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November 16, 2016
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INCIDENTS
The following incidents
were reported by the
Monroe County Sheriff’s
Department Oct. 30-Nov.
7.
Forsyth woman
arrested after
feuding with
deputy, daughter
A 57-year-old white
Forsyth woman faces a
charge of obstruction after
a dispute with a Monroe
County deputy at her High
Road home on Nov. 4. At
about 10:07 p.m., Dep.
Thomas Haskins met with
a female High Road resi
dent who said Dep. Jacob
Robins had visited her
home three days earlier
when the resident and her
daughter had been in an
argument. The resident
said Robins suggested
that one of them leave
the home to avoid further
conflict. The resident said
her daughter then left her
home, but she left her dog
there. The resident told
Haskins she wanted her
daughter to pick up her
dog or she threatened to
release the dog. Haskins
then called the daughter
who said she would pick
up the dog immediately.
Haskins then requested
that he escort the daugh
ter to her mother’s home
to try to prevent another
dispute. The daughter then
retrieved the dog from the
rear of the resident’s home
and put it in her vehicle.
While the daughter was
at the home, the resident,
who was irate and unco
operative, came out of her
home and began yelling at
her daughter that she was
not her daughter anymore
and said: ‘You’re not get
ting any of my stuff from
my house.” The daughter
then told Haskins she was
trying to find another place
to live and said she was
planning to pick up her
stuff from her mother’s
home on Nov. 6. Haskins
then asked the resident if
she would be available to
meet on Nov. 6 so that her
daughter could retrieve
her belongings, and the
resident answered that she
wasn’t. Haskins then urged
the resident to decide on
a different day when she
would be available, and
the resident said she would
be busy for the next two
months. Haskins then
told the resident she could
not prevent her daughter
from getting her stuff, but
the resident still refused.
Haskins and the daugh
ter then left the home.
About five minutes later,
the daughter was notified
by her sister that their
mother was destroying
the daughter’s property.
Haskins and the daugh
ter then returned to the
resident’s home, where
the sister said the resident
had beaten the daughter’s
baby crib with a picture
frame. Haskins then saw a
broken metal picture frame
and small indentations on
the top of the baby crib.
Haskins told the resident
she could not destroy her
daughter’s belongings, but
the resident argued that
she could because she were
inside her home. Haskins
then told the resident she
was wrong and asked for
her driver’s license so he
could report the incident.
The resident said she didn’t
know where her license
was and refused to give
Haskins her name or date
of birth. The daughter
finally told Haskins the
resident’s name, but the
resident tried to lie again
about her last name.
Finally, the daughter and
her sister each said, ‘Don’t
lie to the deputy Mom.”
When the resident still
refused to give her date of
birth, Haskins asked the
resident to stand up and
be handcuffed. The resi
dent declined to stand up
and said, “I’m not going to
jail.” Haskins then hand
cuffed the resident’s right
arm, and she tried to pull
away, grabbing on to the
rear of her chair. Haskins
then gained control of the
resident’s other hand and
handcuffed her. At that
point the resident then fell
to the floor and began com
plaining of heart: and shoul
der pain. While waiting for
Monroe County EMS, the
resident told Haskins she
wanted to die. However,
once EMTs arrived, the
resident told them she was
fine and refused to go to
the hospital. After again
stating she wanted to kill
herself, EMTs involuntarily
took the resident for a
mental evaluation.
Teenage boys
report neighbor
shooting pistol
into the air
At about 5:32 p.m. on
Nov. 6, Dep. Thomas
Haskins went to an Estes
Road home where a female
resident said her 15-year-
old son and his 16-year-old
male friend were riding
motorbikes on her prop
erty. The resident said
the two boys came inside
and told her that her male
neighbor shot a firearm
into the air and threat
ened them. The resident
said they had had ongoing
problems with the neighbor
and the Monroe County
Sheriffs Office had visited
previously over complaints.
The son told Haskins that
he and his friend were rid
ing their motorbikes on the
17 acres of land behind his
home at about 5 p.m. The
son said while riding close
to the property line, he
saw his neighbor in front
of him shooting into the
air with a black automatic
pistol. The son said he
and his friend each turned
their motorbikes off as the
neighbor approached them.
He said the neighbor told
them, “I’m getting better
and better with this pistol.
Soon I won’t have to target
practice.” The son said he
took the comment as a
threat that he planned to
shoot them. The son said
the neighbor told them he
didn’t want anyone riding
motorbikes near his prop
erty because they would
scare deer away. The son
said the neighbor appeared
intoxicated and unsteady.
Haskins then met with the
neighbor who admitted
he was target practicing
with a black automatic
pistol. Haskins viewed the
neighbor’s shooting area
and deemed it safe. The
neighbor said he was in
the midst of target practic
ing when the boys came
up to the property line
and initiated conversation
with him. The neighbor
said the boys told him they
only wanted to be friends
with him, and he said he
responded, “I just want to
be friends too.” Haskins
then told the neighbor that
the boys were allowed to
ride their motorbikes on
their own property and
instructed the neighbor
not to include a firearm in
the dispute. The neighbor
was adamant to Haskins
that he never displayed a
weapon in a threatening
manner nor did he make
threatening statements
to the boys. While speak
ing the neighbor, Haskins
smelled a strong odor
of alcohol on the neigh
bor, who was stumbling
through his words and
appeared drunk. Haskins
then notified the resident
of her neighbor’s claims. No
charges were filed in the
incident.
Forsyth driver
reports vehicle
shot by bullet
along Hwy. 18
At about 3:10 p.m. on
Nov. 7, Sgt. Michael Hull
met with a Forsyth man
who said he suspected that
someone shot his vehicle,
a Honda Pilot, while he
was traveling east on Hwy.
18 near Lee King Road at
about 11 p.m. on Nov. 6.
The man said the suspect
was possibly located near
the houses just west of Lee
King Road on the north
side of Hwy. 18, which was
the direction from which
his vehicle was shot. The
man said he and his wife
were headed home at the
time and heard something
hit their vehicle. The man
said they did not see any
damage that night but the
following day, they saw
damage consistent with a
bullet on the driver’s side
door.
Idaho woman
charged with
intent to sell
drugs on Nov. 5
A 30-year-old white Twin
Falls, Idaho woman was
arrested and charged with
possession of marijuana
with intent to distribute
after a traffic stop on 1-75
South on Nov. 5. At about
4:38 p.m., Cpl. Kevin
Williams saw a blue 2016
Nissan Sentra imped
ing the flow of traffic in
the left-hand lane of 1-75
South near mile marker
184. Williams noticed the
female driver, who dis
played an Idaho license,
was breathing heavily and
badly shaking. The driver
said she was headed to
Savannah to visit friends.
Williams then smelled
marijuana permeating
from the vehicle and
determined the driver’s
license was suspended.
Williams asked the driver
why she was so nervous,
but she ignored his ques
tion. She then refused to
allow Williams to search
her vehicle. After the driver
told Williams her license
was suspended for a previ
ous DUI, he then asked
her about the marijuana
smell. The driver admitted
to having about a pound
of marijuana in her trunk
and about $1,000 in cash
in her vehicle. Williams
and Dep. Jake Justice then
searched the vehicle and
found five open beer cans,
rolling papers and traces
of marijuana in the front
seat floorboard. Inside the
trunk Williams found a
blue cooler containing a
large black trash bag with
another cooler inside of it.
When Williams opened
the second cooler, he found
a handful of Ziploc bags
of marijuana wrapped in
cellophane inside of a vac
uum-sealed bag. Williams
later determined the cash
was in the amount of $920
and the marijuana equated
to just over one pound, five
ounces. The driver was also
charged with impeding the
flow of traffic and driving
while license suspended.
Lakeshore Drive
resident reports
finding neighbor
inside his home
A 50-year-old white
Jackson man and
a 24-year-old white
Jackson man were each
arrested and charged
with burglary after their
neighbor allegedly found
the two men inside his
home on Nov. 6. At
about 7:10 p.m., Dep.
Jacob Robins went to a
Lakeshore Drive home
where a male resident
said he returned home
and found his male
neighbor and neighbor’s
son inside his home.
The resident said when
he opened his door, his
neighbor’s son was in
his living room hold
ing his fishing pole and
some xBox 360 games.
The resident said he
asked the neighbor’s
son what he was doing
inside his home, and
the neighbor’s son
dropped the games and
fishing pole. The resi
dent said his neighbor
then entered the living
room from the master
bedroom and said they
were just being nosy
neighbors. The resident
said he told the two
men to get out of his
home while he called
9-1-1. Robins then met
with the neighbor and
his son who admitted to
entering the home. The
neighbor again said they
were just being nosy and
said they weren’t trying
to take anything. The
neighbor’s son admitted
to having the resident’s
fishing pole in his hands
but said he was just
“checking it out.” Robins
then took the neigh
bor and his son to the
Monroe County Jail.
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INCIDENTS page 4D
The following arrests were
reported by the Monroe County
Sheriff’s Office from Nov. 4-10.
An arrest means someone has
been charged with a crime, but
the law considers them inno
cent until proven guilty.
Nov. 4
• Jimmy
Larry Gibbs,
25, Savannah,
theft by shop
lifting
GIBBS
• Matthew
Garret
Haviland, 22,
Arab, Ala., giv
ing false name,
public drunken
ness
HAVILAND
• Antonio
Devon
Singleton, 23,
Macon, second
degree crimi
nal damage to
property, reck
less conduct
• John
Blaine
Whittle, 62,
Macon, theft by
taking
SINGLETON
WHITTLE
ARRESTS
Nov. 5
• Gabrelle
B. Abbott,
30, Twin
Falls, Idaho,
impeding the
free flow of
traffic, driv
ing while
license sus
pended, drugs
• Manuel
Bonola, 30,
Macon, driv
ing without
valid license,
violation of
headlight
requirements
• Ryan
Dalton, 26,
Dry Ridge,
Ky., driving
while license
suspended,
possession of
marijuana,
improper tag
display
• Terrance
Latrel
Dumas, 21,
Forsyth, GCC
(city)
• George
Ashley
Lewis, 40,
Lyons, driv
ing while
license
suspended/
revoked
LEWIS
• Corey L.
Sanders, 26,
Williamston,
Ky., posses
sion of mari
juana
Nov. 6
• Sherman
Lee
Adside, 59,
Cumming,
driving
while license
expired,
speeding
• LaTasha
Hanson, 35,
Forsyth, sim
ple battery,
third degree
cruelty to
children, dis
orderly house
• Gregory
Mark
Holmes, 25,
Brunswick,
possession of
marijuana,
speeding
• Kendall
Sargent
Keith, 24,
Jackson, bur
glary
• John
Clinton
Shields, 50,
Jackson, bur
glary
1_ .
WILLIAMSTON
Nov. 7
• Carl Jay
Bertram, 45,
Forsyth, sim
ple battery
Nov. 8
• Sherman
Elkins, 57,
Newberry,
DUI, com
mercial
vehicle hours
violation
• Jeremy
Howard
Renfroe,
23, Forsyth,
driving
while license
suspended/
revoked
• Kalista
Smith, 38,
Wrightsville,
speeding,
driving
while license
suspended/
revoked
• Chris
Williams,
22, Jackson,
driving
while license
suspended/
revoked
BERTRAM
WILLIAMS
Nov. 9
• Matthew
Christian
Flora, 24,
Jackson,
driving while
license sus
pended
Nov. 10
• Paris
Coley, 34,
Stockbridge,
possession of
marijuana,
hold for
other agency,
driving while
license sus
pended
• Arteaus
J. Jones,
30, Forsyth,
first degree
cruelty to
children,
battery, child
support
• Krystle
Jones, 27,
Forsyth,
first degree
cruelty to
children
CHRISTIAN
COLEY
JONES
JONES
• Lauren
Lightsey,
23, Forsyth,
driving with
out license
LIGHTSEY
SHEILDS