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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020
THE JACKSON HERALD
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Public Safety
JCSO - Incidents
Jefferson man holds prowler at gun point
A Jefferson man reported
someone was breaking into
his residence and he was
holding the man at gun point.
When an officer with the
Jackson County Sheriff’s Of
fice arrived at the residence
on Winder Hwy., Jefferson,
the complainant was hold
ing an AR-15 pointed at the
ground and was standing near
Frank Jerome McKnight, 67,
37 Carolyn St., Auburn.
McKnight said he owns
a business and part of what
he does is locate abandoned
properties to see if he could
purchase them, restore and
re-sell them.
McKnight said he went
to check an outbuilding and
when he opened the door an
alarm went off and he closed
the door and went to the front
of the residence to leave.
The complainant said he
had been having issues with
people coming onto his prop
erty and stealing items from
the residence and the out
buildings.
McKnight was charged
with loitering or prowling.
COMMERCE
Incidents reported to the
JCSO in Commerce were:
•accident with a deer on
Interstate 85 North, Com
merce.
•information at a Gober
Dr., Commerce, residence,
where a man reported a
woman whom he had sent
nude photos of himself to
had threatened to send them
to everyone in his contact list
if he didn’t send her $200.
•damage to property at a
Hickory Dr., Commerce, res
idence, where a man reported
his son woke him up and told
him he saw a man attempt to
steal his vehicle out of the
driveway.
•assist medical unit at a
Ridgeway Church Rd., Com
merce. residence, where a
drug overdose was reported.
•dispute at a Yar-
brough-Ridgeway Rd., Com
merce. location, where a man
reported his girlfriend’s son
“threatened him with a base
ball bat.”
•information at Tanger
Outlets, Steven B. Tanger
Blvd., Commerce, where a
woman believed her vehicle
might have been stolen. The
vehicle was located in the
parking lot.
•information at a White
Hill School Rd., Commerce,
residence.
•theft by shoplifting at
Ralph Lauren-Polo, Steven
B. Tanger Blvd., Commerce,
where an employee reported
a man stole over $1,200 in
clothing items from the store.
•information at a Wa
terwheel Dr.. Commerce,
where a woman reported her
husband, whom she has a
Temporary Protective Order
(TPO) against was driving
by her house.
•assist motorist on Steven
B. Tanger Blvd., Commerce,
where a tractor-trailer was
parked in the roadway.
•death investigation
(non-murder) at a White
School Rd., Commerce, res
idence, where a man was
found unresponsive in his
front yard.
•assist medical unit at a
Bolton-Gordon Rd.. Com
merce. residence, where a
man had fallen.
•agency assist at a Water
works Rd., Commerce, resi
dence.
•assist Commerce Police
Department personnel on
Homer Rd. Commerce.
•assist Georgia State Pa
trol on Maysville Rd.. Com
merce. where a traffic acci
dent was reported.
•assist motorist on Inter
state 85 South, Commerce.
•theft by taking at a Wa
terwheel Dr.. Commerce,
residence, where a woman
reported the theft of a watch
from a safe in her son’s
house.
JEFFERSON
Incidents reported to the
JCSO in Jefferson were:
•dispute at a Links Blvd.,
Jefferson, residence, between
a man and his son.
•basic rules violation,
Driving Under the Influence
(DUI) of alcohol and failure
to maintain lane on Jefferson
River Rd. at Trotters Ridge,
See JCSO, page 6A
Jackson County Jail Log
Recent arrests made in county
Jefferson PD
Hit and run
reported at
Kubota plant
An employee at Kubota reported a
hit and run in the parking lot.
The complainant told Jefferson Po
lice Department officers he parked his
vehicle in the parking lot on McClure
Industrial Pkwy. on Saturday, Decem
ber 19, at 6 a.m. and when he came
back to his vehicle around 4 p.m. there
was a dent and scratches on the driv
er’s door.
OTHER INCIDENTS
Other incidents recently reported to
the JPD were:
•information report where a woman
reported her employer has had their
work email hacked and money taken
from her employer’s payroll account.
She said the payroll department ad
vised they received an email a few
weeks ago requesting that her pay be
deposited into another account. The
complainant said she notified the com
pany of the fraud and they also filed a
police report.
•miscellaneous report at the Jeffer
son Police Department, Washington
St., Jefferson, where a former Amazon
employee reported her old Amazon
manager had been harassing her for
over a year. She said she kept blocking
his number but he kept making new
numbers and continued to message
her. She said he told her he had a gun
and he had tried to kick in the door at
her sister’s residence in Athens. She
also said he had raped her about 11
months ago at his house somewhere in
Commerce.
•civil matter at RaceTrac, Hwy. 129,
Jefferson, where a dispute was report
ed involving two tractor-trailers driv
ers and an employee of a “booting”
company.
•wanted person located at an Elrod
Ave.. Jefferson, residence, where a
dispute was reported.
•miscellaneous at an Oak Ln., Jef
ferson, residence, where a man report
ed the driver of an Amazon van got
stuck in his ditch and broke the water
shut-off valve.
•fleeing or attempting to elude a law
enforcement officer on W.J. Dills Rd.,
Jefferson, where a traffic stop was at
tempted on a driver running 95 miles
per hour on Hwy. 129 South at Acade
my Church Rd. The driver turned onto
W.J. Dills Road and then jumped out
and took off running on foot behind
the home. Officers were unable to lo
cate the driver.
•information report at a Holders Sid
ing Rd., Jefferson, residence, where a
domestic dispute between a woman
and her husband was reported.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO)
and other agencies reported the following arrests
in the county:
JCSO
•Terry Lamark Blackwell, 36,143 Hunter Rd.,
Jefferson, battery and robbery.
•Gerald John David Clark, 50, ARC Rehab
Center, Athens, probation violation.
•Warren Fernando Dozier, 51, 206 Williams
St., Opp, Ala., hold for other agencies.
•Kelsey Rena Ellis, 24, 279 Barnes Mountain
Rd., Ellijay, probation violation.
•Susan Michelle Jones, 52, 2644-A Old Cor
nelia Hwy., Gainesville, possession of metham-
phetamine.
•Thomas Mitchell Minish, 40, 15339 Hwy.
197 North, Clarkesville, probation violation.
•Kevin Mitchell Pettis, 26,1830 Dartford Way,
Hoschton, Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of
alcohol, following too closely, open container vi
olation and safety belts violation.
•Amanda Dawn Rowland, 31,385 Faye Carey
Rd., Danielsville, hold for another agency.
•Austin Lee Scarbrough, 24,1959 Manor Oak
Ln., Buford, acquiring a license plate for the pur
pose of concealing the identification of a motor
vehicle, false statements or writings; conceal facts
or fraudulent documents in matters, forgery, iden
tity theft fraud to create/use/possess counterfeit/
fictitious identification information, improper
tum/lane change, valid driver’s license to be car
ried and exhibited on demand, speeding, no proof
of insurance and operation of vehicle without a
current license plate.
•Hoyt Mitchell Sorrow, 57, 469 Swain Rd.,
Commerce, probation violation.
•Thomas Devon Spinks, 44, 5758 Hwy. 85,
Apt. 2C, Riverdale, probation violation.
•Billy Jack Stancil, 25, Inns Hotel, Dawson,
failure to appear.
•Larry Dean Timms, 20, 153 Hickory Way,
Maysville, loitering or prowling, possession of
methamphetamine and willful obstruction of law
enforcement officers.
•Wilbur Eugene Webster m, 50, 665 Durham
Dr., Hoschton, terroristic threats and acts.
•Dwight Brandon Wood, 39, 71 Hale Rd.,
Maysville, probation violation.
•Matthew Gregory Worley, 30, 163 Old Air
port Rd., Commerce, probation violation.
•Laura Joy Zepeda, 35, 917 Tapp Wood Rd.,
Hoschton, giving a false name or address to a law
enforcement officer and probation violation.
•Steven Arrendondo-Suarez, 18, 1944 Oak
Grove Rd., Athens, possession of a Schedule I
Controlled Substance (THC Oil).
•Robert Gordon Bryant, 55, 1369 Avalon Rd.,
Toccoa, aggravated assault.
•Tyrus Duran Cornish, 43, 127 Pine Ave.,
Commerce, no proof of insurance, operation
of a vehicle without a current license plate and
driving while driver’s license is suspended or re
voked.
•Jazzima Renee Damons, 26,518 Gordon St.,
Jefferson, theft by deception.
•Audrey Joanna Duke, 20, 2009 Wayne Poul
try Rd., Pendergrass, DUI - alcohol and failure
to maintain lane.
•Christy Nicole Gailey, 45, 5238 McEver
View Dr., Sugar Hill, driving on roadways laned
for traffic, DUI - alcohol, following too closely
and hit and run’ duty of the driver to stop at or
return to the scene of accident.
•Nigel Davon Gamble, 27, 91 Cotton Cir.,
Colbert, driving while driver’s license is sus
pended or revoked.
•Jennifer Ruth Gravitt, 39,1737 Old State Rd.,
Pendergrass, obstruction of a law enforcement
officer.
•Thomas Russell Gravitt, 40, 1737 Old State
Rd., Pendergrass, obstruction of a law enforce
ment officer.
•Tony Wayne Hicks, 47, 917 Tapp Wood Rd.,
Hoschton, false report of a crime.
•Roberto Gutierrez Martinez, 18, 294 Hidden
Oaks Ln., Jefferson, possession of THC Oil.
•Melinda P. Morgan, 53, 2425 Jackson Trail
Rd., Jefferson, drugs not in original container,
possession of a Schedule n Controlled Sub
stance (hydrocodone), simple battery and willful
obstruction of law enfocement officers.
•Heath Lee Nelson, 30, 5085 Hwy. 82, Com
merce, identity theft fraud when using/possess
ing identification information concerning a per
son, theft by receiving stolen property and party
to a crime.
•Jose Arellano Padilla, 21,1870 Winder Hwy.,
Winder, failure to appear.
•James Robert Perrella, 25,969 Valley Dr., Jef
ferson, too fast for conditions, driving on road
ways laned for traffic and DUI - alcohol.
•Crystal Dawn Watkins, 36, 5417 Mt. Olivet
Rd., Lavonia, hold for another agency.
•Corbin Nicholas Whitener, 18, 102 Canter
bury Rd., Gainesville, possession of THC Oil.
•Adam Bryce Butcher, 25, 948 Wardlaw Rd.,
Hull, probation violation.
•Scott Mathew Cammin, 49, 703 Gire Ct.,
Athens, driving while driver’s license is suspend
ed and no insurance.
•Jarvis Chaldez Davenport, 26,521 Jones Rd.,
Statham, driving on the wrong side of the road,
driving while driver’s license is suspended or re
voked, failure to stop at a stop sing, fleeing or at
tempting to elude a law enforcement officer, hold
for another agency, parole violation, passing in a
no-passing zone, reckless driving and removing
or affixing a license plate with the intent to con
ceal the identity of a vehicle.
•Wendell Lamar Moore, 50, 549 Danielsville
St., Apt. 14, Jefferson, child molestation.
•Andrew Glenn Perkins, 33, 5531 Concord
Cir., Gainesville, no valid driver’s license and
taillights violation.
•Blake Antwon Johnson, 33, 41 Banks Rd.,
Athens, failure to register as a sex offender/fail
ure to comply with requirements provided and
probation violation.
•Sarah Melody Dean Smith, 40, 1530 Bonds
Ave., Canon, probation violation.
•Michael Roy Stone, 32, 8830 Cas Trl,
Gainesville, probation violation.
ARCADE PD
•Michael Ray Pelaccio, 31, 305 Westchester
Dr., Athens, driving while driver’s license is sus
pended or revoked.
•Marvin Marshaun Huff, 24, 35 Collins Walk,
Buffalo, N.Y., driving while driver’s license is
suspended or revoked and speeding.
BRASELTON PD
•Raymond Alan Moon Jr., 30, 5955 River
Oaks Dr., Flowery Branch, aggravated assault
and cruelty to children.
•Joseph Morant Tisdale, 24,1620 Holly Wood
Rd., Atlanta, hold for another agency.
•Randalll Steve Williams, 48, 14 Honey Vine
Trl., Cartersville, hold for another agency.
COMMERCE PD
•Christopher Dan Horton, 42, 17830 Baldwin
Farms PL, Robertsdale, Ala., driving on roadways
laned for traffic and DUI — multiple substances.
•Rain Daws, 22, 115 Waters Edge Dr., Hart
well, disorderly conduct.
•Morrell Grier, 31, 248 Whitlock Rd., Com
merce, failure to appear and willful obstruction of
law enforcement officers.
•Shannon Nichole Hayes, 36, 260 Kemp Rd.,
Suwanee, driving while driver’s license is sus
pended or revoked and texting and driving.
•Rebecca Lauren Thomas, 21, 47 Windmill
Ln., Commerce, disorderly conduct and speeding
76/55.
•Randall Shane Elrod, 47,221 Mountain View
Ln., Danielsville, possession and use of drug-re
lated objects, failure to stop at a stop sing, driving
while driver’s license is suspended or revoked,
possession of a controlled substance (metham
phetamine) and taillights/lens requirements vio
lation.
•GebinYojan Lobo-Reyes, 29,824 Pedro Ave.,
Apt. A, Orlando, Fla., driving without a valid
driver’s license, child safety belt violation and tag
light requirements violation.
•Crystal Leah Nash, 38, 438 Glenn Gee Rd.,
Pendergrass, driving while driver’s license is sus
pended.
•Brittany Jenell Moore, 29,719 West Mauldin
St., Anderson, S.C., affixing materials that reduce
or increase light transmission/reflectance of win
dows, fleeing or attempting to elude a law en
forcement officer, possession and use of drug-re
lated objects, Violation of the Georgia Controlled
Substances Act (VGCSA) and party to a crime.
•Dominique Sanchez Williams, 28, 719 West
Maldone St., Anderson, S.C., giving a false name,
address or birthdate to a law enforcement officer,
possession and use of drug-related objects, pos
session of a Schedule I Controlled Substance
(heroin), possession of a firearm or knife during
the commission of or attempt to commit certain
crimes, possession of methamphetamine and
theft by taking.
JEFFERSON PD
•Sara Lynn Samples, 35, 104 Elrod Ave., Jef
ferson, hold for another agency.
•Tyland Lee Harris, 22, 134 St., Buford, driv
ing while unlicensed and speeding 75/55.
MAYSVILLE PD
•Hollie Renea Mize, 37, 222 McWhorter Ln.,
Clayton, driving while driver’s license is suspend
ed or revoked.
GEORGIA STATE PATROL
•David Lee Nix, 32,119 Hunt Club Rd., Nich
olson, driving while driver’s license is suspended
or revoked, operation of a vehicle without a cur
rent license plate and use of safety belt in passen
ger vehicles violation.
DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES
•Michael Dean Healan, 35, 915 Lynn Ave.,
Jefferson, probation violation and receipt posses
sion of transport of a firearm by a convicted felon
or felony first offender.
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