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Friday, June 2,2017 Lake Oconee News Page A7 GREENE COUNTY South Carolina couple arrested on drug charges T. Michael Stone michael@lakeoconeenews.us A South Carolina couple took a detour to the Greene County jail after being stopped for speeding near Siloam. According to an incident report obtained from the Greene County Sheriffs Office, Deputy Joshua Wilson used a laser to determine that a white Jaguar was traveling in excess of 90 miles per hour on 1-20 last Saturday afternoon. Wilson conducted a traffic stop on the Jaguar and noticed that the driver appeared to be trying to light a cigarette and the female passen ger was moving around quite a bit. Wilson made contact with the occupants at the passenger side window, and Wilson said he could smell an alcoholic beverage. Wilson told the driver, later identified as Leter Benefield, 58, of Columbia, South Carolina, that he had stopped him for speeding. Wilson asked Benefield to step to the front of the patrol car and asked him how much he had to drink. Benefield said he had three drinks of liquor. Benefield said he didn’t have any open containers of alcohol in the car. Wilson also asked the passenger, later identified as Trina Melissa Blount, 55, also of Columbia, South Carolina, to step to the front of the patrol. By this time, two other deputies had arrived to assist Wilson. Wilson got permission from Benefield to search the vehicle and said he noticed the smell of mar ijuana as he was conducting his search. Wilson asked Benefield if he had any marijuana and learned that Blount had some in her purse, ac cording to the incident report. Wilson located the purse, unzipped it and found a red con tainer with a green leafy sub stance, possibly marijuana. Wilson also found a rolled-up dollar bill with a white powdery substance on it suspected to be cocaine. Blount and Benefield were both arrested and charged with possession of cocaine and posses sion of marijuana (less than one ounce). Benefield was also cited for speeding. Lake Country Crime Reports GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Laurie M. Feathers, 49, of Swords Road in Greensboro was arrested May 22 and charged with simple assault. Erwin Gerard Jordan, 48, of Greensboro was arrested May 22 and charged with DUI and driving on the wrong side of the road. Thomas Cole Stephens, 26 was arrested May 24 on an active warrant. Mary Frances Wood, 20 of Watksinville was arrested May 25 and charged with violation of the Georgia controlled substances act, possession of marijuana (less than an ounce), possession of drug related objects, drugs not in original container and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime. Jordan Caleb Hudspetch, 27, of Greensboro was arrested May 25 and charged with violation of the Georgia controlled substances act, possession of marijuana (less than an ounce), possession of drug related objects, drugs not in original container and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime. speeding, possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana (less than one ounce). Trina Melisssa Blount, 55, of Columbia, South Carolina, was arrested May 27 and charged with possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana (less than one ounce). Mario Calvin Sweat, 31, of Greensboro was arrested May 27 on a child support warrant. Harrions Gray Dehart, 22, of Macon was arrested May 29 and charged with driving with a suspended license and driving too fast for conditions. GREENSBORO POLICE On Monday, May 22, officers responded to 1502 Airport Road, Greensboro, in reference to an alarm activation. All windows and doors were secured. On Friday, May 26, officers responded to 315 East Broad Street, Greensboro, in reference to an alarm activation. All windows and doors were secured. On Friday, May 26, officers responded to 1030 Silver Drive, Greensboro, in reference to an alarm activation. All windows and doors were secured. 4400 Veazey Road, Greensboro, and Orlando Devashea Hubert, 133 Robbins Circle, Greensboro, were involved in a verbal altercation that lead Tripp to flashing a knife at Hubert and lead to Hubert smashing several windows out Tripp's vehicle with a belt buckle along with striking Tripp on the forearm. The investigation determined both Tripp and Hubert would have warrants issued for their arrest. Warrants were secured for battery and criminal damage to property for Hubert and simple assault for Tripp. On Sunday, May 21, officers arrested Robert Parson of 3140 Hwy 45, Pineville, South Carolina for for public drunkenness. On Friday, May, officers arrested Rod-Driez Tripp of 512 School House Street, Greensboro, on a warrant for simple battery. On Sunday, May 28, officers arrested Brenton Leonard Robbins of 420 Richland Avenue, Greensboro on a warrant for probation violation. On Saturday, May 27, officers arrested Andrew Washington of 802 Dolvin Ave, Union Point for DUI, open container, failure to maintain lane and driving while license suspended/revoked. Sydney Rister Hudspetch, 23, of Greensboro was arrested May 25 and charged with violation of the Georgia controlled substances act, possession of marijuana (less than an ounce), possession of drug related objects, drugs not in original container and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime. Ronald Bernard Shelton, 22, of Greensboro was arrested May 25 on a Clarke County warrant. Donald Lester Benefield, 58, of Columbia, South Carolina, was arrested May 27 and charged with On Sunday, May 21, officers responded to 1150 Pool Road Lot 13, Greensboro, in reference to a verbal argument between Betty Meredith and Monique Sherrell Hall. Meredith advised that Hall came to her residence, started an argument about her calling the land owner on her for staying over in the trailer park and having some relatives over on vacant lot. No physical contact was made. On Tuesday, May 16, officers responded to 405 South Walnut St. (1st Base), Greensboro, in reference to criminal damage to property. Sidney Nelson Tripp Jr., For the week of May 21-27, the Greensboro Police Department responded to 5 accidents and 29 citations were issued. Segars Continued from A4 around for more than 60 years with Red Smith and Tom Gregory first conceiv ing the idea back in 1952. Smith worked as director of the equine program at the Georgia Department of Agriculture in Atlanta for many years, and, as a strong supporter of the state’s 4-H program, is credited for the establishment of Rock Eagle. Gregory was owner and managing editor of The Eatonton Messenger before moving to Atlanta to become executive secre tary to Governor Marvin Griffin. He began to once again write his popular columns after moving back to his hometown in 1992. Professional floatbuilders from Thomasville con structed eight to 10 parade floats for the inaugural event, and the U. S. Army and Air Force provided marching bands. More than 100 cows were cor ralled onto the courthouse lawn as Governor Herman Talmadge addressed the large crowd from the courthouse platform. Neva Jane Langley of Macon, the reigning Miss America, crowned the local pageant winners and, in later years, Lee Ann Meriwether and Sharon Kay Ritchie came to the festival during their time as Miss America. Original events included cattle, pet and talent shows. Class reunions, rodeos, barrel racing and tours of homes and farms were scheduled. There was a Women’s Day salute and popular street dance on Madison Avenue in front of Blackwell’s Fur niture Store. There was a greased pig chase and local boys attempted to retrieve paper money attached to the top of a tall utility pole behind the courthouse. And, most amazingly, four of Georgia’s governors once sat on the speakers’ platform at the same time during the 1960s: Marvin Griffin, Ernest Vandiver, Carl Sanders and Lester Maddox. The Pilot Club of Eatonton has done a re markable job sponsoring Putnam’s Dairy Festival for decades. This hercule an effort has been accom plished with support from Eatonton and Putnam of ficials. As for the future of Putnam’s Dairy Festival, nobody knows for certain what lies ahead. The number of Putnam County dairies peaked at around 220 sometime in the 1950s. We now have around 20 generational dairy farms left as owners have turned to beef pro duction, sold their land or retired. Moreover, we continue to see changes in population growth and the local economy. Our agricultural region is fast transforming into a prime destination for tourism, retiree relocation and a destination for visitors who are interested in the arts and history, recreation and outdoor sports. Change is not only on the horizon, it is here at hand. It’s literally high noon and decisions must to be made. We can lament the decline in the dairy industry and watch the fading away of the annual Dairy Festival. Or, we can roll up our sleeves and assist in re-branding and re-ener gizing a historic event into something that provides even greater economic benefit for Putnam County ... and all of Lake Country. 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