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REP THURSDAY. MARCH 3. 2022 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 5B methamphetamine were dis covered. Both were arrested. Woman makes suicidal threats after Xanax taken away Deputies went to a house to speak with a woman about her grandmother making sui cidal threats. The woman told them that her uncle called 911 after her grandmother made the threats. Then deputies spoke with uncle, he told them his mother had been making the threats after her Xanax was taken from her. He said she had a prescription for the medication but her doctor ad vised she should not be al lowed to continue taking them because she was taking more than prescribed. The granddaughter corroborated the story. The grandmother was transported to the hospi tal by EMS. The Sheriff’s Beat From the Pickens Sheriff’s Office Breakdown of Charges for those Arrested: 21 individuals were booked into the Adult Detention Center on charges from the Pickens Sheriff's Office. Out of these, the following charges were taken by PSO deputies (note: some individuals have multiple charges): Assault/ Battery: Terrorist Threats/ Intimidation 2 Simple Assault 1 Cruelty to Children - 3rd Degree 1 Possession of Controlled Substances 4 Possession of Weapon During Crime 1 Possession by Convicted Felon 1 Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute 1 Battery - Family Violence 1 Drug Related Object 1 Reckless Driving 2 Obstruction of Law Enforcement 1 Give False Name to Police 1 DUI 1 Fleeing/ Attempt to Elude 1 Contempt of Court 1 Theft by Shoplifting 1 Drive with License Suspended/ Revoked 4 Suspended/ Cancelled/ Revoked Registration 2 Headlight Violation 1 Turn Signal Required 2 Safety Belt Required 1 Bond Violation 3 Probation Violation 4 Parole Violation 1 Accountability Court Violation 1 During this past week, the Pickens Sheriff’s Office responded to or initiated 3,249 calls for service. These numbers are taken from the report provided directly from the 911 Center where all calls are logged as they are performed. Below is a breakdown of all dispatched calls by the call type for each incident. Accidents 24 Suicide Threats / Attempts 5 Domestics 41 Theft / Burglary Related 27 Forgery / Fraud 12 Traffic Stops 187 Citations Issued 18 Animal Investigations 19 Suspicious Persons/Activity 34 Alarm Calls 22 Stranded Motorists 13 Street Hazards 20 Vandalism 5 Abandoned Vehicles 1 Extra Patrol - neighborhoods, businesses, residences 2,432. In addition to these, other calls include search warrants, civil service, 911 hang-up calls, assaults, disorderly persons, missing persons, assistance with medical calls, natural death investiga tions, demented persons, funeral escorts, harassment, trespass ing, and many more. The Pickens Sheriff’s Of fice responds to many calls for service every day. The following incidents are a few deputies respond to each day. Distraught women at tempts suicide after boyfriend arrested Deputies arrived at a house and arrested a man with several outstanding war rants. His girlfriend was pres ent at the time and obviously upset. A short time later, deputies were sent back to the same house due to the girlfriend attempting suicide. The girlfriend’s mother said that she took a large amount of prescription pills and had a knife. When deputies arrived, they found the woman to have superfi cial wounds and she admitted to taking the prescription medication. She was taken to the hospital by EMS. Search for a wanted man ensues after multiple inci dents Deputies were doing pa trols when a car began driv ing toward them head-on in the wrong lane. They turned around and tried to stop the car. The car began to increase its speed and drove aggres sively to get away from the deputies. While trying to stop the car, deputies watched the car drive through a stop sign, cross over into oncoming lanes of traffic, and slam on the brakes to cause the deputies to wreck their patrol cars. Deputies set up to PIT (pursuit intervention tech nique) the vehicle in order to end the chase. Right before the deputy could safely PIT the car, it took a sharp turn and hit a tree. The man then got out of the car and ran on foot into the woods. Deputies confirmed the driver’s identity while wait ing for backup. The wooded area was searched by Alex Goble Staff Writer In the Board of Assessors February meeting Chief Ap praiser Roy Dobbs com mented on how active this recent period has been in the county. In a recent interview with the Progress he de scribed the assessors office view of the county as “an ever changing canvas,” with something new happening constantly. According to Dobbs, any where you look real estate is showing evidence of tremen- deputies and the K9, but they did not find the driver. Charges for Felony Fleeing, Reckless Driving, Failure to Maintain Lane, and Driving on a Suspended License were issued. Later on that same man tried to enter a nearby home. Two outdoor lights were bro ken but he did not get into the house. Additional charges of criminal trespass were added. The next morning deputies responded to a silent alarm at a convenience store. As they got to the store and were getting out of their cars, the same man exits the store and yells, “Come get me big boy.” A brief chase ensued and the area searched but were unable to locate the man. It was confirmed by the store employee, who activated the alarm, that it was the same man deputies were looking for the night before. The store employee claimed the man was scaring her and admitted to her that he was on the run from the law. Additional war rants for Obstruction of Law Enforcement were applied for this incident. Woman accused of battery refuses to get out of bed and cooperate with deputies Deputies were contacted by Canton Police Department about someone making a re port with them about an inci dent which took place in Pickens County. Deputies wen to the home of the per son trying to make a report. A woman claimed to be punched in the head multiple times, bit, and scratched by another woman. She claimed to not know the woman who attacked her and that the fight was unprovoked. Deputies observed visible marks to corroborate her story. When deputies went to speak with the other woman, they found her lying on a mattress on the floor with a blanket over her. She refused to stand up dous change. This is due to more people wanting to move to this area, more people wanting to build, and more people want ing to buy land. He added that on top of that, we’ve al ways got normal attrition, where someone can no longer take care of their home so they sell it, or they’re no longer alive and it gets passed on and changed, creating even more activity in the assessors office. This growth is not neces sarily a recent spurt. It’s been going on for a few years. after being told to do so and she refused to answer any questions. She told the deputies she didn’t want to answer them. Deputies pulled her up and placed her under arrest for Battery and Ob struction of Law Enforce ment. She still refused to answer any questions or pro vide any additional informa tion. While being transported to jail, she began banging her head against the inside of the car and admitted she “jumped” someone. Woman with warrants found hiding in shower Deputies went to a house where they believed a wanted woman was staying. They knocked several times on the door with no answer. Finally a man inside said he had no way to get to the door to open. So he told the deputies to come in through the win dow. After the deputies crawled through the window, they found the wanted woman hiding in the shower. Deputies were able to confirm her identity even though she lied and gave a false name and date of birth. Additional charges of Giving a False Name and Obstruc tion of Law Enforcement were applied for. Women scammed by fake Amazon call center A woman was called by a person claiming to be with Amazon and told there was fraud on her account. She was told to purchase Amazon gift cards to clear up the fraud. She went to a store but couldn’t find any Amazon gift cards. She called the call center back, and they told her to get Ebay gift cards instead. She was able to get those cards and she gave the card numbers and PIN numbers to the people at the “call cen ter.” She also gave them the last four digits to her debit card. The total value of the gift cards was $200. She later realized it was a scam and called her bank to freeze her funds. Vehicle chase ends with man arrested in possession of weapon and various nar cotics Deputies tried to stop a car after noticing the driver was not wearing a seatbelt and did not use a turn signal. The car started running from the deputies at a high rate of “Anybody that’s been paying attention, you’ve seen the growth all the way through,” Dobbs commented. “Anyone who’s said ‘Jasper has been dying’ hasn’t been paying at tention, people are buying and building and selling as hard as they can go.” It’s the same story for much of north Georgia, not just Pickens County. This area, according to the asses sors office, is much more de sirable than more urbanized areas for several reasons, in cluding its people. “The peo ple’s attitudes here, we’ve got to quit being so friendly to everybody or we’re going to keep growing,” Dobbs quipped. He attributes the growth across most north Georgia counties to the quality of life. In comparison to many other places it is not overdeveloped to the point where it reduces the quality of life. “That’s where people want to live and it’s where people want to raise their families,” he said. There has actually been an influx to Georgia from all over the country. Climate, stability, water, and natural resources are listed as some of the biggest attractions. One telltale sign of demo graphic growth that Dobbs likes to cite is traffic. “The other thing that gives away what’s going on around here, if you’ve lived here for any length of time, is the people that sell red lights and stop signs have made a lot of money,” he said. “There are a lot of places we didn’t used to have.” When asked if he expects the growth to continue at a quick pace Dobbs answered with just one word. Yes. speed in a residential area. During the chase, the car left the roadway because the driver was driving recklessly and nearly struck an oncom ing vehicle. The car turned suddenly, nearly hitting some children in an all-terrain ve hicle, then the car crashed. After crashing, the driver immediately opened the door and stayed in the car. He turned to the side like he was reaching for a weapon. Deputies drew their weapons and gave verbal commands to the driver to exit the car. He got out of the car and admitted to having a gun while he was being placed under arrest. When his car was searched, a handgun and tin canister were located. Inside the canister was a pipe with suspected metham phetamine, two loaded sy ringes with suspected heroin, some marijuana, 29 pills, a scale, and three individual bags of suspected metham phetamine totaling 8 grams for suspected distribution. He was charged with Seatbelt Violation, No Turn Signal, Reckless Driving, DUI, Fleeing and Attempting to Elude Law Enforcement, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Drag-Related Ob jects, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Pos session of Marijuana (less than one ounce), Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime, and Intent to Distribute a Con trolled Substance. Traffic stop results in felony amounts of mari juana seized Deputies stopped a car be cause it had an expired regis tration. When deputies approached the car, they could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from the car. They told the driver he was stopped due to the ex pired registration and that the strong smell of marijuana gave the deputies probable cause to search the car. The man became upset and said he didn’t think that was nec essary. Backup deputies ar rived and the car was searched. Two black package bags inside of a black beanie with a large amount of mari juana were located under the driver’s side door. The man was charged with Felony Possession of Marijuana. Individuals argue over the use of a gas pump Deputies arrived at a gas station and found two people to be arguing loud enough for citizens and deputies to take notice. A deputy went over two the two men and asked what the problem was. The two men’s stories were similar; they said the ar gument started over both wanting use one of the partic ular gas pumps. One man felt the guy already at the gas pump was taking too long and wanted the space while the other one felt he should have relocated to another pump. One man told deputies he was glad they intervened when they did because situa tion might have escalated. Both men pumped their gas and left. Two arrested after K9 dis covers meth during a traf fic stop Deputies stopped a car for not having any insurance. When they approached the car, they noticed a man and a woman inside the car and ap peared to be nervous and did n’t want to respond to deputies. Deputies told the two they were stopped due to no insur ance and the car could not be driven and if they could not get the car insured it would have to be towed. Because of the behavior of the two peo ple, deputies asked the woman if there was anything illegal in the car and she said no. The deputies requested a K9 to do an exterior check around the car. During the check, the K9 alerted to something being inside the car, giving probable cause for deputies to search the car. During the search, two sy ringes filled with suspected In addition to the above activity from the Uniform Patrol Division, Court Serv ice Deputies reported the fol lowing statistics for the past week: Persons Scanned at Front Door: 905 Weapons Found: 9 Courts Held: 7 Arrests Made in the Courthouse: 0 Civil Papers Received : 56 Civil Papers Served: 46 In the Adult Detention Center: Total Jail population: 57 Total male inmates: 49 Total female inmates: 8 Sex Offenders: There are currently 63 sex of fenders registered with the Pickens Sheriff’s Office. Scholarships available for family research/ history from Honea-Worley Family Scholarship Fund • First place $2,000; second place is $1,000, third $500 • High school seniors only — not required to be college-bound. • Applicants need to submit a four-generation family history where at least one person in the research has significant ties to Pickens County. • Research should extend from current person back through parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. • More than just dates, places and names, research should show a story of the people — who they were, where they came from, their churches, professions, education, interesting life experiences. • Documentation, similar to a term paper is required. Help can be obtained in the Georgia Room at the Pickens library. • Works will be judged by an independent panel. • Deadline is May 2 by noon. Works should be dropped off at Century 21 Lindsey and Pauley, 25 North Main Street, Jasper For questions, contact Maria Boling at 770-355-6537 or email mariaboling91 l@vahoo.com This scholarship is managed by the Pickens Historical Society for the Honea-Worley families. "It is our sincere hope every graduating senior knows and is proud of their family s history. ” Our members will be glad to as sist anyone preparing works to enter. GRISHAM, POOLE & CARLILE, PC Criminal Defense | Family Law "You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." ~ C.S. Lewis 21 COURT STREET JASPER, GEORGIA 678.880.9360 Experienced. Established. Effective. Chief Appraiser Dobbs says growth here “an ever changing canvas”