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Perry High School opened its doors to the public in a ceremony held Sunday. The
school’s renovation includes a grand entrance including new offices, there are also new
science labs and cafeteria.
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Journal Kristy Warren
There was no ribbon at the ceremony but a few words were said by Pamela Greenway,
Chairman of the Houston County Board of Education, Danny Carpenter, Superintendent
of Schools and Darryl Albritton, Principal of Perry High School. They are joined on the
far right by James Boswell, Vice Chairman on the Houston County Board of Education.
Following speeches, small group tours and refreshments were offered.
Police Beat
Weekend yields rash of DUls
By RAYLIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
About 2:49 a.m. Aug. 6, a
deputy observed two motor
cycles in the area of Houston
Lake and Dunbar roads, one
of which reportedly was hav
ing trouble staying in the
proper lane.
After initiating the traffic
stop, the lead bike stopped
on the side of the road, while
the rear bike passed him
while pulling of the road.
After reportedly nearly
dropping his bike, the driver
then hit the other bike.
He was asked to shut the
bike off and was reportedly
having trouble balancing the
bike as he exited.
The driver’s eyes, the
patrolman reported, were
bloodshot and glassy and
he had a strong odor of an
alcoholic beverage coming
from his person. He was also
reportedly having trouble
standing in an upright posi
tion without swaying back
and forth and nearly fell on
three occasions.
He consented to field sobri
ety tests, which he report
edly could not complete due
to being unsteady on his
feet. A search of the driver
incident to arrest report
edly turned up a marijuana
cigarette in the right front
pocket of his pants. The
driver, John Frank Pope, 44,
of Barnesville, was charged
with possession of mari
juana, DUI alcohol, failure
to maintain lane and driv
ing on a suspended/revoked
license.
Open containers
While stopped at a red
light on Watson Boulevard
Aug. 5 at about 11:23 p.m.,
a deputy reportedly noticed
the tag lights were not work
ing on the vehicle in front of
him. When the light changed
the driver activated his turn
signal and pulled into the
McDonald’s parking lot.
The deputy followed, initi
ating a traffic stop. The dep
uty made contact with the
drive and when he asked for
license and insurance infor
mation the driver, report
ed said he did not have a
driver’s licensee. The driver
was placed into custody for
driving unlicensed. While
Open doors
walking him to the rear of
the car, the deputy report
edly noticed a faint odor of
alcoholic beverage coming
from his person. The driver
was advised of his Miranda
rights and consented to a
breath test, which report
edly came back “low” on the
Alco-Sensor. Upon contact
with the female passenger,
she reportedly appeared to
be extremely intoxicated
and the deputy reportedly
observed an open container
of an alcoholic beverage in
plain view in her purse.
She was issued a cita
tion for the open container
and was released on scene.
Another open bottle was
reportedly found on the driv
er’s seat. The driver, Oscar
Gordillo, 24, of Hawkinsville,
was charged with possession
of an open container, driv
ing while unlicensed, the tag
light violation and his car
was towed and he was taken
to jail.
Cooperative DUI
On Aug. 6 at about 9 p.m.,
a deputy on Elko road report
edly observed a vehicle go off
the road as it passed him.
He turned around and
reportedly observed the car
do this again. He then initi
ated a traffic stop and the
car pulled over.
As the deputy approached
the car, the driver said “hello
officer.”
When asked for his license,
the driver reportedly said he
had an ID card and admitted
his license was suspended.
The deputy reportedly could
■ smell a strong odor of alco
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holic beverage arid noticed
the driver’s eyes were blood
shot and glassy.
The man reportedly
admitted to drinking and
was swaying back and forth.
When asked if he bould per
form a few tests to snake sure
he could drive, the driver
reportedly said he could not
and stated he was not able
to maintain his balance. He
was taken into custody read
implied consent and agreed
to tests.
The driver, Walter
Edward Arnold ill, 24, of
Hawkinsville, wd charged
with DUI-alcohol, driving
with license suspended/
revoked and failure to main
tain lane of travel: His pas
senger was checked to see if
she could drive and after the
tests, her mother was called
to come get her and the car.
What a drag
A deputy was assisting
with crowd control at a local
nightclub when he report
edly observed a black Dodge
pickup come out of the park
ing lot laying drag. Several
patrons in the parking lot
had to move to avbid being
struck.
The deputy initialed a traf
fic stop on the vehicle and the
driver reportedly provided
a Mexican driver’s license.
He could not answer when
asked why he canie out of
the parking lot laying drag.
The driver, Edgar Guerrero,
23, of Lawrenceville, was
placed under arrest and
taken to jail on charges of
license required, reckless
driving and laying drag.
LOCAL
GMC honors top students
Special to the Journal
Georgia Military College
announces its “outstanding”
college students from the
Warner Robins area, who
have achieved academic dis
tinction during the summer
quarter
They are:
PRESIDENT’S LIST
- 3.80 grade point average
or above
Matthew T. Adams
Jeffrey J. Bentley-Bryant
Alicia N. Blake
Blake W. Bozeman
Tiffany M. Erwin
Danielle E Greer
Candace R Hopkins
Rachel L. Josey
Laura M. Laroche
JAIL
From page lA
convicted of violation of pro
bation from Sept. 27, 2005.
Ramos, 23, of Warner
Robins, according to the
Department of Corrections,
was convicted Jan. 30, 2003
of child molestation.
His residence was last
verified on March 16, of this
year. Clark’s residence was
last verified on Aug. 2.
His charge is registration
of sex offender, part of which
explained Sgt. Charlene
Giles of the Houston County
Sheriff’s Office includes fail
ure to report to their proba
tion officer.
By state law, after July 1
of this year, all sex offend
ers must register their
address with the sheriff’s
office in the county, which
they reside unless convicted
on a misdemeanor. If con
victed between July 1, 1996
and June 30, they are only
required to register if the
victim was a minor.
Convicted sex offenders
must register for the length
of their sentence including
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skills and a proven .track
record,” Potter said.
Serving on the inter
view committee in addi
tion to Potter, have been
Perry’s Interim Fire Chief
Frank Fennell; Warner
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where minors congregate
- defined as: “all public and
private parks and recre
ation facilities, playgrounds,
skating rinks, neighbor
hood centers, gymnasiums,
school bus stops and public
and community swimming
pools.”
Warner Robins enacted a
local ordinance proposed by
Councilman Dean Cowart,
making the restrictions
1,500 feet within city limits.
The school bus portion
is currently under a class
action appeal. All of those
on the state sex offender
registry can be part of the
appeal challenging ton con
stitutionality of the bus stop
provision.
The state act defines
“school bus stop” as a school
bus stop as designated by
local school boards of educa
tion or by a private school.
The Southern Center for
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neys in the lawsuit) sent
out letters to all the school
boards encouraging them
not to designate the bus
stops, saying it would be
counterproductive to do so.
In the letter, the attorneys
emphasized that testimony
from law enforcement, treat
ment providers, and the
state’s own expert at a July
11 hearing established that
residency restrictions such
as the 1,000 foot bus stop
restriction makes the pub
lic less safe by destabilizing
people on the registry and
forcing them underground.
In the one school dis
trict that did declare the
bus stop, the federal judge
signed a consent order with
f the sheriff, who is enjoined
from enforcing the bus stop
provision until further order
of the court. Locally the
school bus stop provision is
not being enforced until the
bus stops are formally set.
The rest of the provisions
are being enforced, however,
not Sgt. Charlene Giles, who
handles the sex offender
enforcement for the Houston
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