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Wednesday, August 2, 2017
The Braselton News
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BPD incidents
9-year-old driver
strikes house
A woman received a warning last week after she permit
ted her 9-year-old son to drive her vehicle and he ran into
a house.
Braselton Police Department officers were called to Jesse
Cronic Court for damage to property and permitting an
unauthorized minor to drive.
A woman reported her neighbor struck her house. Officers
saw fresh tire marks in the grass, along with damaged land
scape pavers and a damaged porch column.
The suspect’s vehicle also had damage to its rear bumper.
When officers spoke with the neighbor, she first said she
was the one driving the vehicle. She later admitted it was
her 9-year-old son.
She’d been teaching him how to drive a four-wheeler, so
she let him back out one of their cars from the garage area.
The child accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake.
The car traveled across the road, into their neighbor’s yard
and struck the house.
Officers issued the mother a warning for letting the 9-year-
old boy drive.
OTHER INCIDENTS
Other incidents reported to the BPD were:
•criminal damage to property on Mossy Oak Landing
where someone broke windows at a residence.
•harassing phone calls on Rushmore Circle where a
woman said her ex-boyfriend won’t stop messaging her. He
reportedly told her he loves her and just wants to be with her
and said he would see her soon. She feared he may show
up at her residence and become physically violent, since he
reportedly has a history of violence.
•criminal trespass on Keys Drive where a man said some
one damaged his motorcycle. He wasn’t sure who caused
the damage but noted his family has been having issues with
a neighbor over a property line.
•information on Spout Springs Road where a woman
said her ex-husband’s fiancee cursed at her and slammed
her head on the side of the car. The complainant reportedly
confronted the fiancee after her ex-husband said he wasn’t
going to pay for any more cheerleading classes.
•first degree forgery on Loowit Falls Court where some
one fraudulendy cashed a company’s checks.
•information on Hwy. 53 where a woman said someone
tried to open credit cards in her name.
•criminal damage to property on Hwy. 53 where someone
broke a window at a business.
•original container, possession of a drug-related object and
obstructing/hindering a law enforcement officer on Hwy.
211. Officers stopped a vehicle for a window violation and
a man got out and ran. The driver of the vehicle first denied
knowing him, but later told officers his identity and said
they were “looking for him.’’ He had multiple warrants out
of Barrow County. Officers also found a black digital scale
and small baggies containing suspected methamphetamine
residue where the suspect was sitting. They also found pill
bottles, some of which had the suspect’s name written on
them. They contained trazadone hydrochloride. They took
out warrants for the suspect.
Theft suspects caught,
linked to Braselton
entering auto
Two suspects were recently arrested in connection with
car thefts and break-ins across the state. Many of those
incidents occurred in Commerce, with others reported in
Braselton and Jefferson.
The two suspects, Lajerius Tywon Shumpert, 18, and
Brandon Bundrage, 20, both of Atlanta, were arrested in
separate car chases.
According to Commerce Police Department investigators,
the duo abandoned a stolen 2013 Lincoln in the middle of
the road on Terrace Ridge Drive in Commerce on July 7.
The keys were left in the ignition.
Shumpert and Bundrage then reportedly stole two other
cars near Highland Estates and broke into four vehicles in
the area, stealing electronics, purses and other items.
The next morning, CPD investigators got a call about
one of the stolen vehicles, a Chevy Craze. The duo appar
ently abandoned the vehicle in the middle of the road near
Hillcrest Drive, Again, investigators found the keys in the
ignition.
Shortly after, the CPD got a call about a Tahoe that was
stolen from the Northwood Subdivision. Several entering
autos were also reported around Northwood and Hillcrest.
Later that week, investigators learned Walton County
authorities were involved in a car chase with a vehicle stolen
from Arlington Lane. Shumpert wrecked that vehicle and
fled on foot. He eventually surrendered and was booked into
the Barrow County Jail.
Shumpert reportedly confessed to the thefts and gave
investigators Bundrage’s name. Bundrage was later arrested
by the Georgia State Patrol after a chase on 1-20.
The stolen Tahoe was later recovered at an apartment
complex in Atlanta.
The duo had apparently been involved in thefts throughout
the state.
Inside the abandoned Lincoln and Chevy Craze, CPD
investigators found identification cards and other items that
helped them solve two entering auto cases out of two area
departments. In the Lincoln, investigators found a Braselton
man’s identification card, allowing them to solve one case.
Among the items in the Chevy Craze was a stolen Wayne
Poultry uniform, which helped the CPD solve another enter
ing auto case out of Jefferson.
According to investigators, Shumpert said the duo chose
to hit small towns because their police departments are
smaller than those in larger cities.
Public Safety
BPD arrests
Slew of drugs found in traffic stop
A man was arrested last week after officers found a
slew of drags and an undisclosed amount of cash inside
a vehicle.
Jeremy Lorenzo Thomasson, 35, 2209 Longleaf Drive,
Charlotte, N.C.. faces charges of possession of metham
phetamine, possession of a controlled substance, posses
sion of a controlled substance (hallucinogen), possession
with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession
of marijuana less than an ounce and possession of a
drag-related object.
Thomasson was the passenger of a vehicle that was
stopped for driving too slowly in the left lane on 1-85.
Officers smelled marijuana in the vehicle and saw it
scatted around Thomasson’s seat. When asked how much
marijuana was in the vehicle, Thomasson said “none.”
Three young juveniles were assisted out of the vehicle
and officers found three bundles of money in a sack that
also contained small baggies and rubber bands “common
ly used in the sale of illegal drags,” according to the inci
dent report. They also found a smoking pipe with burnt
marijuana residue, along with two bags of pink pills that
appeared to be MDMA.
Thomasson told officers all the drags were his.
Officers found suspected methamphetamine, LSD,
MDMA, marijuana, liquid codeine, baggies, rubber
bands, drag-related objects and an undisclosed amount of
money that was contained with a rubber band.
Thomasson was booked into the Jackson County Jail
and the driver was warned about the traffic violation.
OTHER ARRESTS
Other arrests made by the Braselton police were:
•Chad Everett Hansen, 38. 1485 Dean Road, Martin —
battery-Domestic Violence Act. Hansen reportedly pushed
a woman during a domestic dispute at a convenience
store. He was reportedly upset that his wife wouldn’t let
him see his children. The couple met at a convenience
store so Hansen could fix the woman’s car. She went
inside to use the restroom and, when she returned, Han
sen was reportedly trying to leave with her children. The
woman got one of her sons out of his track and Hansen
reportedly tried to take him back and shoved the victim to
the ground. She had scratches on her knees and multiple
witnesses confirmed the story. He also reportedly yelled at
the woman several times.
•Lexcine Shevon Smith, 26, 14 Mikey Drive, Swanna-
noa, N.C. — wanted person. Officers were responding to
an unrelated incident and learned someone on the scene
may have had an outstanding warrant. Smith first gave
officers a fake name, but when she gave them her real
identity, they learned she had a warrant. A man on the
scene had a needle that he used to “shoot up” narcotics.
A methamphetamine glass smoking device and more nee
dles were found inside the vehicle. Another woman who
was in the vehicle left the scene after she saw officers.
They later found her and confirmed she wasn’t wanted
and didn’t have anything illegal on her.
•Dwayne L. Hicks. 48, 2273 Oak Falls Lane, Buford
— wanted person. Hicks was apparently arrested after he
reported vehicle damage.
•Adrian Brandon Green, 42. 138 Peaks Landing,
Conyers — reckless driving, speeding, open container of
alcohol while operating a vehicle and driving under the
influence. Green was stopped for speeding and officers
saw him swerving within his lane. Officers smelled alco
hol and Green said he’d had a Bud Light beer. He was
arrested after a field sobriety test and had a .141 blood-al
cohol level.
•Kimberly Jean Hutson. 46, 460 Harrison Trail, Alto —
wanted person. Hutson was stopped after swerving within
her lane and was arrested after officers learned she had an
outstanding warrant.
•Freida Gail Parish, 47, 352 Mountain Creek Drive,
Pendergrass — possession of methamphetamine, posses
sion of marijuana less than an ounce and possession of
a drag-related object. Officers approached Parish, who
was asleep in her vehicle at a gas pump. She opened the
door and officers saw a glass smoking device. She said
it was for marijuana. Officers searched the vehicle and
found suspected methamphetamine and a straw hidden in
a dollar bill. Parish shrugged when asked if it was meth
amphetamine. She said someone must have left it in her
vehicle. Officers found more suspected methamphetamine
in the car, along with marijuana, two smoking devices and
a marijuana grinder.
JCSO incidents - Braselton
Man says brother threatened to stab him
A man reported his brother to officers after he allegedly
threatened to kill him last week in Braselton.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to
a Hwy. 53 travel center on reports of simple assault.
The complainant said his brother called him a snitch
near Reisling Drive and later said he was going to stab
him in the neck or skull eight inches deep.
Although he first told officers his brother was chasing
him with a knife, the complainant didn’t actually see
the weapon. He said his brother kept reaching into his
pockets.
He also reportedly attempted to punch him but wasn’t
able to make contact.
The brother left the scene when the complainant told
him he was calling 9-1-1.
OTHER INCIDENTS
Other incidents reported to the JCSO in Braselton were:
•suspicious activity on Lauren Marie Drive where a man
saw a car driving slowly before it parked in front of his
residence. The vehicle later drove down the cul-de-sac and
parked before leaving.
•welfare check on an elderly woman who was walking
down Hwy. 124. She was going to a relative’s house.
•suspicious activity on Davenport Road where someone
reported a possibly intoxicated couple was walking down
the road. Officers didn’t find anyone.
•theft by taking on New Cut Road where someone took
a trash can.
•theft by taking on Lamar Cooper Road where a woman
suspected a family member stole her diamond ring during
a birthday party.
•shooting in the area on Davenport Road where a man
said people shot in his direction and hit trees. Officers
spoke with people nearby, who were shooting as part of
a church outing. They were shooting in a safe direction.
•civil matter on Oxford Lane where a 13-year-old girl
refused to go with her mother. The girl said she thought
her mother tries to use her against her dad.
•disturbance on Ednaville Road where two men, who
appeared to be intoxicated, reportedly shot guns near a
roadway. They said they were shooting at a stump earlier
in the evening. The men agreed to stop shooting for the
night.
•information on Lewis Braselton Boulevard where a
man couldn’t find his vehicle that was towed.
•criminal trespass on Prospectors Court where a woman
reportedly caused a disturbance at her ex-husband’s house
over a vehicle spare key.
JCSO incidents - Hoschton
Man says stranger stole truck
A man reported a stranger stole his track in Hoschton
last week.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to
Pearl Industrial Avenue on reports of theft by taking motor
vehicle. A man said someone entered the shop, grabbed
his track keys and took off with the vehicle.
He later remembered he left some items in the track,
which were also taken. They were valued at $600 and
included a backpack, utility knives and other items.
OTHER INCIDENTS
Other incidents reported to the JCSO in Hoschton were:
•suspicious activity on South Hampton Drive where a
woman said someone rang her doorbell in the early morn
ing but no one was outside. She said there were footprints
in the dew.
•harassing phone calls on Hwy. 332 where a woman
said her ex’s mother called her multiple times a day to
harass her. The complainant reportedly caused the sus
pect’s son to be incarcerated.
•theft by taking on Old Collins Road where someone
reportedly stole water. The suspect agreed to give a hose
back that he was using and paid the fee.
•information on Antrim Glen Drive where a woman
wanted deputies on the scene when her husband, who
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•civil case on Hwy. 124 West where a man reported his
soon-to-be ex-wife took a boat that he sold to a friend.
•theft by taking motor vehicle on West Jefferson Street
where a woman’s granddaughter took her car without
permission.
•simple battery on Maddox Road where a woman report
edly knocked on doors and walked through yards. Officers
found the woman, who said her boyfriend punched her
in the head during an argument the night before. She had
braises on her arms reportedly from a previous incident
that turned physical. She said she just wanted a ride. Offi
cers gave her a courtesy ride. They weren’t able to find the
man, who may have an active warrant out of Hall County.
•noise disturbance on Moons Bridge Road where a
woman reported possible gunshots in the middle of the
night. A neighbor suspected it was a transformer mal
function.
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