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The True Citizen, Wednesday, August 17, 2022 — Page 7 I^FOR THE RECORD Fourth arrest made in Harden case Ramando Cartrellis Moore, 38, of Grovetown was taken into custody Thursday, August 11 at the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and transport ed to the Burke County Deten tion Center in connection to the murder of Morris Harden Jr. The investigation is still on-going and more arrests will be made in the near future, according to a BCSO press release. Moore is charged with Murder, Possession of a Fire arm during the Commission of a Crime, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Deputies were dispatched to the 1200 Block of Watkins Pond Road July 10 where they found Harden’s body lying on the side of the roadway. Investigators determined that Harden had been shot and killed in a home on 9th Av enue in Augusta and then his body was left on Watkins Pond Road. BURKE COUNTY JAIL BOOKINGS AUG. 8-14 Sammie Latroy Jones, 20 Kilpatrick Rd., Waynesboro BCSO, Aug. 9 Rape Nekita Seth Bostic, 55 W 11th St., Waynesboro BCSO, Aug. 9 Child support lockup order (5 counts) Deandre Maurice Brown, 32 8th St., Augusta BCSO, Aug. 8 Failure to appear - felony Keaumby Dejuan Burdette, 34 Ann’s Way, Waynesboro WPD, Aug. 8 Municipal court sanctions (housing for WPD) Sonia Alicia Mayes, 49 Quaker Rd., Waynesboro WPD, Aug. 11 A ggra vated assault Kennard Deondro McBride, 34 Bates Rd., Waynesboro BCSO, Aug. 9 Child support lockup order (3 counts) Amanda Leigh Dutton-Freeman, 32 Old Louisville Rd., Newington BCSO, Aug. 8 Safekeeping for Chatham County SO -probation violation Samueal Dontez Lewis, 34 Drayton Dr., Augusta BCSO, Aug. 8 Probation violation - felony; simple battery - family violence Tommy Jefferson Allen, 53 Hwy 25 N., Hephzibah BCSO, Aug. 9 Superior Court felony sentence (sexual ex ploitation of children) Gladys Kight Wheeler, 56 Side Track Rd. Keysvi/le WPD, Aug. 13 Theft by shoplifting Destiney Vontrell Scott, 20 Fulton Rd., Atlanta BCSO, Aug. 8 Simple battery (2 counts); contributing to the delinquency of a minor- misde meanor (3 counts) Elizabeth Ann Buckner, 37 CentralAve., Augusta BCSO, Aug. 12 Possession of meth- amphetamine with the intent to distrib ute; burglary - 2nd degree (felony) David Henry Freeman, 37 Old Louisville Rd., Newington BCSO, Aug. 8 Theft by receiving stolen property - motor vehicle, felo ny; safekeeping for Effingham County SO - vehicle theft Albert Killebrew, 36 Grand Blvd, Augusta BCSO, Aug. 8 Murder; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; pos session of a firearm during the commis sion of a crime Ramando Cartrellis Moore, 38 Landing Rd., Grovetown BCSO, Aug. 11 Murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon 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 Jermaine Thomas Harrison, 48 Piney Grove Rd., Midville GSR Aug. 14 DU I - Driving within a gore or medium; driving while license suspended or re voked - misdemean or; no tag (housing for Midville PD) Bob Mason Roberts, 43 Mike Padgett Hwy, Augusta BCSO, Aug. 8 DU I - driving under the influence of alcohol; reckless driving; failure to maintain lane; failure to stop at stop sign; use of safety belts in passenger vehicles; possession of open container in vehicle passenger area; tire requirements Eric Bernard Harden, 48 NW56th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, PL BCSO, Aug. 12 DU I - less safe - alcohol; speeding in excess of maximum limits 74/55mph zone; failure to main tain lane DISCLAIMER NOTICE: ALL ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT 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 123 patients’ calls during the week ending August 14. Of those, 82 resulted in transports, including 40 to Augusta hospitals and three to other out-of-county hospitals. Thirty nine of the transports were determined to be emergencies and 43 were non-emergent. The agency also answered 25 fire calls during the week. They included two brush/grass fires, nine rescues, one MVS rescue, five public service calls and seven unspecified calls. Lead defendant sentenced in drug trafficking investigation SHELLIE SMITLEY thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com An Atlanta-area man has been sentenced to federal pris on after admitting his role in a major drug trafficking conspir acy that funneled cocaine and other drugs through Atlanta to the Waynesboro area. Chadric Antonio Rhaney, a/k/a “Chad,” 42, of Powder Springs, Ga., was sentenced to 88 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute, and to Distribute, Cocaine, said David H. Estes, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. U.S. District Court Chief Judge J. Randal Hall also ordered Rhaney to forfeit $68,610 seized during the investigation. “The success of Operation Washout serves as an outstand ing example of the value of partnerships between federal, state and local agencies,” said U.S. Attorney Estes. “These collaborative efforts will con tinue to identify and remove from our communities those who would drive violent crime through the proliferation of il legal drugs.” The indictment in USA v. Rhaney et al, dubbed Op eration Washout, was coordi nated through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) as the U.S. Drug Enforcement Adminis tration developed information about cocaine trafficking from Mexico, through California to Atlanta, and then primarily to distributors in Burke County. Investigators from the Burke County Sheriff’s Office then worked with the DEA to de velop the investigation that identified the defendants and led to searches and subsequent seizures of cocaine, crack co caine, marijuana, drug traffick ing paraphernalia, cash, and more than two dozen firearms. In addition to Rhaney, who was identified as the source of cocaine coming into the Burke County area from At lanta, two other defendants have been sentenced and four await sentencing after plead ing guilty to related charges in the conspiracy. The final two defendants are awaiting trial, and are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. “The sentencing of the lead defendant in this case slams the door on a major conspiracy to peddle poison (cocaine) in Burke County and the sur rounding area,” said the Spe cial Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division Robert J. Murphy. “DEA and its law enforcement partners are committed to tracking down and bringing to justice those who pollute our neigh borhoods with illegal drugs.” Agencies investigating Op eration Washout include the DEA and the Burke County Sheriff’s Office, with assis tance from the Bureau of Al cohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; U.S. Probation Service; the U.S. Marshals Service; the Georgia Nation al Guard Counterdrug Task Force; the Screven County Sheriff’s Office; the McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office; the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office; and the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted for the United States by Assistant U.S. Attor ney Henry W. Syms Jr. The case was investigated under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OC DETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intel ligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Not happening: Liquor store #5 SHELLIE SMITLEY thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com The Waynesboro City Coun cil elected to deny Gregory Burt’s application to open G & R Package Shop at 205 Council Street during the council meet ing Monday, August 15. City Attorney Randolph Frails pointed to state law that prohibits liquor stores from existing less than 500 yards from each other. City Manager Valerie Kirkland reported that the Council Street location is approximately 438 yards from the recently opened Bird Dog Beverages located on Shadrack Street. MOOOve on down the road SHELLIE SMITLEY thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com A local man was steered in the wrong direction when he became fascinated by the size of a bull kept on Dixon Hen dricks Road. Vickie Delaine Myers told a Burke County Sheriff’s Office deputy that she was tending to her newborn baby calves when she heard a male voice from the edge of the woods, taunting her 2,100-lb bull. When she walked near the area where she thought the voice was coming, she observed Angelo Thomas standing in the roadway “moo ing” at her bull and causing him to become agitated. When she demanded that he stop, he replied, “I do that all the time,” the incident report states. Thomas admitted to the deputy he did moo at the bull several times, but that he had to intention to harm the ani mal. He said he was “simply impressed” by the sheer size of the bull. Thomas apologized to Myers for mooing at the bull.