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The True Citizen, Wednesday, August 25, 2021 — Page 7 ^FOR THE RECORD Three sentenced for gambling operation Two Waynesboro men and a Greenwood, S .C., man have been sentenced for participating in an illegal gambling operation. Grady Brandon Mobley, 44, of Waynesboro, was sentenced to five years of probation and forfeited $340,084 after pleading guilty to “an information charging him with Prohibition of an Illegal Gambling Business and Fraud and False Statements,” said David H. Estes, Acting U .S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. Mobley also must pay $207,716 in restitution to the IRS and Georgia Department of Revenue and pay a fine of $2,000. Two co-defendants also were sentenced after pleading guilty to Prohibition of an Illegal Gambling Business. Daniel Cates, 40, of Waynesboro, was sentenced to three years of probation and agreed to forfeit $100,000, and fined $4,000, while Joel Rees Jones, 59, of Greenwood, S.C, was sentenced to four years of probation and a fine of $10,000. “With his long-running illegal gambling operations, Grady Mobley showed utter disregard for the law and compounded the activity by drawing others into his orbit,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Estes. “These sentences will hold them all accountable for their actions.” As described in court documents and testimony, Mobley oper ated as a “bookie” for an illegal sports betting operation for at least the past 10 years in Burke County, at first collecting bets and paying out winnings himself, and later through a sports betting website operated from Costa Rica. In 2015, Mobley merged his operation and began splitting his profits with a smaller gambling ring operated by Jones. From 2015 to 2017, Mobley cashed bettor’s checks totaling approxi mately $220,000 at his parent’s check cashing business which operated out of the Mobley Package Shop in Girard. To help conceal the growing amount of cash involved in the transactions, Mobley enlisted the assistance of Cates, who admitted that he funneled approximately $250,000 in gambling proceeds through his Waynesboro tire store, Cates Firestone, in return for money and favors from Mobley. During this period, Mobley admitted filing false information on his income tax returns to conceal the amount of proceeds from the illegal gambling operation. Chris Hacker, Special Agent in charge of FBI Atlanta, said,, “their greed eventually caught up with them and now they will suffer the consequences. No matter where an investigation takes us, the FBI and our federal partners will pursue criminal activity that violates our Constitution.” “Operating an illegal gambling operation and filing false tax returns to the IRS are dangerous moves,” said IRS-Criminal Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Demetrius Harde man. “Not only can the unreported income from the gambling operation result with tax due, interest, and penalties, but it also can result in prison time. The sentencing today brings account ability and justice for the conspiring parties.” The case was investigated by the FBI and IRS Criminal In vestigations, and prosecuted for the United States by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tara M. Lyons and Asset Recovery Unit Chief Xavier A. Cunningham. BURKE COUNTY JAIL BOOKINGS AUG. 16-22 Justin Brian Bossick, 36 Rollins Rd., Augusta BCSO, Aug. 17 Probation violation for fingerprintabie charge - felony Lawanda Lavell Crawford, 42 Washington Dr., Waynesboro WPD, Aug. 19 Simple battery - family violence Brandon Wade Crist, 29 Farmers Bridge Pd., Hephzibah BCSO-Aug. 18 Bench warrant - mis demeanor - criminal trespass Desmond Reshun Hughes, 39 Skylark Rd., Augusta WPD, Aug. 19 Terroristic threats and acts ( 2 counts); safekeeping for Ga. Dept, of Community Supervision Deshaun Arzavi- ous Maynor, 26 Burtons Ferry Hwy., Syivania BCSO, Aug. 22 Simple battery - family violence Hipolito Segura, 44 7th St., Waynesboro BCSO, Aug. 17 Burglary, 2nd degree Donovan Jacques Owens, 31 North Liberty St., Waynesboro WPD, Aug. 20 Battery - family vio lence (1st offense) misdemeanor; safekeeping for Ga. Dept, of Community Supervision Thomas Alexander Walker, 32 Violet Hill Pd., Soperton BCSO, Aug. 16 DUI -driving under the influence of alcohol; failure to maintain lane; open container of alcohol in motor vehicle; driving under the influence (alcohol) Ethan Chalfant Lafontaine, 23 Farmers Bridge Rd., Hephzibah BCSO, Aug. 17 Bench warrant - mis demeanor; (criminal trespass on public hunting and fishing areas) Alex Youmans, Jr., 32 Andrews Chapei Rd., Girard Sardis PD, Aug. 16 Harassing commu nications; terroristic threats and acts; safekeeping for Ga. Dept, of Community Supervision Carolina Marie Stone, 32 Mixon Rd., Aiken, S.C. BCSO, Aug. 18 Aggravated as sault; possession of firearm or knife during the commis sion of or attempt to commit certain felonies; fleeing/ attempting to elude police; reckless conduct; influencing witnesses Cheryl Ashley Youmans, 30 Andrews Chapei Rd., Girard Sardis PD, Aug. 17 Terroristic threats and acts Roderick Antonio Stone, 33 Grays Grove Church Pd., Waynesboro BCSO, Aug. 18 A ggra vated assault; possession of a firearm during com mission of or attempt to commit certain felonies; posses sion of a firearm by a convicted felon; reckless conduct; in fluencing witnesses Barbara Jean Williams, 40 OJBlvd., Waynesboro BCSO, Aug. 18 Conditional transfer (theft by taking mo tor vehicle) Bobby Jermaine Turner, 33 Briarwood Apts., Waynesboro BCSO, Aug. 19 Murder; possession of firearm during commission of a crime; probation vio lation for fingerprint- able charge - felony; theft by taking - mo tor vehicle; posses sion of firearm by convicted felon or first offender Eddie Lamar Jackson, 42 Cates Mead Rd., Waynesboro BCSO, Aug. 22 Probation violation for fingerprintabie charge - felony; pos session of firearm by convicted felon or first offender ( 2 counts); theft by receiving stolen property - felony; cruelty to children - 3rd degree - allow child to witness forcible felony/bat tery/family violence; Pointing or aiming a gun at another (2 counts) BURKE EMA REPORT The Burke County Emergency Management Agency answered 134 patients’ calls during the week ending Aug. 22. Of those, 77 resulted in transports, including 42 to Augusta hospitals and one to another out-of-county hospital. Thirty six of the transports were determined to be emergencies and 41 were non-emergent. The agency also responded to 20 fire calls during the week. They included 14 rescues, one power line down one public service call and four unspecified calls. REPORT AUG. 30 Jurors drawn for State Court Jurors have been drawn for the August 2021 term of State Court criminal session with Judge Jackson E. Cox, II presiding. Jurors are to report at 1:00 p.m. Monday, August 30 to the Burke County Judicial Center. The list includes: Travon Dominic Brown, Hephzibah; Casey Lynn Cox, Girard; Arrie C. Jackson, Midville; Glenda Rogers Burke, Sardis; Michael Wayne Welch, Waynesboro; Lydia Starnes Nunez, Keysville; Antonio F. Bush, Sardis; Samuel Joseph Kent, Waynesboro; John Francis Machino, Waynesboro; Duane Hampton Williams, Waynesboro; Jan Hoak Buttrill, Waynesboro; Sandra Marie Norris, Waynesboro; Tayanda Gernae Wilson, Waynesboro; Candice Mason McManus, Hephzibah. Jennifer Leaolia Heath, Sardis; Kaysie Leigh Shelton, Waynes boro; Ryan M. Kennedy, Sardis; Daniel Edgar Liddic, Waynes boro; Patricia Denice Murray, Sardis; Mary Gresham, Midville; Jennifer Nicole Carter, Girard; Michael Alan Dukes, Augusta; Matthew S. Mendoza, Waynesboro; Melissa Nicole Taylor, Waynesboro; Howard Sherril Wren, Sardis; Harris Brasinton Col lins, Hephzibah; Donnie Wayne Hunter, Keysville; Mary Gunter Lamont, Waynesboro; Destiny Leona Spencer, Waynesboro; Rosa Mae Farmer, Waynesboro. Alicia Coles Quick, Waynesboro; Jason Carl Perry, Waynes boro; Roy Lee Wallace, Sr., Waynesboro; Mary R. Rucker, Midville; Barbara A. Cunningham, Waynesboro; Cassandra F. Hankerson, Waynesboro; Whitney Nicole Cooper, Sardis; Nick Garber, Waynesboro; Chamele Patrone Coe, Blythe; Emanuel Larkin, Jr., Waynesboro; Retrina Trenette Conner, Hephzibah; Rodney A. Braswell, Waynesboro; Jacob R. Habersham, Sardis; Velma Denice Golden, Waynesboro; Vanessa Nicole Rogers, Sardis; Dory an James Williams, Waynesboro. Mindy Marie Munn, Hephzibah; Takeyla Latrice White, Waynesboro; Wayne Ray Haynes, Hephzibah; Adriana Paige Powers, Keysville; John Lee Dukes, II, Hephzibah; Raymond Wade Brookins, Waynesboro; Katherine Buxton, Waynesboro; Kendra Collins, Blythe; John Brigham Scott, Waynesboro; Carlos J. Suarez, Waynesboro; Michael Tolbert Dixon, Girard; Wayne Carpenter, Jr., Waynesboro; Youmas McGruder, Waynesboro; Kelli Nicole Collins, Keysville. Man charged with child pornography A local man has been ar rested and charged with inter net child pornography activity. According to a report from the Burke County sheriff’s Office, on Monday, August 23, officers with the depart ment’s Criminal Investigation Division received information from the GBFs Internet Crimes against Children Task Force which revealed multiple hies containing child pornographic images and videos which had been uploaded via an IP Ad dress. As a result of the inves tigation, Robert Godbee, 22, was identified. He was interviewed and after further investigation, Godbee was taken into custody without incident and charged with two (2) counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Godbee was transported and com mitted to the Burke County Detention Center. No further details were avail able at press time. Prepare for unexpected power outages with a Generac home standby generator REQUEST A FREE QUOTE! 877-318-8496 P P P 7-Year Extended Warranty* ritCC A$695Value! 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