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BARROW JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011
BARROW COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES
RESTAURANT SCORES
Local firefighter awarded at ceremony
During the nineteenth annual “Life,
Fire and Safety Awards Luncheon” on
Tuesday October 11, one of Barrow County
Emergency Services Firefighters received
recognition for his dedication to the citizens
he serves.
Jeff Jones was awarded the Firefighter of
the Year Award from Georgia's Insurance and
Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens.
“We are extremely proud of firefighter
Jones,” said Chief Dennis Merrifield.
Firefighter Jones was nominated because
of his dedication to both fire and EMS and
the way Barrow County Emergency Services
operates.
FF Jones has become instrumental in
working with the firehouse software in order
to create fire and EMS reporting sheets that
help to keep the department compliant in
state reporting and medical billing.
These changes are also making it more
efficient for those entering reports.
Jeff has also worked hard with our public
education coordinator in starting a new pro
gram in a local high school. FF Jones goes
into Apalachee High School several times a
year and teaches CPR. This is done through
the Public Safety track of the curriculum.
Starting this program last year FF Jones
has already taught over 100 students the
proper way to perform CPR.
Jones has also assisted in teaching the
Junior CERT program as well as a fire extin
guisher class that the department teaches in
the high schools.
For several years FF Jones has also partici
pated in the Ghost Out Program at one local
high school.
“Jeff is well deserving of this prestigious
award,” stated Chief Merrifield. “We are
proud to have him serve with us here at
Barrow County Emergency Services.”
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FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Captain Stan Jones of Henry County Fire (Jeff’s Father), Battalion Chief Mike
Stoops, Firefighter Jeff Jones and his wife Kelli Jones, Chief Dennis Merrifield after
the awards ceremony.
Photo courtesy of Barrow County Emergency Services
CONGRATS FOR A JOB WELL DONE
Firefighter Jeff Jones receiving his award from Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire
Commissioner Ralph Hudgens.
Photo courtesy of Barrow County Emergency Services
Recent health inspection scores received
Health Inspectors look for “critical” and
“non-critical” violations during inspections of
food establishments. Critical violations can
result in food related disease.
Non-critical violations do not result in any
points off, but must be corrected by the next
regular inspection.
A food establishment is considered high
risk if one or more critical violations (9 points
each) are found. Low risk means no critical
violations were found and the establishment
scored a 90 or above,
Barrow County Health Department Restaurant
Recent inspections for Barrow County estab
lishments are as follows:
•Golden Corral Restaurant, 163 East May
St., Winder, 96 (A) - two critical violations;
proper cold holding temperatures: potentially
hazardous foods held in temperature danger
zone (41-135 degrees F) (i.e., slaw, tartar
sauce), proper cooling time and temperature:
baked potatoes in cooling process not meet
ing 70 degrees F within two hours. Corrected
on site by discarding 40 baked potatoes and
throwing away slaw and tartar sauce.
•Winder Middle School, 163 King St.,
Winder, 99 (A) - one critical violation; single
use/single service articles: properly stored.
SUPERIOR COURT
Recent Superior Court sentences handed down
A Barrow County Superior
Court Judge sentenced a
man to 15 years probation
last week for driving 20
miles over the speed limit
in a Winder neighborhood
with methamphetamine in
his car.
According to court doc
uments, the state charged
Jesse David Rhome, 25, of
19 Pressley Road, Winder,
to a Violation of Georgia’s
Controlled Substance Act,
reckless driving and a safe
ty belt violation due to his
June 13, 2011 arrest.
Rhome has also been sen
tenced to more than $1,750
in fines, as well as treatment
for substance abuse.
The following people were
also recently sentenced by
the Barrow County Superior
Court. Those charged and
their sentences are listed
below. Charges listed as
nolle prosequi are those
in which the prosecutor
or plaintiff indicated they
would not proceed with the
case. In criminal cases, a
disposition of nolle prose
qui may be entered when
evidence proves innocence
or charges cannot otherwise
be proved.
The following sentences
were issued as part of nego
tiated plea agreements on
Oct. 13, 2011, with Superior
Court Judge T. Penn
McWhorter presiding;
•Joe Ransome Pitts, finan
cial transaction card theft,
two counts financial trans
action card fraud; two years
confinement, two years
probation, restitution and a
$1,500 fine.
•Kellie Juanita Faulkner,
disorderly conduct; 12
months probation and a
$300 fine.
•Antonio Rashad Burt,
VGCSA criminal attempt to
sell marijuana, obstruction
of law enforcement offi
cer; treatment for substance
abuse and a $1,500 fine.
Nolle prosequi: VGCSA
possession of more than one
ounce.
•Travis Denard Flannigan,
fleeing/attempting to elude;
12 months probation, 12
months probation concur
rent with another sentence,
40 hours community service
and a $1,000 fine. Nolle
prosequi: Driving while
license suspended.
•Thomas Walter
Strickland, DUI-alcohol less
safe; 12 months probation,
40 hours community ser
vice, treatment for alcohol/
drugs and risk reduction and
a $750 fine. Nolle prosequi:
failure to yield to right of
way of emergency vehicle,
failure to maintain lane.
•Eric Anderson, failure to
secure load; $200 fine.
•Boris Devol Camp, win
dow tint violation, giving
false name; 12 months pro
bation and a $400 fine.
•Sandra Ellen Hopkins,
disorderly conduct; 12
months probation and a
$300 fine.
•Johnny R. Sells, criminal
trespass; 12 months proba
tion and a $500 fine.
•John Berry Looney,
obstruction of officer; 12
months probation and a
$500 fine.
•Jonathon Lee Stephens,
disorderly conduct-fighting
words; 12 months proba
tion, treatment for anger
management, no violent
contact with victim and a
$300 fine.
•Mary Elizabeth Huggins,
simple battery family vio
lence; 12 months probation,
no violent contact with vic
tim and a $500 fine.
•Corey Franklin Davis,
driving on a suspended
license; 10 days confine
ment, 12 months probation
and a $1,000 fine.
•Jeffrey Charles Meers,
theft by receiving stolen
property in another state; 10
years probation, restitution
and a $1,000 fine. Nolle
prosequi: theft by bringing
stolen property into another
state
•Ryan Jacob Register,
simple battery; 12 months
probation, no contact with
victim and a $500 fine.
•Lynn Michelle Wilson,
speeding; 12 months proba
tion and a $250 fine.
•Darrell Gorman, criminal
trespass; 12 months proba
tion, treatment for mental
health and a $500 fine.
•Melissa Jean Ward,
obstruction of officer; 10
days confinement, 12 months
probation and a $500 fine.
•Jeffery Scott Cannon,
criminal trespass; 12 months
probation and a $500 fine.
Nolle prosequi: possession
of methamphetamine.
•Marjorie Jeanette Foushi;
obstruction of law enforce
ment officer; 12 months
probation and a $500 fine.
Nolle prosequi: taillight
violation.
AUBURN POLICE
Man allegedly chokes a deputy’s sister
An Auburn man was arrested last week after
his female roommate reported to police that
he grabbed her by the throat, pushed her into
a rolling chair, and choked her until she nearly
blacked out. The victim is reportedly the sister of
a Barrow County Sheriff's deputy.
Auburn police responded to an Oak Ridge
Road residence just after 8 p.m. on Oct. 12 and
met with the victim who said she and the suspect,
Neil Steven Weiss, 54, got into an argument and
Weiss “got in her face.”
The victim reportedly had several red marks on
her throat and a few small abrasions on the side
of her neck.
Weiss, who was in the house when police
arrived, said that he and the complainant got into
an argument and she attacked him, when he acci
dentally grabbed her by the throat trying to get
her off of him. He reportedly showed no signs of
injury and had no red marks on his hands.
Police took pictures of the victim's injuries and
gave her a completed domestic violence packet
for aggravated assault. They arrested Weiss on a
charge of aggravated assault.
Before transporting Weiss to jail, an officer
called and reported that the victim was one of a
sheriff's deputies’ sister. Authorites reported they
would take the neccessary precautions. A witness
statement was left with the victim, who report
edly was not feeling well after the incident and
said she would turn it in later.
In other recent incidents, the Auburn Police
Department responded to:
•making harrassing telephone calls on
Honeysuckle Terrace. A man said his daughter
received a phone call from an unidentified male
caller who hung up. The daughter is a student at
Georgia State University and became concerned
when the same caller called back and hung up
again. That time, the daughter called her father
and asked him to call police. Police said it was
probably someone with the wrong number, but if
it continued, to call back.
•vicious animal on Harmony Grove Church
Road. A woman called 911 to report that her
15-year-old son had been attacked by two dogs
at a nearby residence. The two dogs were report
edly black and brown. The juvenile said he
thought the brown dog was the dog that bit him.
Police took pictures and notified Animal Control,
which reportedly did not respond. The boy's
mother refused medical treatment for her son.
Police went to the nearby residence to inform
the residents about the incident. A stepson of the
resident answered the door and said his parents
were away on a hunting trip.
•juvenile complaint on Cobblestone Road. A
man said his 12-year-old son had been in trouble
in school in the previous days for possession of
marijuana. The son reportedly was out of control
and used vulgar language toward his father and
then walked away from the residence. Police
found the juvenile and asked him why he was
away from home. The juvenile said he was angry
at his father for taking away his cell phone. Police
found a lighter on the boy’s person and took him
back to his father's house.
•domestic dispute on Kilrease Road. A woman
said she had gone to Dakota's Bar & Grill ear
lier in the evening for some drinks with an old
friend. She said when she returned to the resi
dence where she lives with her boyfriend, he was
watching television and not paying her any atten
tion because he was mad that she left with her
friend. The woman said she went and cut off the
TV, which made her boyfriend mad. He report
edly grabbed her by the arm as she was trying to
walk out of the room. The woman had obvious
scrapes on her arm that were bleeding. A medi
cal unit responded to the woman’s injuries and
told police that her wounds were from an older
injury because the scrapes were already scabbed
over. Police asked the woman if she had been
drinking any alcohol previously. She said “yes,”
and an officer reported the woman was also very
distracted. The woman's boyfriend reported that
she was upset because he had allowed their dog
inside the house while she was gone to the bar.
When she returned, she turned off the TV and
pushed him in the chest twice, the man said, and
she may have scraped her arm. Both people said
they were fine and did not want to press charges.
An officer escorted the woman to a neighbor's
house for the night where she said she could
“cool down.”
See Choking suspect on page 9A
Auburn Police chief attends training for newly
appointed heads of law enforcement agencies
Auburn Police Chief Paul
Nadeau attended the Chief
Executive Training Class
for newly appointed chiefs
of police and heads of law
enforcement agencies at
the Dr. Curtis McClung
Training Center in Duluth
from Oct. 3-12.
The 60-hour course,
administered and provided
by the Georgia Association
of Chiefs of Police (GACP),
is required by state law for
all newly appointed heads
of law enforcement agen
cies.
Nadeau, who was
appointed to his position on
April 8, 2011, will also be
required to attend 20 hours
of management/executive
level training each year.
The curriculum is
designed to give newly
appointed law enforce
ment administrators train
ing on police management,
as well as inform them of
laws and policies affecting
their departments.
Topics covered in the
course include: Managerial
Liability and EEOC, Police
Manpower Allocation,
Budget Administration,
Political & Practical
Realities, Office & Role
of the Police Chief,
Evolution of Ethics, Media
Relations, Departmental
Organization, Employee
Selection Process, Georgia
Peace Officer Standards
and Training, Promotional
Systems, Pursuit Policy
Workshop, Developing
Policies, Leadership/
Management Role of
the Chief, Employee
Performance & Employee
Discipline, Legislative
Process along with other
timely topics.
“It is our mission to
offer exceptional training
that provides professional
executive and leadership
development which will
prepare the newly appoint
ed agency head for the dif
ficult, but rewarding posi
tion they have accepted,”
said GACP President Stan
York of the Sandersville
Police Department.
Nadeau was among 50
law enforcement admin
istrators attending the
course. The GACP provides
the executive training for
newly appointed heads of
law enforcement agencies
twice a year, along with
several other training pro
grams throughout the state.
It is the largest profes
sional association for law
enforcement administrators
in Georgia, and one of the
largest in the country.
The membership of
more than 1,700 includes
executives representing
municipal and county law
enforcement agencies, col
lege and university police
departments, corporate and
private security firms and
numerous state and federal
agencies.
October 12, 2011
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