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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016
BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
PAGE 7A
Public Safety
Kidnapping suspect arrested in Walton County
By Scott Thompson
Editor
A man who kidnapped an
81-year-old from her home in
Loganville was arrested Monday
morning in Walton County.
John Christopher Calhoun, 29,
was arrested by Walton County
following a high-speed vehicle
pursuit, according to a Geor
gia Bureau of Investigation
spokesperson.
Several law enforcement
agencies particpated in a
multi-county manhunt.
Calhoun had kidnapped the
woman and placed her in the
trunk of his vehicle on Sun
day.
His vehicle was located in
CALHOUN
a brief chase,
the vehi
cle crashed
behind the
movie theatres
in Bethlehem.
The sus
pect fled on
foot and the
kidnapping vic-
Barrow County and following tim was located in the trunk
unharmed.
Prior to his arrest. Calhoun
also allegedly assaulted anoth
er individual in Barrow County,
according to a GBI news release.
The victim was transported
to a local hospital where she
remains in stable condition.
Calhoun’s list of charges
include two counts of carjack
ing, two counts of aggravated
assault, two counts of aggravated
battery, two counts of armed rob
bery, two counts of vehicle theft,
two counts of elder abuse, one
count of burglary, one count of
kidnapping, one count of finan
cial transaction card fraud, and
additional charges, according to
the release.
The investigation remains
active and ongoing.
Winder Police Department Incidents
Shoplifting, battery reported at Shoe Show recently
Several incidents of
shoplifting, including
one that also resulted in
battery, were reported
recently to the Winder
Police Department.
On Nov. 17, officers
responded to Shoe Show
on Monroe Highway and
met with the complainant,
who said a black female
concealed socks in her
pants and attempted to th
leave the store.
According to the inci
dent report, the com
plainant said she stopped
the female at the door
and told her she could not
leave until she returned
the merchandise.
The female then started
to fight and bit the com
plainant on the left arm
before forcing her way
outside the door.
The suspect dropped
four women’s wallets,
two pairs of black socks
and a pink Nike bag, val
ued at a combined $95
outside the store.
The suspect then
walked to and entered
the nearby Publix. Offi
cers checked the grocery
store, but could not locate
the suspect.
She was caught on
camera shoplifting from
Publix.
There were no work
ing cameras inside Shoe
Show at the time of that
incident.
A woman later called
Shoe Show and said she
had witnessed the inci
dent from a nearby Krys
tal.
She said the suspect
asked her for a ride to the
Glenwood area.
The name she gave to
the witness was not found
during officers’ check of
the local system.
OTHER INCIDENTS
Other incidents report
ed recently to the WPD
included:
•A man was cited on
Nov. 17 for concealing
the identity of his vehi
cle. He was using a tag
registered to a silver Ford
Mustang on the white
Lexus he was driving.
The man was previously
cited for the same offense
on Nov. 5.
•a damaged car at an
apartment complex on
Capitol Avenue.
•a broken window at
a thrift shop on North
Broad Street. Nothing
was reported missing
from the store.
•a report of shoplifting
at a store on West Athens
Street where a woman
attempted to take sever
al clothing items while
a man kept a lookout.
The complainant said
she recovered the items
from the female suspect’s
purse before they left the
store. She obtained their
license plate number and
the registered owner of
the vehicle matched the
physical description of
the male suspect.
•a report of a woman
attempting to make a pur
chase with a counterfeit
$100 bill at a North Broad
Street business. When
contacted the woman
with the bill said she had
gotten it while working a
shift at a restaurant.
She said a customer
had paid for his food with
the bill and she kept it
after close out.
•a report of terroristic
threats in which the com
plainant said a man told
him he would destroy
him and his family.
•a report of a man try
ing to pass a counterfeit
$20 bill at the McDon
ald’s on North Broad
Street and fleeing when
an employee said she
would not accept the bill.
•a burglary at a house
on North Avenue.
•attempted burglary of
a tire business on West
Athens Street.
•attempted shoplift
ing at Quality Foods on
North Broad Street.
•a report of fraud in
which the complainant
said she was trying to
locate her cousin who was
deployed with the mili
tary in Afghanistan. She
befriended a woman on
Facebook who claimed to
be with the military and
needed several hundred
dollars wired to her to
help deliver to the cous
in, who was in prison in
Afghanistan.
•a report of a vehicle
being stolen from a deal
ership on North Broad
Street.
•domestic dispute at a
Lily Drive residence.
•a report of two black
males attempting to steal
a 4-wheeler off a trailer
at a North 5th Avenue
residence.
•a domestic dispute at a
Sanders Circle residence.
•a domestic dispute at a
Graham Street residence.
•a report of a stolen cell
phone at the leisure cen
ter in Victor Lord Park.
•a report of a vehicle
stolen from a 2nd Street
apartment. The com
plainant said he gave
a woman a ride from
Loganville to Winder and
let her stay in his apart
ment. When he woke up,
she was no longer there
and had apparently taken
his keys and the vehicle.
•domestic dispute at a
3rd Avenue residence.
•burglary at a Jerome
Street residence, where
a black Xbox 360 con
sole, video games and an
HDMI cable were report
ed missing.
•dispute at an apart
ment on Stovall Street.
•hit-and-run accident
on Monroe Highway.
•burglary at a cash
pawn business on South
Broad Street, where sev
eral items were reported
stolen.
•criminal trespass at
the former Russell Mid
dle School on West Mid
land Avenue.
•burglary at a Marion
Lay Street apartment,
where a cabinet was
reported missing.
Several items that were
in the cabinet were in the
front yard.
•a report of medication
stolen from a Dogwood
Drive apartment.
•a report of a firearm
stolen from a vehicle that
was parked at Friends
restaurant on North
Broad Street.
•a domestic distur
bance at a Glen Avenue
apartment that resulted in
a juvenile being detained
to be placed in custody at
RYDC in Gainesville.
•a dispute at a Midland
Avenue residence.
•entering auto with
intent to commit theft at
a Bayou Lane residence.
The complainant said
an ash tray with approxi
mately $5 in loose change
was missing, along with a
baseball hat and pair of
sunglasses.
•identity theft in which
the complainant said
someone claiming to be
her husband opened an
account with another
insurance company.
•a report of children
throwing rocks at a vehi
cle on Jerome Street.
•damaged property and
alleged theft at a Turtle
Creek residence.
•a vehicle broken into
at a Natchez Circle resi
dence. A debit card and
$158 in cash were report
ed stolen.
•entering auto at a
Bayou Lane residence,
where two firearms, a
laptop and case, iPhone
4, several USB drives
containing software esti
mated at $7,000 each
were reported stolen.
•entering auto at a Nat
chez Circle residence
where $1,340 in cash and
a credit card were report
ed stolen.
•a domestic distur
bance at a Natchez Circle
residence.
•a domestic disturbance
at Popeye’s on East Ath
ens Street.
•a report of a terroristic
threats call at the North
east Georgia Homeless
Veterans Shelter on Mar
tin Luther King Jr. Drive.
The complainant, a res
ident there, said another
veteran who was kicked
out months earlier, had
been threatening him and
other residents over the
phone recently.
•a report of harassment
at a Gainesville Highway
apartment.
Winder Police Department Arrests
Man charged with sexual battery
The following individ
uals were recently arrest
ed by the Winder Police
Department:
•Joshua Lee Gutierrez,
24,1513 Willow Gate Way,
Auburn, sexual battery.
•Shauna Leann Gid-
dens, 39, 445 Lakeview
Circle, Danielsville. star-
burst windshield/rear win
dow crack, expired license
plate, altered license plate
and driving while driver’s
license is suspended or
revoked.
•Charles Anderson
Lackey, 59. 749 Park Lake
Court NW, Monroe, failure
to obey a stop sign or yield
after stopping and driving
under the influence (DUI)
of alcohol.
•Shaquille K. Peters,
23, 100 Jim Hester Road,
LaGrange, entry upon
property, expired license
plate, concealing the iden
tity of a vehicle and driv
ing without a valid driver’s
license.
•U-Neeq Lee Smith, 18.
332 Westland Way SW,
Marietta, possession of
a Schedule IV controlled
substance, texting while
driving and possession of
a Schedule II controlled
substance.
•Jacob Nathaniel Riley,
18. 261 Eastbrook Drive.
Winder, giving a false
name, address or birthdate
to a law enforcement offi
cer and probation viola
tion.
•Constance Diane
Cantrell, 38. 3934 Cleve
land Highway, Apt. 29.
Gainesville, hold for
another agency and crimi-
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•Demeterio Young, 42,
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Winder, public drunken
ness and disorderly con
duct.
•Patricia Ann Long, 58,
920 Turk Road, Bethle
hem, giving a false name,
address or birthdate to a
See WPD on Page 8A
In Loving Memory
Johnny Baker
Feb. 22,1930 - Dec. 3,1998
“Dad”
When I was little, I thought
you were the best father anyone
could ever wish for. I thought
you taught me more than
anyone else could.
I thought you understood me
when no one else would. I
thought you loved me better
than any other father ever loved
his children.
I didn’t know what I’d ever do
without you, because I loved
you so much. Now that I’m not
so little anymore, I just wanted
you to know that some things
never change.
I still think you’re the best
father a person could ever have
and I still love you very, very
much.
Your sons,
Bobby and Donald Baker
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