcohol, and fail
ure to appear.
•Kenneth Thomas Patton of
660 Allen Cir., Winder, DUI,
speeding, going too fast for
the conditions.
•Alton Eugene Jackson of
301 Russell Cemetery Road,
Winder, DUI, failure to main
tain lane, and no tag light.
AUBURN
•Anand Ram Swamy, 40, of
Tucker, DUI 1st offense.
STATHAM
•Hoyt Lee Watts Jr., 22,
of 100 Westchester Lane in
Athens was arrested Nov. 26
and charged with DUI and
speeding.
Statham was issued a traffic
citation for speeding Nov. 25
and arrested on an outstanding
warrant from Athens-Clarke
County.
Generally speaking, the
names of those involved in
incidents where there is no
arrest will not be published.
However, there may be occa
sions where the details of the
incident do result in some
names being published. That
will be at the discretion of the
editor and publishers.
Charges are pending in the
case. Gwinnett police have
not released the name of the
16-year-old driver.
A Braselton woman said
her ex-boyfriend stayed in
front of her residence for an
hour and later displayed two
weapons while yelling insults
at her, police said.
The woman said her ex
boyfriend had been sending
her threatening and nasty
text messages throughout the
day.
He then arrived at her
Braselton residence, where
he sat in his vehicle for an
hour, according to an inci
dent report.
The woman came outside
the house to talk to the man,
who then displayed a .22
caliber weapon and started
insulting her. The man put
the first weapon down and
then pointed a larger, 9mm
gun at the woman.
While attempting to get
inside the house, the man
pulled her hair and grabbed
her around the neck. The
man yelled obscenities at the
woman. He then slapped the
back of her head and contin
ued to threaten her.
The woman later report
ed the incident to Braselton
police.
Young drinker
steals beer from store
A young man stole a
package of beer from the
Golden Pantry on Ga. Hwy.
53, according to Braselton
police.
A clerk said a young, white
man came into the store and
asked where the beer was
located. The man then got a
12-pack of beer and walked
out the store without paying
for it.
The clerk said he knows
the kids involved in the inci
dent. The suspect’s age is
estimated at 20, according to
an incident report. The beer
was valued at $10.90.
Dog attacks woman
walking on sidewalk
Braselton police responded
to two, separate incidents
involving dogs last week.
In the first incident, a
woman said she walking on
a sidewalk on Independence
Lane when a dog came out
of a garage and bit her arm.
The dog quickly let go of the
woman’s arm and returned to
the garage, she said.
An officer talked to the
dog’s owner, who said there
is an electric fence around her
property. The dog owner said
the batteries in the dog’s col
lar must have died, according
to an incident report.
The dog owner said she
quickly replaced the batteries
in the collar.
The officer gave the num
ber of Hall County Animal
Control to the woman that
was bit by the dog. The
woman said there were no
injuries to her arm.
In a second incident, police
responded to a dog fight or
Keys Drive.
A woman said two dogs
killed a cat in the neighbor
hood. An officer said he saw
a cat covered in blood in t
grassy area.
The dogs were followed tc
a residence in the neighbor
hood, where police told the
dog owner about the inci
dent.
The dogs were locked ir
a backyard, according to ar
incident report. The owners
of the dogs and cat were tolc
to contact Jackson Count>
Animal Control.
INCIDENTS
The following inci
dents were reported to the
Braselton Police Departmeni
last week:
•damaged vehicle at £
Mossy Oak Landing address
where a man said he parkec
his vehicle overnight and ir
the morning found that a real
tail light was smashed.
•harassing phone calls ai
a Democracy Drive address
where a man said a formei
customer was calling him
and accusing him of stealing
equipment.
The suspect called the mar
“fat boy” and said if the mar
didn’t return the equipment
he would harm him. An offi
cer talked to the suspect, whc
denied making the threats.
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