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6A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, May 4,2022
Authorities arrest theft
suspects near outlet mall
By Julia Fechter
jfechter@dawsonnews.com
Officers from the
Cumming Police
Department arrested two
Atlanta men this past
Saturday in connection
with a theft outside of the
North Georgia Premium
Outlets.
Ronnie Alexander Jones
Jr, 28, and Delonzo
Damon Wayne Nisby, 29,
were arrested and turned
over to the Dawson
County Sheriff’s Office
the evening of April 23.
Nisby has been charged
with a felony count each
of entering auto, theft by
taking, possession of fire
arm during commission of
a crime and second-degree
criminal damage to prop
erty, while Jones was
charged with felony enter
ing auto and theft by tak
ing for allegedly being the
party to a crime.
Both men received one
misdemeanor count of
stalking. Jones was
released on April 25 on a
$11,200 bond, and Nisby
was released today, April
26, on a $22,200 bond.
DCSO warrants specify
that the alleged crimes
took place between 3:30
and 4:30 p.m. in the outlet
mail’s parking lot.
According to the stalk
ing warrants, Jones was
driving the vehicle
he and Nisby were
in when they fol
lowed the victim
from Saks Phipps
Plaza in Atlanta to
the outlet mall
area in Dawson
County. Nisby’s
stalking warrant
accuses him of fol
lowing the victim
after watching her
make a purchase
from the plaza’s
Louis Vuitton
store.
After following
the victim to the
Tory Burch store and
watching her enter, Nisby
allegedly followed the vic
tim to the Tory Burch
store area and waited until
after she entered the busi
ness to smash the window
of her Nissan Murano,
about $500 in damages,
and take two Louis
Vuitton purses worth
$4,247 from the vehicle.
Nisby allegedly had a
Glock handgun with him
during that time. Jones is
alleged to have been in the
vicinity while the break-in
occurred.
In a Saturday post,
Cumming PD posted
about the search and
apprehension of the sus
pects. At 4:15 p.m. on
April 23, DCSO notified
the Forsyth County
Sheriff’s Office
and CPD of the
theft. DCSO pro
vided the other
officers with
detailed descrip
tions of the sus
pects, their vehicle
and the items
taken.
Then about 10
minutes later, CPD
Officer Dailey saw
a car matching
DCSO’s descrip
tion traveling
south on Ga. 400
near Exit 15.
A traffic stop
was conducted, and offi-
cers subsequently
searched the vehicle after
the driver gave consent.
They found specific items
that linked Jones and
Nisby to the crime as well
as items belonging to the
victim. Both men were
then arrested.
Dawson County Sheriff
Jeff Johnson thanked CPD
and FCSO for the “speedy
assistance in helping catch
these suspects” as part of a
follow-up Facebook post.
CPD’s post also com
mended Officer Dailey
and the “teamwork
between multiple law
enforcement agencies in
order to put two theft sus
pects in jail and [to] be
able to return property to a
victim of a crime.”
Nisby
Amicalola EMC awards $140K in scholarships
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
This week, Amicalola EMC awarded
$140,000 in college scholarships to high
school seniors from several local counties
during the annual Amicalola EMC youth
awards banquet.
According to a press release by
Amicalola EMC, the banquet was held on
April 27 at Chattahoochee Technical
College in Jasper and honored 140 high
school seniors from Dawson, Cherokee,
Gilmer, Lumpkin and Pickens counties.
Each senior received a $1000 scholarship.
About 400 seniors, parents, school
administrators, Amicalola EMC staff
members and board of director members
were present at the banquet. The scholar
ships were all funded using unclaimed
property, the release said, in accordance
with O.C.G.A. 44-12-236.
“Amicalola EMC continues to support
our youth, our schools and our communi
ties,” the release said. “We’re extremely
proud of the accomplishments of these
high school students and wish them every
success as they continue their education.”
Photo courtesy of Amicalola EMC
On April 27, Amicalola EMC honored 140 seniors with $1000 scholarships
during the organization's annual youth awards banquet.
Dawson County Retired Educators holds meeting
By staff reports
Dawson County Retired Educators met
at the Dawson County High School
College and Career Academy on April 19.
Terry Hammond, Lori Grant, Amy
Smith, and Kristi Moore welcomed the
group and provided information regarding
programs offered onsite.
Three FCCLA students will be compet
ing nationally in San Diego for their bak
ing and culinary talents. DCREA was able
to donate $300 toward their trip expenses.
Following a wonderful lunch prepared by
the culinary students, members were able
to tour the facility.
The next meeting will be held Tuesday,
May 17 at 11 AM in City Park.
Installation of officers will be a part of the
meeting.
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Photo courtesy of DCREA
On April 19, the Dawson County Retired Educators held their April meeting
at the Dawson County High School College and Career Academy.
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