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www.MyMCR.net • Vol. 51 • No. 24
4 Sections, 24 Pages • Wednesday «June 15,2022 • $2.00
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The patrol car of Kirk Seckinger is covered in mud and grass after suspect Sergio Flagler slammed into it on I-475 south. In background, a tow truck
takes Flaglers wrecked car off the interstate. (Photo/Will Davis)
By Will Davis
publisher@mymcrnet
A Monroe County deputy broke
his back when a Florida suspect
rammed into his patrol car during a
high-speed chase that covered two
counties on Thursday morning,
June 9.
Sgt. Kirk Seckinger had joined
the pursuit of a Dodge Challenger
that had refused to stop for deputy
Larry Sullivan around 8:48 a.m.
near the Johnstonville Road exit
on 1-75 south in Monroe County.
The driver, later identified as Sergio
Marquise Flagler of Sanford, Fla.,
sped south topping speeds of 130
mph and took the 1-475 exit.
There, a 94-year-old driver who
had swerved to get out of Sul
livans way ran into deputy John
Thompson, who had also joined the
pursuit, causing him to wreck.
Then just past the Musella/Hwy.
80 exit, Flagler was flying down the
right-hand emergency when he
came upon an abandoned car on
the roadside. Sheriff Brad Freeman
said rather than stopping or simply
changing lanes, Flagler rammed
into the 56-year-old Seckinger’s
car, who was chasing. The collision
violently jarred Seckinger and sent
his patrol car into the grassy median
and it came to a stop. Fla
gler’s vehicle also stopped
on the interstate and he got
out on foot and ran. Sul
livan later caught Flagler
in the woods and he was
arrested without incident.
Seckinger was rushed
to Atrium hospital with
a broken back. He was
released on Friday.
Flagler is charged with aggravated
assault on an officer, felony fleeing,
multiple traffic violations and mis
demeanor and felony drug charges
for marijuana. The Florida man will
face charges in both Monroe and
Bibb counties, said Free
man.
“He’s gonna be in jail
so long he’ll qualify for
in-state tuition,” said Free
man.
Deputies completely
shutdown 1-475 south as
they worked the scene,
causing traffic to back up
past the Thomaston Road exit.
Seckinger is now at home but will
be out of work for several weeks
recovering from injuries, said Free
man.
FLAGLER
Kendrick
is county’s
Father of
the Year
Harold “Unk” Kendrick Jr.
of Forsyth has been named
the 2022 Monroe County
Father ofther Year. He is the
father of six children, Susan,
Jennifer, Wade, Georgia, Jeff
and John, the grandfather
of 10 and great grandfather
of 10. He was nominated
by his daughter Jennifer
Hodges. He will receive a
gift card from The Pickled
Okra, a gift basket from Old
Mill Market and a gift card
from Fox City Brewery. The
Reporter received some of the
best Father of the Year nomina
tions it has ever received this
year, so it was a very difficult
decision. See more nomations
on pages Cl-3. Here’s the win
ning nomatination submitted by
Jennifer Hodges:
Unk Kendrick with his bride at Thanksgiving soon after they married in
1953.
D;
addy taught us that
| we could do or be
' anything we wanted.
He has been an
amazing role model of charac
ter, honor, wisdom, hard work,
generosity, kindness, enthu
siasm, integrity, devotedness,
humility, charity and the list
goes on. Oh, and don’t forget
humor! You have to have a
good sense of humor to be our
Dad.
Daddy knows how to enjoy
and appreciate life. His love
See FATHER Page 7A
Report: Drunk
man sics Pitbull
on MC deputy
By Steve Reece
stevereece@gmail.com
A drunk man who
tried to sic his Pitbull
on a Monroe County
deputy was arrested
for reckless conduct
and disorderly con
duct around 6 p.m. on
June 6. According to the report released
by the sheriff's office, Cpl. Jaleel Brown
and deputy Jonathan Joyner responded to
the home at 1547 Hwy. 42 N where they
found Rebecca Lynn Moore, 32, and Rich
ard Wayne Moore, 35, outside the home.
Rebecca’s clothes were strewn all over the
porch and yard and she was packing up
her things and loading them into a U-
Haul truck while Richard was standing on
the front porch yelling at her to, “get your
sh*t and get the hell out of my house!”
Brown approached Richard and judging
by his slurred speech and the awful smell
See PITBULL Page 7A
MOORE