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Leesburg Police
Files Weekly Report
Chief Charles Moore of the
Leesburg Police Department
reports that officers worked
several cases and incidents re
cently including cases involv
ing criminal trespass, operat
ing motor vehicle approaching
emergency vehicle, theft by
taking, driving away without
rendering payment for fuel and
wanted person.
Prentis Young was charged
September 5 with criminal
trespass by Sgt. David Turner.
Young was at a residence
in the 100 block of Magno
lia Street where he was not
that someone had stolen her
screen door from the front of
her apartment.
A complainant, that resides
in the 200 block of Firetower
Road, reported that to Major
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Photo by Derryl Quinn
Chief Deputy Dennis Parker examines site where baby’s body was found.
Infant’s Body Found Near Creek
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office and
the GBI are investigating the death of a
full-term black baby girl.
According to Chief Deputy Dennis
Parker, a Department of Correction
prison work detail that was cutting
bushes on the right of way of State
Highway 118 found the baby’s body in
a garbage bag. The body was located at
2:40 p.m. on Thursday, September 1 on
the creek bank where it had been was
thrown from the bridge. The bridge is
about three miles from Smithville.
The baby had been dressed and the
umbilical cord was tied. The GBI sent
the body to the state crime lab to deter
mine the cause and time of death. DNA
will be taken from the baby that will be
used in identifying the mother.
Chief Parker asked that anyone that
has any information concerning the
baby or information about the mother to
contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office
or the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Sentences Issued In
Magistrate Court
wanted. He busted out a win
dow and left the scene. He was
located at the intersection of
Palm Street and Cedar Street
where he was arrested.
Jennifer Ann Dorminey, of
1801 Queens Drive, Albany,
was charged September 4 with
operating motor vehicle ap
proaching emergency vehicle.
Cpl. Robert A. Anglin was at a
traffic stop with Capt. Mathis
on the bypass when he ob
served Dorminey fail to slow
down and change lanes when
approaching an emergency
vehicle and made a traffic stop.
While talking to Dorminey,
Cpl. Anglin could smell an
alcoholic beverage on her
breath. She tested positive on
the alco-sensor was arrested.
She was charged by Cpl.
Anglin with operating motor
vehicle approaching emer
gency vehicle and possession
and consumption of alcohol by
a minor (under 21).
Cpl. Robert Anglin worked a
theft by taking September 3 in
the 100 block of Kinchafoonee
Drive. The victim reported
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Chief Magistrate Jim
Thurman issued sentences in
Lee County Magistrate Court
August 25, 2005 for county
ordinance violators.
Tracey Lamar Jenkins, of
130 N. Cleveland Ave. Apt
B, Albany, charged with theft
by shoplifting, pled not guilty
to theft by shoplifting and
requested a bench trail. The
court found the defendant
guilty and he was sentenced to
12 months in jail which may
be served on probation all
except 90 days and pay a fine
in the amount of $1300.00.
Damion Jamil Moate,
of 903 West Young Street,
Sylvester, charged with theft
by shoplifting, pled not guilty
to theft by shoplifting and
requested a bench trail. The
court found the defendant
guilty and he was sentenced to
12 months in jail which may
be served on probation all
except 2 days and pay a fine
in the amount of $540.00 and
complete 40 hours of commu
nity service.
Donna Mosley, of 798
Eagle Pond Road, Smithville,
charged with criminal tres
pass and disorderly conduct
(obstruction of an officer). The
defendant pled guilty to crimi
nal trespass and was sentenced
12 months in jail which may
be served on probation all
except 69 days. The defendant
plead guilty to disorderly
conduct (obstruction of an of
ficer) and was sentenced to 12
months on probation.
Shannon Hammock, of 191
West Doublegate, charged
with animal at large and fail
ure to appear. The defendant’s
charges of animal at large and
failure to appear were nolle
prosequi by the prosecutor.
Latravious Jones, of 1918
West Highland Ave., Albany,
charged with criminal tres
pass, pled guilty to criminal
trespass and was sentenced to
12 months in jail which may
be served on probation all ex
cept three days and pay a fine
in the amount of $540.00.
Cindy S. Barfield, of 146
Palmer Road, Leesburg, was
charged with Disorderly Con
duct. The defendant’s charges
of disorderly conduct was
nolle prosequi by the prosecu
tor.
Leonard Dowdell, of 114
Paul Street, Smithville,
charged with deposit ac
count fraud, pled guilty to
deposit account fraud and was
sentenced to 12 months in
jail which may be served on
probation and pay a fine in the
amount of $160.00 and pay
restitution in the amount of
$64.00.
Cindy M Williams, of 539
N. Westover Blvd. Apt. 1602,
Albany, was charged with
deposit account fraud. The
defendant’s charge of de
posit account fraud was nolle
prosequi by the prosecutor.
Joseph John Moffitt, of 723
Stocks Dairy Road, Leesburg,
was charged with deposit
account fraud. A cash bond
in the amount of $263.39 was
forfeited.
Billy Caine Williams, of
2204 G Champaign Lane,
Albany, was charged with De
posit Account Fraud. A cash
bond in the amount of $280.79
was forfeited.
Connie Dorough, of 2333
Whispering Pines Apt-2,
Albany, was charged with
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Members of VOCA along with Assistant Director of Lee County Library, Gloria
Barton, were present at Lee County High School on August 30 as Mayor Bob
Boney signed a proclamation declaring September as Library Card Sign-Up
Month in Leesburg.
The Smartest Card
is at your Library
Special to the Ledger
It is not coincidence that
National Library Card Sign
up month comes in September
when school is back in ses
sion. The Amer
ican Library
Association and
local librar
ies around the
country remind parents that a
library card is the most impor
tant school supply of all and
the smartest card a student
can own. To promote Library
Card Sign-Up Month and
“The Smartest Card at your
library campaign, Lee County
Public Library and VOCA
are sponsoring a library card
drive through
. ,. ....... the month of
PINES September at
Lee County
High School.
During September, LCHS
students have the opportunity
to get a PINES library card
at school. VOCA and Lee
County Public Library have
set a goal of signing up 500
students for library cards.
Students to Participate
in Statewide Testing
Special to the Ledger
Lee County students will be involved in
testing the week of September 12 - 16, 2005.
Students in grades 3, 5, and 8 will be admin
istered the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS).
Also on September 12-16, 2005, eleventh
and twelfth graders will take content areas
of the Georgia High School Graduation Test
(GHSGT) not previously passed. High school
students need to pre-register for these tests.
Students are encouraged to do their very
best on these tests. The results are used for
evaluation purposes. During the testing
program, please urge students to get plenty
of rest and to eat a nutritious breakfast before
leaving home.
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September
15 at 5:00
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Volume XXVIII - Number 2
Leesburg, Georgia - - September 7,2005
Fifty Cents
The LeS County Ledger
Your Hometown Source Of Local News
Hometown newspaper of Randy and Sue Luckie
Property Taxes
To Increase By
21.5 Percent
The Lee County Board
of Commissioners adopted
a millage rate during their
meeting Tuesday night, Sep
tember 6, which will require
an increase in property taxes
by 21.5 percent.
The budget adopted by the
Lee County Board of Com
missioners requires a millage
rate higher than the rollback
millage rate. Therefore,
before the Lee County Board
of Commissioners may set
a final millage rate, Georgia
law requires that three public
hearings be held to allow
the public an opportunity to
express their opinions on this
increase.
All concerned citizens are
invited to the public hear
ings on this tax increase to
be held at the Administra
tion Building located at 104
Leslie Highway, next to the
courthouse in Leesburg on
Wednesday, September 14 and
Monday, September 19. Those
public hearings will be held at
6:00 p.m.
The commissioners will
hold a public hearing on the
property tax increase and
adopt the final millage rate on
Thursday, September 29.