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The True Citizen, Wednesday, April 6, 2022 — Page 7
I^FOR THE RECORD
BURKE EMA REPORT
The Burke County Emergency Management Agency re
sponded to 113 patients’ calls during the week ending April
3. Of those, 76 resulted in transports including 47 to Augusta
hospitals and one to another out-of-county hospital. Thirty
four of the transports were determined to be emergencies and
42 were non-emergent.
The agency also answered 24 lire calls during the week.
They included one brush/grass hre, two outside trash/waste/
dumpster hres, eight rescues, one vehicle hre, one woods hre
and two unspecihed calls.
Officer arrested for violating oath
SHELLIE SMITLEY
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The Burke County Sheriff’s
Office arrested hve-year vet
eran Detention Center Officer,
Timothy Kirkland, for distrib
uting contraband to inmates.
The BSCO received infor
mation in February that to
bacco and tobacco products
were making their way into
the Burke County Detention
Center. During an investigation
launched by the Burke County
Criminal Investigation Divi
sion resulted in Kirkland’s ar
rest for smuggling contraband
into the facility and distributing
the items amongst inmates.
Kirkland, 39, has been ar
rested and charged with one
felony count of bringing con
traband across the guard line,
and one felony count of vio
lation of oath of office. The
BCSO terminated Kirkland’s
employment upon his arrest.
“There is no indication at this
time that any other contraband
was introduced into the facil
ity,” a March 31 press release
states. “This investigation
continues and more charges
may be brought as warranted.”
Court cases
Argument over celebration of
life prompts reckless conduct
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
The Burke County Sheriff’s
Office responded March 27 to
a report of shots bred.
When deputies arrived at a
residence on Frances Avenue,
Dennis Washington informed
the officers that his step-father,
Anton Smith, bred two shots in
the air after a discussion with
Washington’s mother became
heated. The argument involved
a conversation about a celebra
tion of another relative’s life.
Washington stated that he
tried to intervene while in
side the house, but then the
altercation moved into the
yard. Smith went inside and
retrieved a hrearm, then went
back outside and fired two
shots in the air, according to
the official incident report.
Two shell casings were located
where Washington and Smith
indicated the altercation took
place. Smith was arrested
for reckless conduct with a
hrearm.
Markivoues Tukes was taken
into custody at the scene.
During a sentencing hearing,
July 5, 2021, the prosecuting
attorney stated that Tukes ini
tially told three different stories
accounting for Fleming’s fatal
injury. Finally, he admitted
that Mincey pulled the trig
ger of a .380 pistol that he
received from Haynes earlier
that morning.
Haynes is charged with mal
ice murder, two counts of
felony murder, possession of
a hrearm during the commis
sion of a crime and possession
of a hrearm by a hrst offender
probationer. Mincey is charged
with malice murder, two counts
of felony murder, possession of
a hrearm during the commis
sion of a felony and possession
of a firearm by a convicted
felon.
Montrez Jerquail Griffin,
then 19-years old, was initially
charged with Aggravated As
sault in the July 4,2019 shoot
ing of 19-year-old T’Rique K.
McCollough. However, after
undergoing surgery, McCol
lough later died. The BCSO
charged Griffin and Vernon
Donnell Rhodes Jr., then 16
years old, with murder.
According to sources within
the community, it was thought
that two females may have
lured McCollough out of his
residence and into a car where
Rhodes was behind the wheel.
Rhodes reportedly shot Mc
Collough in the neck. Sources
say the victim was friends with
Malik Harris, another teenager
who was charged for the June
23, 2019, murder of 17-year-
old Tybrelyn Kelly. They sus
pected Griffin and Rhodes
acted in retaliation.
Charged with murder, felony
murder, possession of a hrearm
during the commission of a
felony and eight counts of vio
lating street gang terrorism and
prevention laws, both men’s
cases are scheduled on Judge
John Flythe’s jury trial calen
dar. Griffin is also charged with
possessing a hrearm by a hrst
offender probationer.
Falling through the cracks
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
Fieutenant Kenneth McKen
zie was cleaning out the back
office at the Burke County
Sheriff’s Office in preparation
for the boors to be replaced.
While doing so, he located a
clear plastic evidence bag be
hind a hling cabinet that was
dated March 29, 2009. Inside
the evidence bag was approxi
mately 12 grams of marijuana.
McKenzie was unable to read
the case number on the bag due
to the ink partially smearing.
He secured the marijuana in
the drug safe, according to the
official incident report.
BURKE COUNTY JAIL BOOKINGS-MARCH28- APRIL3
Mary Elizabeth
Dobbins, 35
Forest Road,
Hephzibah
BCSO, March 31
Probation violation-
misdemeanor
William Bryce
Barnes, 27
GA. Hwy 23 South,
Sardis
BCSO, March 29
Aggravated stalking;
safekeeping for GA.
Department of Com
munity Supervision
Christopher
Dewayne Smith, 48
Manderson Circle,
Hephzibah
BCSO, April 3
Safekeeping for
Richmond County
Voncelle Quintell
Cosby, 40
Washington St.,
Millen
WPD, March 29
Marijuana-pos
session of less
than one ounce;
tail lights required;
failure to appear-
Municipal (posses
sion of marijuana
less than an ounce,
tail light required);
hit and run; duty of
driver to stop at or
return to scene of
accident
Callie Ann
Johnson, 20
Thompson Bridge
Road, Waynesboro
BCSO March 28
DU/-driving under
the influence (alco
hol); driving without
a valid license-
misdemeanor; no
helmet (motorcycle);
headlight require
ment; failure to
maintain lane
Prince Aaron
Jackson, 42
Cates Ave.,
Waynesboro
WPD, April 1
Probation violation
for finger printable
charge-misdemean
or; driving while
license suspended
or revoked-mis-
demeanor; open
container of alcohol
in motor vehicle;
improper stopping
on roadway
DISCLAIMER NOTICE: ALL ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL
PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW
Takhia Nicole
Whitefield, 17
Old Waynesboro
Road, Waynesboro
WPD, March 29
Theft by taking-mis
demeanor; criminal
trespass
Timothy
Kirkland, 39
Four Points Road,
Keysvi/le
BCSO, March 31
Obtain for, procure
for, or give an inmate
tobacco or tobacco
product without
consent of jailer; viola
tion of oath by public
officer
Deandre
Whitfield, 23
Euia Lane,
Waynesboro
WPD, March 28
Reckless conduct;
simple assault-family
violence; cruelty to
children in the 3rd
degree-family vio
lence
Donte Maurice
Green, 32
GA Hwy 56 North,
Waynesboro
WPD, April 3
DU I-refusal; Uttering
highway; failure
to maintain lane;
fleeing/attempting to
elude police
Otis Wesley
Bailey, 30
Hwy. 80 West,
Waynesboro
BCSO, April 2
Speeding in excess
of 72/55 MPH zone;
open container of
alcohol in motor
vehicle; DUI-alcohol
less safe
Octavio
Barron-Chavez, 40
Williams Circle,
Waynesboro
BCSO, April 3
Driving without a
valid license-misde
meanor; DU I-driving
under the influence
(alcohol); improper
stopping/parking in
roadway
AGENCIES
BCSO: Burke County Sheriff’s Office;
WPD: Waynesboro Police Department;
GSP: Georgia State Patrol;
MPD: Midville Police Department;
SPD: Sardis Police Department;
JCS0: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office;
DOC: Department of Corrections
DNR: Departmentof Natural Resources
Freddie Taylor
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HDS
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The BCSO arrested Katorry
Hankerson in connection to a
September 2019 shooting on
the 1000 block of Highway 56
North. He is charged with two
counts of aggravated assault,
possessing a hrearm during the
commission of a crime, posses
sion of a hrearm by a convicted
felon, and 15 counts of unlaw
ful street gang activity. Investi
gators also arrested Hankerson
for another shooting on the
100 Blk. of Horseshoe Circle
that took place March 2019.
He is charged with two counts
of aggravated assault and pos
session of a hrearm during the
commission of a crime and
unlawful street gang activity.
Kaliyah Rashonda Fields,
19, and Bromekis Dashon
Anthony, 25, were arrested
by Burke County deputies in
connection to a Sept. 24,2020,
shooting in the area of Grubbs
and Walker streets. According
to reports, the incident took
place just after 8 p.m., and the
victim notihed authorities he
had been shot and robbed. He
was transported to Augusta
University Medical Center by
Burke County EMA for nonlife
threatening injuries.
Both Fields and Anthony are
charged with armed robbery,
aggravated assault,kidnapping
and possession of a firearm
during the commission of
a crime. Anthony was also
charged with possession of a
hrearm by a convicted felon or
hrst offender.
During the early morning
hours of November 7, 2021,
WPD officers responded to a
shooting at an apartment on
Dowell Avenue. At the scene,
they found Marquel Tarber
deceased in the front yard.
Johnathon Terrell Hughes was
detained Nov. 23,2021, in con
nection with the shooting. He
was later charged with malice
murder, felony murder, aggra
vated assault and two counts of
possession of a hrearm during
the commission of a felony.
Jason Allen Cuyler was also
charged in connection with the
incident, but his case is not on
Judge Flythe’s April 18 jury
trial calendar.
Also on the April 18 trial
calendar, but scheduled for
a bench trial June 9, is for
mer Burke County Magistrate
Judge Alois Carl Hrabovsky.
Hrabovsky, incarcerated
since his arrest in 2019, is
charged with a felony charge of
sexual exploitation of children,
a felony charge of criminal
solicitation and a misdemeanor
charge of furnishing tobacco
products to minors. He re
signed from his post as judge
on July 12,2019, after notihea-
tion of the investigation against
him by the GBI and the BCSO.
He was appointed to his judge-
ship in January 2017.
In a separate calendar call,
convicted murderer Willie
Palmer is scheduled on Judge
Amanda Heath’s April 18 cal
endar call roll.
Palmer will be retried for the
Sept. 10,1995, murders of his
wife Brenda Palmer, 31, and
stepdaughter Christine Jenkins,
15. The women were fatally
shot in a Vidette residence. The
Georgia Supreme Court issued
an order in 2020, adopting a
consent agreement to hear the
case for a hfth time. Soon, a
jury will decide his sentencing;
life in prison with or without
the possibility of parole.
Cyber-security inspection
to take place at Plant Vogtle
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) will begin
a baseline inspection in ac
cordance with Cyber-Security
Inspection Procedure at Plant
Vogtle June 27.
The onsite portion of the
inspection will be performed to
evaluate and verify the plant’s
ability to provide assurance
that their digital computer
and communication systems
and networks associated with
safety, security or emergency
preparedness (SSEP) func
tions are adequately protected
against cyber-attacks, accord
ing to a NRC letter dated
March 28.
“Experience has shown that
baseline inspections are ex
tremely resource intensive,
both for the NRC inspectors
and the licensee staff,” the let
ter states.
To help facilitate the process,
the NRC has requested docu
ments to be received prior to
the onsite inspection, that
specify information necessary
to assist the inspection team in
choosing the focus areas to be
inspected. Additional request
ed documents will assist the
inspection team in the evalu
ation of the critical systems
and critical digital assets (CSs/
CDAs), defensive architecture
and the areas selected for the
cyber-security inspection.
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