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2A Clje Ift-ralti Tuesday, July 11,2023
Three police officers
promoted at
Barnesville
council meeting
KAY S. PEDROTTI
kayspedrotti@gmail.com
Barnesville police
chief Belinda Penamon
introduced and “pinned”
three officers to new po
sitions on the force at the
July city council meeting.
Bryan (Ernie) Mc
Whorter was promoted
to captain. Michael
Rainer will be lieutenant
for investigations, and
Michael Blankenship be
comes lieutenant for the
patrol division. Penamon
noted that the officers’
promotions were well-
deserved and expressed
pride in their service to
the Barnesville Police
Department.
Minutes of the June
meeting were approved
after the addition of a
notation concerning the
DDA loan approved at
the previous meeting.
The clarification was
made that the loan is
a “pass through” con
venience and does not
involve the Downtown
Development Authority’s
financial structure.
Notice was given by
Mayor Peter Banks and
city administrator Tim
Turner that a general
election will be held Nov.
7, 2023, for the mayor’s
office and councilmem-
bers in Ward One, now
held by Bill Claxton, and
Sammie Shropshire’s
Ward Three.
Some discussion
was held on topics and
events at the recent
Georgia Municipal As
sociation convention
held in Savannah. Banks
praised the new “May
ors Reading Program”
in progress, noting that
proponents told the
assembled mayors and
councilpersons that
“68 percent, 6 out of 10,
fourth-graders in Georgia
cannot read.”
Other items discussed
included road repairs,
recent and planned pav
ings, location of a new
subdivision near Grove
Street on 19/41, and
resident concerns from
several locations with
water and sewer difficul
ties. Turner said the new
“splash pad,” replacing
the damaged swimming
pool, is expected to be
complete in August.
Mayor Banks com
mented that his four
terms in that seat had
been a very gratifying,
and humbling, experi
ence, “but in many ways,
I’m looking forward to
being a free man, so 1 will
not run again this year.”
Volunteers to do repairs
at centenarian's home
Rebuild Lamar presi
dent Eddie Felton is
asking for donations to
help cover the costs of
needed repairs at the
home of 100-year-old
Mollie Lewis.
RL does not do inside
repairs, Felton said, but
in the case of Mrs. Lewis
and her daughter, Mattie
Mosley, conditions are
such “that we are volun
teering to work inside
there, on our own.” He
and Robert Davis plan
to start repairing soon
and would appreciate
donations of funds, paint,
kitchen cabinets, panel
ing or any other prod
ucts that could be used
to restore the home to
a better condition, said
Felton.
Interested donors
should call Felton at 239-
770-7132.
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Barnesville police interview witnesses at the scene of a home invasion stabbing Sunday morning at South Oak Apartments
off Forsyth Street. The suspect turned himself later that day after an intensive manhunt.
Man charged in home invasion, stabbing
WALTER GEIGER
news@barnesville.com
A 24-year-old Jackson
man is in the Lamar jail
facing multiple charges
arising from an alleged
home invasion early
Sunday morning at South
Oak Apartments off For
syth Street here.
Barnesville police
were dispatched to 135
Cameron Circle at 8:24
a.m. regarding a stab
bing. They found Kan-
davious Makell Greene,
22, suffering from a stab
wound to the left lower
chest area.
EMTs wanted to life
flight Greene but air life
dispatch declined the
call so he was taken to
Atrium Health in Macon
by ambulance. At last
report, he was in stable
condition there.
Soon thereafter, BPD
chief Belinda Pena
mon issued a lookout for
LaDerrickus Stewart, 24,
of 140 Shoemaker St. in
Jackson. Witnesses said
he left the crime scene in
a silver SUV.
Stewart turned him
self in later that day.
He is charged with first
degree home invasion,
possession of a weapon
during the commission
of a felony, aggravated
assault and cruelty to
children.
Greene has been in
the news lately. He was
jailed briefly on June 20
after crossing the crime
scene guard lines at a
fatal shooting on Carey J.
Buckner St. in Barnesville
and posting photos on
social media.
On June 29 he was
arrested on two traffic
offenses. When he was
attacked, he was out of
jail on a $2,028 bond.
The stabbing case
investigation is ongoing.
Judge Wilson handles criminal sentencing
The following cases
were adjudicated in
Lamar superior court
July 6 with Judge Tommy
Wilson presiding.
Kaleb Jordan Welch,
fleeing and attempting
to elude; 12 months
administrative probation
consecutive to next case.
Kaleb Jordan Welch,
possession of meth; two
years probation and $500
fine.
Scotty Geron Zellner,
sale of meth, seven years
in prison, 18 years proba
tion and banished from
circuit.
Rickey Daniel Bradley,
sale of cocaine; 20 years
probation and $10,000
fine.
Christopher
Lamar Sullivan,
abandonment
of a depen
dent child; 12
months proba
tion, $250 fine
and 40 hours
community
service.
Michael
Scott Gibson,
criminal tres
pass, obstruc
tion, fleeing and attempt
ing to elude, failure to
stop for stop sign, three
counts failure to maintain
lane, interference with
government property
and aggravated assault;
four years in jail and 16
years proba
tion.
Michael El-
dridge, armed
robbery, three
counts posses
sion of a fire
arm during the
commission of
a felony, two
counts aggra
vated assault
and two counts
first degree
criminal dam
age to property; failed to
appear, bench warrant
issued.
Kayla Parish, posses
sion of meth; revoked
one year of probation.
Terrell D. Hart, posses
sion of contraband by an
inmate and obstruction;
10 years probation, $1000
fine, 40 hours community
service and no contact
with victim.
Terrell D. Hart, simple
battery; three months in
jail.
Quendavious Taylor,
obstruction, simple bat
tery, aggravated assault,
possession of a firearm
during the commission
of a felony and theft by
receiving stolen prop
erty; 12 months in jail, 15
years probation, $1000
fine and 80 hours com
munity service.
Christopher Williams,
trafficking in controlled
substances; bond set at
$30,000.
WILSON
•Class of 1972 (50th
class reunion) please call
Bernell Merritt at 770-
584-9879, Freddie Merritt
at 773-450-3276, Janice
English at 404-218-1930
or Michael Rogers at 516-
456-7282 for details. The
event activity dates are
July 28-30, 2023.
• The Barnesville-La-
mar County Library Sum
mer Reading Program
will be held on Mondays
at 2 p.m. Register online
at frrls.beanstack.com
then go to the library to
pick up your child’s bag
which will have their
wristband to wear for
the programs inside.
The next program dates
include July 17 Mr. Tim
and the Friendship Fac
tory and July 24 Iron P
Homestead Zoo. For info
call 770-358-3270.
• The Barnesville
High & Industrial/Booker
Schools Alumni Asso
ciation, Inc. ( BH1BSAA)
will meet Thursday, July
27, 5 p.m. at the EP Rob
erts Center.
• The Lamar County
NAACP will meet on
Thursday, August 3 at
6:30 p.m. at the EP Rob
erts Center.
• Woodmen Life, Chap
ter 199 of Barnesville
will meet at the Jelly Jar
Restaurant, from 10:30
a.m. -12:30 p.m. July 18.
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