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A6 Fayette County News Wednesday, March 15,2023 Sheriff Reports Arrests Recent arrests and charges reported by Fayette County Sheriffs Office in clude the following: Jahmar K. Biggs — drug possession/sale / manufac ture and misdemeanor pos session of marijuana less than one ounce. Bryan C. Lewis — pos session of firearm/knife during commission of a crime; drug possession/sale / manufac ture, along with misde meanors driving with suspended license and tex ting while driving (Youthful Offender Act). Donald P. Newton — bench warrant (failure to appear). Jeremiah M Spence — two counts of felony proba tion/parole violation. Justin B. Willoughby — felony probation/parole violation. Dontae J. Coleman — two counts of felony proba tion/parole violation. Stephen M. Farrow — drug possession/sale/man ufacture and misdemeanor failure to yield for emer gency vehicle. Kendarrius Joiner — two counts of entering auto and misdemeanor theft by taking. Adrian K. Barker — sen tenced on previous offense and bench warrant (failure to appear). Johnathon W. Casey — felony probation/parole violation. Jeffrey A. Remmington — falsification of VIN or registration plate. Omar Roberts — sen tenced on previous offense. Andrew T. Stone — fel ony probation/parole vio lation. Justin J. Alex — entic ing a child for indecent, statutory rape, child moles tation. Zainab Ajao — theft by shoplifting. Mitchell D Burk — fel ony probation/parole vio lation. Roleah Elliott — forgery in the first degree, along with the following misde meanor charges: two counts of giving false name to officer, two counts of driving with suspended li cense, two counts of ob scured/missing license plate, expired/no license plate/decal, no driver’s li cense on person, and com mercial vehicle equipment violation. Philip J. Griffths — sen tenced on previous offense. Randall H. Hester — bench warrant (failure to appear). Randy C. Johnson — felony probation/parole violation. Tyrell M. Murray — two counts of drug possession/sale / manufac ture, possession of fire arm/knife during commission of crime, along with misdemeanor charges for possession/use of drug related objects, possession of marijuana less than one ounce. Alexis J. Serrentino — sentenced on previous of fense. Wendy P. Smith — RICO Act, conspiracy to de fraud a political subdivi sion, false statements and writings. Anthony A. Turbe — simple battery, unlawful acts of violence in a penal institution. Jason L. Vandercook — criminal interference of government property. Russell B. Vandiver — bench warrant (failure to appear). 0> FRONT EXTERIOR ELEVATION L EB EH > ;>/ REAR EXTERIOR ELEVATION £ r~\ LEFT EXTERIOR ELEVATION j5 0 RIGHT EXTERIOR ELEVATION 1 Exterior elevations rendering of the incoming Fayette County Animal Shelter Courtesy of Fayette County BOC Investigation, Continued from Front ment for its diligence, swiftness, and transpar ency when it came to the investigation process, as well as keeping citizens as informed as possible. “I just want to share my sincere thanks and appre ciation to the Peachtree City Police Department and the way they con ducted their business dur ing a very tragic incident, the murder of a 15-year- old girl in Peachtree City just last week,” Learnard said. “Some of our officers worked [30 or more hours] straight so that they could be sure to appre hend the suspects and they did.” Learnard highlighted how the apprehension of suspects Jacobean Brown, Yeshua Mathis, and Justus Smith brought “tremen dous closure to Gesswin’s family and to the Peach tree City community.” “All I can say is thank you. Peachtree City has the most professional police organization anywhere, and I am very apprecia tive,” Learnard said. “In the coming weeks, Peach tree City will have the op portunity to re-examine our staffing levels and our salaries, and I will make it a priority to be sure that our police department is more than adequately ap preciated and compen sated.” Learnard reassures that not only will the police department be examined, but also all public safety officers, city staff, and sup port staff will be re-ex amined and compensated for their “hard work.” She closed by saying that Peachtree City is “second to none.” Commission, Continued from Front ating the request and those who contributed to the final document. “We had a stakeholder group involved in all the leg work here with all these documents, includ ing purchasing. Ted Bur gess was involved from the very beginning, our county administrator, as well as our county intern and our project leader on this,” ex plained Tigert. Commissioner Charles Rousseau voted against the request as funding could be used toward something “more press ing” in the community. “This obviously looks like it’s going to go for ward. (Considering) how many dollars have been expended and everything, I don’t support the use of the dollars, and I’ll be vot ing nay. Not saying it’s not needed. I understand that,” explained Rousseau. Naghise, Continued from Front House for my leadership and support,” Naghise explained. People like Wan Smith, who was a friend and worked alongside Naghise, commented on her character and how she was a valuable asset to the workplace. “She was an extraordi nary servant leader, an extraordinary and multi faceted leader, who didn't start or stop with the legislature. She was a reg ular person, but she knew everybody,” said Smith. Naghise was a certi fied fraud examiner and was involved in many other work endeavors, in cluding owning T & C Transportation Enter prises, a trucking com pany. She earned a bach elor's degree in political science from Clayton State University and completed studies at Emory University to be come a board-certified paralegal. She was in the process of earning her master's degree in strate gic leadership devel opment from Clayton State University. Naghise is survived by her husband and chil dren. Animal Shelter, Continued from Front properly taken care of, ac cording to a Fayette County officials. “I’m glad we are mov ing forward,” commented Collins. “I hope the new fa cility meets the needs of the community for a long time to come... without the community and [board of commissioners], we wouldn’t have gotten this far.” The shelter will care for dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, and guinea pigs, among other animals. From left are Peachtree City Police Chief Janet Moon and Assistant Chief Matt Myers. Leah Banks/Fayette News Broder, Continued from A4 children a voice and to fight for them. People will often ask about how being a woman in this position affects my job. Ultimately, it does not. The job of district attorney is a difficult one, period, no matter your gender. You are expected to make tough choices that affect victims, defendants, and the public. These are decisions that deeply affect the men and Harper, Continued from A4 House Speaker Jon Burns put his endorsement at the unveiling of House Bill 520, addressing the shortage of workers and facilities in Georgia’s mental health treatment network. The bill would expand student loan forgiveness programs for women in my offices. These are decisions that affected those in this job before me. I am proud of my team and the passion with which they do their job. I do believe that I have a duty to mentor young women, and I spend a good bit of time doing it. I try to set an example for these girls by just waking up in the morning and trying to do the right thing. I also ex plain to them that we all have the capability to change the world, one per mental health workers, as well as create new crisis sta bilization units in the At lanta area, Columbus, and Dublin. The bill was sponsored by Reps. Todd Jones (R- Cumming) and Mary Mar garet Oliver (D-Decatur). It passed the House 174-0 and also awaits post-crossover day action in the Senate. son at a time. If we all focused on doing the right thing and trying to improve the life of one person at a time, what a powerful force we could be! As the mother of a young daughter, I am pleased to see more and more oppor tunities open for women and girls, and I am proud to play my small part in help ing to open some of those doors. I want to end by thanking the women and men who are supporting women who made and are Another note should be made about each of these bills, and the legislative pro cess in general. For those who consume political “news” as entertainment from their favorite left- or right-leaning cable network or internet site, they might be surprised to see that the votes on these bills were nearly unanimous. They making history. Thank you to so many of you out there that believed in me and supported me over the years. Thank you to my staff for all that you do. Thank you to my husband, who is my biggest cham pion. Thank you to the women in my life that in spire me every day, and thank you all for giving me the opportunity to serve. Be kind to one another, and I will have an update on trials across the circuit in my next column. may also find it surprising that Democrats, such as Rep. Oliver, have strong roles in shaping and passing significant legislation. This is actually more routine than not, and one of the many ways state legisla tures often differ from the chambers of Congress that look the same, but often op erate very differently. Geor- Bernard, Continued from A4 needed projects are always delayed. We must make needed investments. So, the only reasonable way to determine which gov ernmental programs should be reduced or expanded is to perform objective cost-benefit analysis, as stated above. And when we carefully examine these SPLOST expenditures, they rank very highly. Each of the projects above will make life better for our citizens. gia has a citizen legislature, filled with experts in their own fields. Legislators get to know each other quickly and figure out who under stands the problems at hand, then vet proposals to fix them. Consensus doesn’t gen erate outrage, and outrage is what generates viewer- ship and internet clicks. It is my fervent hope that this SPLOST is approved by our voters. And that our next one includes road improve ments to fix the traffic conges tion along Highway 54 in Peachtree City, affecting all residents of this county. We must not let ourselves be overcome with apathy and alienation. Our world will not become better unless we are all involved in enacting posi tive change. I will be voting for SPLOST on March 21; I hope you do, as well. While most observing “pol itics” remain transfixed on the Washington-generated fight du jour, Georgia’s rep resentatives are tackling real problems - often work ing across the aisle to do so. Then, they return home knowing that there will be more challenges to face next year, and they’ll return ready to do it again. Ludwig, Continued from A4 wear - oh, I don’t know... 28 years ago -1 left at home. Poor eyesight doesn’t al ways explain everything, ho wever; things like eating boiled shrimp with the shells still attached or pop ping a Starburst candy in my mouth without taking it out of the wrapper. Or pour ing creamer in a glass of milk instead of a cup of cof fee. Or eating decorative potpourri, mistaking it for a bowl of snacks. None of that happened to me, of course. Those were all my friend Al’s doings, who, by the way, doesn’t have any problems with his eyesight. That’s because he’s an optometrist. They’re Magoo-worthy moments, of course, but they have noth ing to do with his vision. I’m not sure what exactly, but I assure you he can see just fine. As for me, I’ve had my fair share of “Oh, Magoo, you’ve done it again” mo ments as well. Only mine aren’t anything like Al’s. Mine have repercussions besides causing digestive is sues: •I accidentally cut myself so often that I have a can of blood clotting spray in both of our garages and on all three levels of my house. I also have a can in the glove box of all our cars. You might say the spray is my American Express card: I never leave home without it. •I trip over things all the time. What kind of things? Every things. •I’m constantly dropping stuff, bumping into walls, and losing my balance. •I make mistakes when I’m behind the wheel of an automobile, like - well, driv ing the wrong way down one-way streets. I’ll leave it at that. If there are any more, you’ll likely be reading about them. Or see ing it on the news. I don’t think any of them are due to my failing eye sight, however. There’s got to be some other reason. Maybe: •I’m now a certified klutz. •I’m losing my motor control. •I’m losing my mind. Hopefully, I’ll get to the bottom of this soon. A good start, of course, would be to start wearing the glasses I’ve had lying around here somewhere for 28 years. And I plan to... if I happen to see them.
