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Page 6— Wednesday, January 10, 2024, The True Citizen
^FOR THE RECORD
Men found with sawed-off shotgun
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
Convicted felon Jodey Eacho
was arrested after deputies
found him with a sawed-off
rifle.
According to a Burke County
Sheriff’s Office Facebookpost,
Deputy Chad Plueger of the
Crime Suppression Team was
patrolling the area of Farmers
Bridge Road January 4 when
he clocked a vehicle traveling
84 mph in a 55-mph zone. Dep.
Plueger conducted a traffic stop
on the vehicle for the speeding
violation and during the stop,
he deployed his K-9 “Halo.”
The service dog gave a positive
alert to the odor of narcotics in
the vehicle.
A search of the vehicle yielded
approximately one gram of
marijuana, a sawed-off Rem
ington 12-gauge shotgun and
a Ruger .22 rifle.
Eacho was charged with pos
session of a firearm by a con
victed felon and issued a cita
tion for speeding. Passenger
Jesse Manders was arrested
for possession of a sawed-off
shotgun and for an outstand
ing warrant through Richmond
County. No other information
was provided.
Georgia law prohibits most
people from possessing sawed-
off shotguns and rifles, ma
chine guns, dangerous weap
ons designed to fire explosives
and silencers. However, the
law does not pertain to peace
officers, members of the mili
tary and security personnel at
nuclear power facilities.
It is not illegal to possess a
sawed-off shotgun or rifle
when the weapon has been
modified
or changed to the extent that
it is inoperative or when the
owner has registered the fire
arm in accordance with the
National Firearms Act.
Fleeing man injures foot in pursuit
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
Fike an action-packed movie,
35-year-old Ronderick Brown,
threw a trash can in the path of
the deputy who pursued him.
Deputy J. Fletcher, was pa
trolling the area near Martin
Futher King Jr. Drive Friday,
December 29, 2023, when he
observed a vehicle failing to
maintain its lane.
When the officer attempted
to stop the vehicle driven by
Brown, it accelerated, mak
ing an abrupt right turn onto
W. Eighth Street then another
abrupt left onto Cedar Drive.
Brown then pulled into the
backyard of an Eighth Street
residence, where he initially
got out of the vehicle and put
his hands in the air. However,
he decided to flee on foot in
stead.
The deputy pursued him,
threatening to deploy his taser
if Brown did not stop. On
Eighth Street, Brown recov
ered from a fall and began
running again, tossing a trash
can in the deputy’s path. How
ever, Brown gave up on Cedar
Drive, claiming he suffered a
broken foot. Still, he refused
to sit down on the curb and
was escorted to the ground by
another deputy.
Brown was transferred to an
Augusta hospital for medical
treatment. Deputies issued a
citation for failure to maintain
lane. Brown was also charged
with obstruction of law en
forcement and fleeing. Brown
is a resident of Waynesboro.
Ronderick Brown
BURKE COUNTY JAIL BOOKING
JAN. 1-7
Gayton Hector Alcaide
Hwy. 23 S., Waynesboro
Jan. 6
Possession of marijuana with the
intent to distribute
Gisell Alcaide Acosta
Hwy. 23 S., Waynesboro
Jan. 6
Light reducing materials affixed to
windows; possession of marijuana
with the intent to distribute
Dominique Monquil Boyd
Shadrack St., Waynesboro
Jan. 3
State Court misdemeanor sen
tence - 2 days
Derek Cruz
Hwy. 80 W., Waynesboro
Jan. 6
DLH - alcohol; tail light required;
failure to maintain lane
Jody Lee Eacho
Keys Lane, Keysville
Jan. 4
Possession of a firearm by a con
victed felon; speeding in excess of
maximum limits (74/55 mph zone)
Shamaiya Kenshae Ellison
Savannah Ave., Waynesboro
Jan. 5
DUi - aicohoi; driving while license
suspended or revoked - misde
meanor; open container of alcohol
in motor vehicle; expired registra
tion; probation violation - municipal
(DWLS, no tag); housing for WPD
Christopher Allan Fulghum
(no address)
Jan. 6
Safekeeping for Chatham County
SO
Sedrika Shree Griffin
MLK Dr., Waynesboro
Jan. 5
Aggravated stalking; aggravated
assault - FV; obstruction of law
enforcement officers - felony; (2
counts); cruelty to children in the
3rd degree - FV
Tina Fay Hammons
Liberty St., Waynesboro
Jan. 6
Safekeeping for Richmond County
Vanessa Brooke Hammons
S. Liberty St., Waynesboro
Jan. 3
Theft of lost/mislaid property - mis
demeanor
Antwan Torrell Herndon
Savannah Ave., Waynesboro
Jan. 6
Obstructing law enforcement of
ficers (2 counts) false statements or
writings; conceal facts or fraudulent
documents in matters of govern
ment
Corinda Jeanerald Huff
MLK Dr., Waynesboro
Jan. 4
Simple battery - FV
Exavier Lee Jackson
W. 8th St., Waynesboro
Jan. 5
Simple battery - FV
Jesse Isaiah Manders
Horseshoe Rd., Hephzibah
Jan. 4
Possession of sawed-off shot
gun, sawed off rifle, machine gun,
dangerous weapon or silencer;
probation violation - misdemeanor;
Criminal trespass FV; FTA - mis
demeanor; driving while license
suspended; driving while license
suspended or revoked - misde
meanor; use of license plate with
intent to conceal; FTA - misde
meanor; suspended registration, no
insurance; suspended registration;
no insurance
Darius Reshawn Mitchell
Washington Dr., Waynesboro
Jan. 6
DUI - alcohol
Patricia Nicole Morris
North Hill St., Sardis
Jan. 5
Bench warrant - felony
Brittany Ann Muns
Beaver Dam Rd., Sardis
Jan. 5
Probation violation for fingerprint-
able charge - misdemeanor (6
counts); holding for Screven County
Kamelia Apenosomi Padgett
Sapelo Cir., Augusta
Jan. 7
Safekeeping for Columbia County
SO
Shaun Anthony Pierce
Russell Circle, Sardis
Jan. 5
Taii lights required; driving while
license suspended or reoked - mis
demeanor; DUI - alcohol
Bryan Jaquise Roundtree
Woodland Terrace, Waynesboro
Jan. 3
Financial transaction card fraud (5
counts); theft of lost/mislaidproperty
- misdemeanor
Dwayne Anthony Sharpe
Hwy 56 N., Waynesboro
Jan. 2
Safekeeping for Glynn County SO
- probation violation; safekeeping
for Richmond County SO - FTA -
driving without license
Antwon Larenzo Tennant
Homeless
Jan. 5
Disorderly conduct - city ordinance
(housing for WPD)
Jeffery Lorenzo Turner
Briarwood Apts., Waynesboro
Jan. 3
Criminal attempt to commit theft
by taking - misdemeanor; theft by
taking - firearm, felony
Ronnie Vaughn Whisnant
Hephzibah-McBean Rd., Hep
hzibah
Jan. 4
Theft by taking - misdemeanor
1022 N. Liberty St., Waynesboro - 706-551-0876
BURKE EMA REPORT
The Burke County Emergency Management
Agency responded to 197 patients’ calls in the
two-week period ending Dec. 31. Of those, 145
resulted in transports, including 78 to Augusta
hospitals and three to other out-of-county hospi
tals. Sixty six of the transports were determined
to be emergencies and 79 were non-emergent.
The agency also answered 35 fire calls during
the period. They included three brush/grass fires,
three fire/smoke alarms, 18 rescues, eight public
service calls, one vehicle fire, one smoke scare
and one unspecified call.
Stalker resists arrest
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
Thirty-six-year-old Osval-
do Velez Colon head butted
Waynesboro Police Depart
ment officers who arrested
him for stalking on New Year’s
Eve.
Colon was stopped by the
WPD on the intersection of N.
Liberty and E. Twelfth Streets
because his passenger side
headlight was not working.
When WPD officers ran his
license, they were informed
there was an active warrant
out for his arrest and an active
Temporary Protective Order
stemming from an incident
involving passenger Tiffany
Hege.
During the arrest, Colon be
came aggressive and banged
his head on the rear driver side
window of the patrol vehicle.
When an officer opened the
door, Colon pushed his way
out of the car. While officers
attempted to put him back in
the vehicle, Colon head butted
and kneed them. Once back
in the patrol vehicle, he be-
Rate hike
Green said Jenkins County is
charging a fee of $35/day.
“At this time, I have
made an executive decision
to partner with the Jenkins
County Sheriff’s Office in
housing prisoners for the City
of Midville and no longer
send any prisoners to Burke
County Detention Center,”
Green wrote.
Midville receives a
percentage from fines. If a
Judge sentenced an individual
to jail for 30 days on a DUI
for example, the BCSO would
charge $2,550 for a crime
that result in $1,000 in fines
plus surcharges, resulting in
a substantial loss to Midville.
Green pointed out in an
email to The True Citizen
January 5 that a person charged
in Superior Court or State
Court may still be incarcerated
at the BCDC.
Sardis Police Chief Scotti
Sanford and Waynesboro
Police Department Investigator
Angela Collins said the
increase will not deter their
agencies from arresting and
transporting prisoners to
BCDC. In 2022, the SPD and
WPD paid more than $15,000
each to house inmates at the
BCDC. However, the SPD
houses only inmates charged
with more serious crimes.
“As a municipal agency, we
Osvaldo Velez Colon
gan kicking and grabbing the
door, preventing officers from
closing it. Colon also spit at,
kicked and struck an officer
and kicked two others.
Colon was charged with ag
gravated stalking, four counts
of obstructing officers and
cited for the headlight, open
container, driving with a sus
pended registration and im
proper transfer of license plate.
Continued from front
tend to use ordinance violations
(including adopted traffic laws)
that are heard in the Sardis
Municipal Court and do not
require an arrest unless ordered
by the court,” Sanford pointed
out in an email.
Additionally, he agrees
that there is a need for a new
detention facility or major
upgrades to the BCDC. As
crime, gangs and lack of a
moral compass becomes more
prevalent, the current facility
is not adequate, needs some
major repairs and upgrades and
more space for housing, he said
The BOC decided in July
2023 to spend $57,000 to
contract with Goodwyn
Mills Cawood (GMC) one
of the largest architecture
and engineering firms in the
Southeast, to assess the BCDC.
GMC was hired to evaluate
the architectural condition to
determine the effectiveness of
using the existing building with
expansion versus construction
of a new one. As of last week,
the BOC has not received
the results of the evaluation,
according to County Manager
Merv Waldrop.
It's unclear if the Sheriff
intends to follow through on
releasing inmates or limiting
incarceration to people charged
with felonies.