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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2021
BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
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Man arrested after being driven from Atlanta to Winder to cash bad check
The following incidents were
among those Sept. 23-29 that the
Winder Police Department respond
ed to.
•A man with a San Diego, Cali
fornia, address was arrested Sept. 25
for attempting to cash a bad check at
South State Bank on Mimosa Street.
The man told police he had no money
and was in Atlanta waiting on a bus
to take him to Alabama when he met
three black males who told him he
could “make some money” by cash
ing a check that one of the men said
was “from his aunt’s business.” The
man told police they “changed cars a
few times" before eventually arriving
in Winder. The man told police he
had video of the males, but his phone
was not on or charged at the time of
the incident report.
•A Winder man was arrested Sept.
29 on a failure-to-appear warrant
out of Barrow County after he was
stopped on West May Street for mak
ing an illegal left turn off of North
Beulah Street.
•A Winder man was arrested Sept.
28 on a failure-to-appear warrant out
of Barrow County after a car he was
a passenger in was stopped on West
May Street due to a random policy
inquiry on the vehicle’s tag indicating
that the registration was expired and
that the female driver had a warrant
out of Effingham County. Effingham
County authorities told police not to
place a hold on the driver.
•A Winder man was arrested Sept.
29 for criminal trespass following a
domestic dispute at a 2nd Street res
idence, where he kicked in a female
roommate’s bedroom door during an
argument.
•A man reported Sept. 28 that an
unknown suspect had entered his
juvenile son’s vehicle and stolen
multiple items while the vehicle was
parked on North 5th Avenue between
Winder-Barrow High School and
First Christian Church during the
overnight hours between Sept. 24-25.
The items included a laptop, tennis
rackets, a pair of shoes, tennis bag,
duffle bag and backpack, along with
some jewelry. The total amount of
the items missing, minus the jewelry,
was estimated at $1,545, according
to the incident report.
•A Stone Mountain man was ar
rested Sept. 28 for possession and
use of drug-related objects after he
was reported as a suspicious person
at Ingles on North Broad Street. A
co-manager for the store said the
man had been acting “weird" and
had gone around to the back of the
store. Police found the man with a
glass pipe and burnt, rolled-up paper
inside it.
•A Winder man was arrested for
public intoxication and cited for an
open-container violation Sept. 27 af
ter he was reported to have been sit
ting in his truck in the parking lot of
the Shell gas station on North Broad
Street for three hours, drinking and
playing loud music. A responding of
ficer noticed several empty beer cans
in the passenger area of the vehicle,
and another officer noticed the man
attempting to hide a can upon their
arrival.
•A Tucker man was arrested Sept.
27 for possession of dangerous drugs
and also charged with misdemeanor
marijuana possession and other vio
lations after he stopped in his vehicle
at the intersection of Martin Luther
King Jr. Drive and East New Street.
The man had been stopped after near
ly getting into a head-on collision
with a police officer because he was
driving on the wrong side of the road.
The man also reportedly flicked what
was believed to be a marijuana ciga
rette out of the car. A probable-cause
search of the vehicle resulted in ille
gal narcotics, including a Carvedilol
pill and marijuana being found.
•A man reported fraudulent ac
tivity on his bank account where a
$280 check he said he did not write
was cashed. A woman whom he had
written a blank check to for help with
her children’s expenses also reported
that the check had been stolen from
her residence. The check had suppos
edly been made to a Flowery Branch
woman, though there was no proba
ble cause for forgery established at
the time of the incident report.
•A woman at an Exchange Bou
levard residence reported that her
apartment had been broken into
during the overnight hours of Sept.
26-27 while she was staying with
family in Athens, but nothing had
been taken from the location.
•A Winder man was arrested
Sept. 27 for simple assault follow
ing a domestic dispute at a Fairview
Court residence, where he reportedly
dumped some of his girlfriend's be
longings in the road during an argu
ment and threatened to hit her.
•A woman reportedly left a hair
salon on North Broad Street without
paying on Sept. 26 after she became
upset with her service. The owner
told police she wanted the woman
criminally trespassed from the salon.
Police had not made contact with the
woman at the time of the report.
•A female patient in mental dis
tress escaped from Northeast Geor
gia Medical Center Barrow on North
Broad Street on Sept. 26 and report
edly tried to step into traffic. The
woman spat in the face of a police
officer before being detained and re
turned to the hospital. Police opted
not to pursue charges against her for
simple battery against an officer and
obstruction due to her mental state.
•A Winder woman was charged
with battery Sept. 25 following a
domestic dispute at a Pinkston Farm
Road, where she scratcher her sis
ter on the neck and pulled her hair
during an argument over cleaning.
The woman was not arrested at the
time due to her being COVID-posi-
tive, but was set to be arrested at a lat
er date pending a negative test result.
•A man reported that he had re
ceived a text message and phone call
from an out-of-state number and that
a man was threatening to kill him and
his family if he didn’t pay $2,900.
The number, which was revealed to
be associated with multiple scams,
also sent text message photos of what
appeared to be murder victims to the
complainant.
•A Conyers woman was arrested
Sept. 25 for battery at a South Broad
Street business after pushing a fe
male co-worker and pulling her hair
during an altercation. The woman
told police she was tired of being
disrespected, and that led to the al
tercation.
•A Winder man was arrested in
connection with multiple entering
autos and item thefts in the Saint Ives
subdivision in the overnight hours
between Sept. 24-25. At least a dozen
residences were included in the inci
dent reports.
•A woman reported that she got
into a minor traffic accident just after
12:45 p.m. Sept. 24 with a maroon
passenger car that had pulled out in
front of her and that the car had left
the scene.
•A Winder woman was arrested
for simple assault, simple battery,
criminal trespass, fleeing/attempting
to elude police, obstruction of po
lice and criminal damage to proper
ty Sept. 23 after a dispute occurred
at an Apperson Drive residence. The
woman reportedly shoved and hit her
ex-boyfriend in the chest, threatened
to shoot him and his current girl
friend and scratched both their vehi
cles with her keys while also break
ing a perfume bottle that belonged
to the other woman. When police ar
rived at the scene, the suspect drove
off and fled before being stopped and
detained on Springdale Drive.
•A Winder man was arrested
around 11:30 a.m. Sept. 23 for driv
ing under the influence of alcohol and
misdemeanor marijuana possession
after he was reported to be asleep in
the drive-thru at Burger King on East
May Street.
•A woman reported around
11 a.m. Sept. 23 that she stopped on
North Broad Street at Bush Avenue
just before the railroad tracks and
that a tractor trailer crossed over the
tracks, drove on the gore, hit her driv
er’s side mirror and drove off without
stopping. She showed police a video
of the vehicle that showed the trailer
had a Tennessee tag.
•A Winder man was arrested Sept.
23 for driving under the influence of
alcohol after he was involved in a dis
pute at an Apperson Drive residence.
Two people reported that the man
was intoxicated and confronted them
unprovoked. The man reportedly said
he was going to kill them and jumped
a curb onto the grass in his vehicle
trying to get to them to fight them.
Sheriff’s office, police departments, GSP report recent arrests around county
The Barrow County Sher
iff’s Office, Auburn, Braselton,
Statham and Winder police de
partments and the Georgia State
Patrol reported the following
arrests around the county Sept.
27 through Oct. 3.
BCSO
•Joseph John Argo, 19, Mon
roe — misdemeanor theft by
shoplifting.
•Holly Shedd Baker, 37,
Winder — felony probation vi
olation.
•Jhostin Alexander Bardales,
18, Buford — driving without a
valid license.
•Horrace Hamilton Bearden,
24, Carrollton — driving with
a suspended or revoked license.
•Jorge Alexander Belisario,
45, Athens — driving without a
valid license.
•Keyron Pennyell Cannon,
32, Winder — misdemeanor
failure to appear and improper
left turn.
•Jessica Marie Corcoran, 41,
Winder — battery.
•Edgard A. Cordova-Valle,
27, Auburn — driving without
a valid license, consumption/
open container of alcoholic bev
erage in passenger area and tag
light violation.
•Jeremiah Isaiah Covington,
35, Winder — battery, criminal
trespass and third-degree cru
elty to children - less than 18
years of age present/hears act
of forcible felony/battery/fami
ly-violence battery.
•Jaque Rafael Crawford, 37,
Winder — hit and run - duty of
driver to stop at or return to the
scene of an accident.
•Justin Patrick-Lee Cum
mings, 20, Dacula — misde
meanor theft by shoplifting.
•Jessica Marie Daniel, 32,
Winder — felony probation
violation and two counts of
fourth-degree forgery (amount
of less than $1,500 or less than
10 checks).
•Erich Carl Durrenberg, 55,
Acworth — felony probation
violation.
•Julio Cesar Encamacion,
26, Statham — fleeing/attempt
ing to elude police, reckless
driving, misdemeanor marijua
na possession, driving with a
suspended or revoked license,
consumption/open container of
alcoholic beverage in passenger
area, expired license plate and
no insurance.
•Janet Lynn Esco, 57, Bethle
hem — loitering and prowling.
•Noe Orlando Escobar-Ve-
lasquez, 40, Auburn — four
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two counts of aggravated child
molestation.
•Mary Catherine Estep, 61,
Winder — battery and criminal
trespass (damage of $500 or
less).
•Denys Dejeu Filip, 21, Law-
renceville — two counts of fel
ony terroristic threats and acts;
possession of a firearm or knife
during the commission of or
attempt to commit certain fel
onies; simple battery; and three
counts of simple assault.
•Brenden Dwight Flood, 38,
Bethlehem — driving under the
influence of alcohol, drugs or
other intoxicating substances
and improper stopping on road
way.
•Timothy Michael Gilkes,
38, Winder — aggravated bat
tery and willful obstruction of
law enforcement officers (mis
demeanor).
•Katrina Carlene Green, 40,
Gordon — two counts of felony
probation violation.
•Meaghan Rose Gulley, 32,
Auburn — theft by taking and
criminal trespass.
•Susan Renea Harper, 51,
Winder — driving under the in
fluence of drugs.
•Leigh Anne Hatfield, 49,
Winder — possession of meth
amphetamine,
•Stacey Lynn Head, 60,
Winder — possession of meth-
amphetamine and felony theft
by receiving stolen property.
•Kristina Renae Henderson,
33, Watkinsville — misde
meanor failure to appear.
•Brian Keith Hicks, 42,
Winder — parole violation.
•Michelle Lynett Hodges, 43,
Winder — possession of meth-
amphetamine and misdemean
or theft by shoplifting.
•Jeremy Tyler Holloway, 32,
Hoschton — felony probation
violation.
•Matthew Brett Lancaster,
37, Winder — possession of
methamphetamine; hit and run
- duty of driver to stop at or re
turn to the scene of an accident;
giving a false name, address or
birthdate to a law enforcement
officer; misdemeanor failure to
appear; failure to obey a stop
sign or yield after stopping; and
no insurance.
•Jaylin Alexander Madrie,
SEX OFFENDER
Johnny
Carter
Age 49
Height: 5’5”
Sex: Male Weight: 180
Address; 550 Tanners Lane,
Bethlehem, GA 30620
Crime of Conviction:
Child Molestation
Offense Jurisdiction: Hall Co.
Risk Assessment: Level Two
19, Rex — fleeing or attempt
ing to elude a police officer for
a felony offense; driving with a
suspended or revoked license;
failure to report an accident
with injury, death or damage;
reckless driving; two counts of
driving on the wrong side of
the road; two counts of failure
to obey a traffic-control device;
improper passing; two counts
of speeding; and two counts of
headlight violation.
•Wesley Eugene Martin, 41,
Bethlehem — three counts of
felony probation violation and
driving without a valid license.
•Orlando Pierre Mathis, 33,
Winder — parole violation;
giving a false name, address or
birthdate to a law enforcement
officer; willful obstruction of
law enforcement officers (mis
demeanor); and brake light vi
olation.
•John Remy Mattox, 20,
Statham — driving without a
valid license, brake light viola
tion, headlight violation, operat
ing an unregistered vehicle and
no insurance on motorcycle.
•Michael Anthony McKay
Jr., 31, Atlanta — misdemeanor
probation violation.
•Benjamin Stewart Minish,
35, Athens — driving under the
influence of alcohol - less safe
and driving on the wrong side
of the road.
•Tito Sanchez Moon, 35,
Statham — first-degree cruel
ty to children (cause excessive
physical/mental pain), battery
and three counts of third-degree
cruelty to children (less than 18
years of age present/hears act
of forcible felony/battery/fami
ly-violence battery).
•Fadil Omerovic, 23, Winder
— misdemeanor theft by shop
lifting.
•Hasnija Omerovic, 56,
Winder — misdemeanor theft
by shoplifting.
•Zejda Omerovic, 36, Logan-
ville — misdemeanor theft by
shoplifting.
•Zachary Clayton Pierce, 27,
Monroe — misdemeanor pro
bation violation.
•Mendy Rena Powell, 42,
Monroe — felony probation
violation.
•Barbara Jeyce Prettel, 59,
Winder — battery.
•Ulises Eduardo Ramirez,
SEX OFFENDER
Kenneth
Fields
Age 49
Height: 5’11”
Sex: Male Weight: 220
Address: 331 Harvey Lokkey
Rd., Bethlehem, GA 30620
Crime of Conviction:
Child Molestation
Offense Jurisdiction: Dekalb Co.
Risk Assessment: Not Leveled
31, Bethlehem — first-degree
forgery.
•Ashley Brooke Reese, 32,
Winder — felony probation vi
olation.
•Matthew Jamon Reid, 29,
Athens — driving under the
influence of alcohol - less safe,
reckless driving, speeding in a
construction zone, consump
tion/open container of alcoholic
beverage in passenger area and
improper lane change.
•Jeremy Chad Rowe, 30,
Monroe — driving under the in
fluence of multiple substances,
reckless driving and improper
lane change/failure to maintain
a lane,
•Amanda Julie Rowland, 45,
Hartwell — driving under the
influence of multiple substanc
es.
•Shirley Saldivar-Trochez,
34, Norcross — driving with
out a valid license and illegal
U-turn.
•Isaiah Hayes Sapp, 22, Dac
ula — criminal trespass and lit
tering on public or private prop
erty or waters.
•Dominick Francis Sheerer,
36, Garden City — violation of
family-violence order.
•Robert Bolton Suttle, 42,
Auburn — felony probation
violation.
•Julian Marquis Swaizey, 30,
Snellville — felony terroristic
threats and acts.
•Demetrice Adrian Tanner,
47, Athens — child support.
•Elijah Shareem Thomas, 18,
Bainbridge — theft by taking
and criminal trespass.
•Crecencio Victorio, 47,
Statham — driving without a
valid license.
•Lisa Diann Wilson, 35,
Bethlehem — misdemeanor
probation violation.
AUBURN
•Joey Brown, 29, Law-
renceville — purchase, possess,
manufacture, distribute or sale
of marijuana and possession
and use of drug-related objects.
•Robert Vongphakdy, 35,
Bethlehem — possession of
a Schedule I controlled sub
stance, possession of a Sched
ule IV controlled substance and
improper lane change/failure to
maintain a lane.
BRASELTON
•Gregory Allen Jones, 30,
Snellville — possession of
a Schedule I controlled sub
stance.
•Bredyn Robert Lee Rose,
20, Powder Springs — posses
sion of a firearm or knife during
the commission of or attempt
to commit certain felonies;
manufacture/possess, etc. of
a controlled substance, coun
terfeit substance or marijuana
near a park or housing project;
possession of synthetic mari
juana; misdemeanor marijuana
possession; possession and use
of drug-related objects; misde
meanor theft by receiving prop
erty stolen in another state; and
speeding.
STATHAM
•Javonte Lee, 30, Decatur —
purchase, possess, manufacture,
distribute or sale of marijuana.
•Michael Maurice McK-
night, 33, Athens — receipt,
possession or transfer of firearm
by a convicted felon or felony
first offender.
•Mashayla Smith, 19, Athens
— possession of a Schedule I
controlled substance and pos
session and use of drug-related
objects.
WINDER
•Evan William Abbott, 21,
Buford — possession and use
of drug-related objects.
•Donald Eugene Abernathy,
39, Winder — felony proba
tion violation, misdemeanor
marijuana possession, and pos
session and use of drug-related
objects.
•Susan Nicole Bailey, 33,
Monroe — possession of meth
amphetamine, false imprison
ment, simple assault, willful
obstruction of law enforcement
officers (misdemeanor) and
criminal trespass (damage of
$500 or less).
•Jordan Kreon Bell, 25,
Winder — misdemeanor failure
to appear.
•August Joseph Bellardine,
46, Winder—driving under the
influence of alcohol, drugs or
other intoxicating substances;
improper lane change/failure to
maintain a lane; and no insur
ance.
•Randriques Fernandez But
ler, 32, Winder—driving under
the influence of alcohol, drugs
or other intoxicating substances
and improper lane change/fail-
SEX OFFENDER
Victor
Koo
Age 34
Height: ST
lie Weight: 152
Address: 307 6th Avenue,
Winder, GA 30680
Crime of Conviction: Child
Molestation, Computer Pornography
Offense Jurisdiction: Gwinnett Co.
Risk Assessment: Not Leveled
SEX OFFENDER
Matthew
Smith
Age 28
Height: 6’0”
Sex: Male Weight: 195
Address: 194 Giles Road,
Winder, GA 30680
Crime of Conviction:
Child Molestation
Offense Jurisdiction: Walton Co.
Risk Assessment: Sexually
Dangerous Predator
ure to maintain a lane.
•Irene Lara Campos, 40,
Winder — driving without a
valid license.
•Tyler Michael Clark, 26,
Winder — public drunkenness
and open-container violation.
•James Robert Driggers, 37,
Winder — possession of meth
amphetamine and possession
and use of chug-related objects.
•Travis Denard Flanigan,
40, Winder — sale of cocaine,
felony probation violation, mis
demeanor marijuana possession
and willful obstruction of law
enforcement officers (misde
meanor).
•Brandon Richard Gerwig,
38, Winder — simple assault.
•Tommie Joshua Hulsey, 32,
Gainesville — misdemeanor
failure to appear.
•Jason Lynn Johnson, 20,
Winder — reckless driving.
•Orlando Marques Lee, 35,
Statham — possession of a
Schedule I or n controlled sub
stance.
•Joshua Chad Morgan, 40,
Winder — public drunkenness.
•Thomas Matthew Morgan,
22, Winder — criminal tres
pass.
•Kenneth Lee Padrick, 38,
Bethlehem — felony interfer
ence with government property,
disorderly conduct and simple
assault.
•Kenneth Von Shoats, 53,
Tucker — sale, distribution or
possession of dangerous chugs,
misdemeanor marijuana pos
session, chugs to be kept in
original container and improper
lane change/failure to maintain
a lane.
•Gage Zoe Smith, 30, Ath
ens — misdemeanor probation
violation.
•Jonathan Douglas Smith,
49, Winder — misdemeanor
theft by shoplifting.
•Aaron Thomas Snell, 29,
Winder — possession and use
of chug-related objects.
•Kenya Lavaine Taylor, 43,
Winder — robbery and aggra
vated assault.
GSP
•Jackson M. Ridgeway, 27,
Winder — driving under the
influence of alcohol - less safe,
open-container violation, driv
ing without license on person
and headlight violation.
SEX OFFENDER
Michael R.
Smith
Age 36
Height: 6’4”
Sex: Male Weight: 210
Address: 194 Giles Road,
Winder, GA 30680
Crime of Conviction:
Child Molestation
Offense Jurisdiction: Gwinnett Co.
Risk Assessment: Not Leveled