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The True Citizen, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 — Page 7 A
I^FOR THE RECORD
BOC responds to Sheriff’s Appeal in Mandamus petition
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
The Board of Commission
ers issued a press release last
week in response to Sheriff
Williams’ Appeal pertaining to
the Mandamus Petition he hied
against the County asking for
control over the department’s
payroll.
“Last year, Sheriff Williams
hied a lawsuit against Burke
County claiming he was not
allowed to handle his own
payroll for his deputies. Judge
Stone ruled earlier this year
against Sheriff Williams and
in favor of Burke County that
the Board of Commissioners
should continue to handle
payroll matters for the deputies
just like they do for all the other
County employees. Although
the Court ruled against Sheriff
Williams, he is now appeal
ing the case to the Georgia
Court of Appeals,” the press
release states. “ The County
expects the Appeals Court
to rule the same way that the
local court did, that it is wise
and efficient for Burke County
to continue to handle payroll
responsibilities. This allows
the Sheriff the right to manage
the total number of deputies
and other employees under the
Sheriff of Burke County and
their amount of pay, subject
only to the overall approved
budget total as set by the Burke
County Board of Commission
ers . The Board of Commission
ers is dedicated to spending the
taxpayers’ dollars as wisely as
possible, including giving our
Sheriff’s Office more money
and resources than any other
County our size in Georgia.
Fire, ambulance and police
protection are important to
the Board of Commissioners,
and they are dedicated to con
tinuing to provide money for
the best services in this area.
Unfortunately, the cost of the
lawsuit hied by the Sheriff has
used up money which could
have been used to serve the
citizens of Burke County.”
BURKE COUNTY JAIL BOOKINGS
APRIL 25- MAY 1
Andrew Paul
Eckerman, 19
Spring Valley Rd.,
Waynesboro
BCSO, April 28
Accountability court
sanctions
Jametric Jireon
Devontea Heath, 23
Canterbury Circle,
Waynesboro
WPD, April 25
Probation violation -
municipal (disorderly
conduct) housing for
WPD)
Ethan Joseph
Gennaro, 18
Azalea Dr., Townsend
BCSO, April 26
Unlawful for person
employ/assc w/
criminal street gang
to conduct criminal
activity; burglary in the
1st degree; criminal
damage to property in
the 2nd degree; pos
session of firearm or
knife during commis
sion of or attempt to
commit felonies.
Kevin Matthew
Findley, 39
Morris Dr., Waynes
boro
BCSO, April 29
Bench warrant - mis
demeanor (3 counts)
Antonio Mitchell
Downer, 38
CatesAve., Waynes
boro
BCSO, April 27
Bench warrant -
felony (criminal
damage to property
in the 2nd degree)
Desmond Reshun
Hughes, Jr., 20
Westgate Dr.,
Waynesboro
BCSO, April 30
Marijuana -pur
chase, posses
sion, manufacture,
distribution or sale;
possession of fire
arm or knife during
the commission of
or attempt to commit
felonies; possession
of MDMA; unlawful
for person employ/
assc w/criminal
street gang to con
duct/participate in
criminal activity
Scott William
Hooker, 40
Wade Pd., Augusta
BCSO, April 27
Improper sexual con
tact by employee or
agent second degree
(M) sexual battery -
misdemeanor; simple
battery
Laci Nicole
Muns, 19
Beaver Dam Pd.,
Sardis
Sardis PD. April 28
Disorderly conduct -
city ordinance (hous
ing for Sardis PD)
Kennarius
Roshawn McBride,
17
Apache Trail, Hep-
hzibah
BCSO, April 30
Marijuana -pur
chase, posses
sion, manufacture,
distribution or sale;
possession of fire
arm or knife during
commission of or
attempt to commit
felonies; too fast for
conditions; pos
session of MDMA;
unlawful for person
employ/assc w/
criminal street gang
to conduct criminal
activity.
Brandon Eugene
Furr, 35
Mahaia Ln., Harlem
BCSO, April 26
Failure to appear
- misdemeanor
(speeding 81/65
mph zone)
Troy Walker
Rhodes, 32
Shadrack St.,
Waynesboro
BCSO, April 25
Conditional transfer
- aggravated
stalking
Daniel Lee
Muns, 19
Beaver Dam Pd..
Sardis
Sardis PD, April 28
Too fast for condi
tions; driving while
license suspended
or revoked - mis
demeanor; failure
to stop at stop/yield
sign; disorderly con
duct - city ordinance
(housing for Sardis
PD); fleeing or at
tempting to elude a
police officer
Brian David
Gerrald, 51
Rod Strickland Rd.,
Peidsville
BCSO, April 29
Endangering secu
rity interest - value
greater than $500
Joel Contreras
Sanchez, 40
Mutimer Dr., Augusta
BCSO, April 29
Bench warrant -
misdemeanor
Jacob Lee
Morris, 24
Corley Rd., Hephzi-
bah
BCSO, April 25
Conditional transfer
- entering an auto,
burglary in the 1st
degree, burglary
(2counts); failure
to appear - felony
(entering an auto)
Brittany Ann
Muns, 17
Beaver Dam Rd.,
Sardis
Sardis PD, April 28
Disorderly conduct -
city ordinance (hous
ing for Sardis PD)
Christine Ernestine
Williams, 55
Murray Hill Rd.,
Sardis
BCSO, April 29
Probation violation
for fingerprintabie
charge - misde
meanor
AGENCIES
BCSO: Burke County Sheriff’s Office;
WPD: Waynesboro Police Department;
GSP: Georgia State Patrol;
MPD: Midville Police Department;
SPD: Sardis Police Department;
JCSO: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office;
DOC: Department of Corrections
DNR: Departmentof Natural Resources
DISCLAIMER NOTICE: ALL ARE PRESUMED INNO
CENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW
1022 N. Liberty St., Waynesboro - 706-551-0876
BURKE EMA REPORT
The Burke County Emergency Management Agency re
sponded to 104 patients’ calls during the week ending May
1. Of those, 66 resulted in transports, including 27 to Augusta
hospitals and one to another out-of-county hospital. Twenty
five of the transports were determined to be emergencies and
41 were non-emergent,
The agency also answered 28 fire calls during the week.
They included seven brush/grass fires, one controlled bum,
12 rescues, one structure fire, three woods fires, one power
line down and three unspecified calls.
Man admits to molestation
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
FBI agents say Keyshawn
Cooper confessed to molesting
Burke County children.
The FBI obtained a war
rant for Keyshawn Cooper
for grooming an 11-year-old
female in Missouri and obtain
ing child sexual abuse material
from her.
Burke County Sheriff’s Of
ficers from the Criminal Inves
tigations Division assisted the
FBI in conducting an arrest and
search warrant at a residence on
OJ Boulevard April 22. Cooper
was transported by the FBI to
the Jefferson County Detention
Center where he confessed to
molesting children in Burke
County, according to an official
incident report.
Officers unsure of
driver who hit-and-run
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
A man was transported to
Doctors Hospital after an un
known vehicle stmck him on
Claxton Road.
The Burke County Sheriff’s
Office responded to a hit-and-
run incident Saturday April 24
around 9:30 p.m. The victim,
identified as Mr. Anderson in
the official incident report, had
attended a large block party on
Claxton Road and was either
walking or standing near the
shoulder when an unidentified
vehicle stmck him and left the
scene. Several bystanders as
sisted Anderson up from the
roadway, however no one wit
nessed the accident. Anderson
experienced severe road rash,
torn clothing and was bleeding.
“At this time there is no fur
ther information or evidence
available to identify the driver
or vehicle involved,” the report
states.
Police body camera found
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
When Burke County Sher
iff’s Department deputies Tes
sa Myers and John Singleton
responded to a call April 27
to pick up Antonio Mitchell
Downer from the Douglas
County jail, the booking desk
officer advised them that an old
black police body camera with
no serial number was found on
Downer’s property.
The booking officer said
the camera did not belong to
their department nor did it
belong to the Douglas Police
Department. BCSO is check
ing to see if any departments
in Burke County are missing a
body cam.
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