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December 28, 2022
Exterminator charged for lewd self-service
A Pike County pest control
worker was arrested after alleged
ly exposing himself in front of a
79-year-old woman
while treating her
Juliette home on
Dec. 21.
According to the
report, Sgt. Nicholas
Ortiz spoke with
the womans mother
who said that her
mother told her that
James Cicero Ham
lin, 38, of Concord,
an employee of Pike
Pest Control, ex
posed himself to her
when he came to
treat her home. She said after he
treated the outside of the home,
he went inside to spray and later
began to masturbate in front of
her mother.
The victim told
Ortiz that Hamlin
went to her home
around 10 a.m. and
after he went inside,
he came out of the
laundry room with his
zipper down with a
string hanging out of
his pants. He told her
that he didn’t feel well
and asked if there was
a place for him to lie
down. She told him he
could rest in the living room.
She said that she left him alone
for around 5 minutes and when
she went to check on him Hamlin
was masturbating on her couch.
Hamlin then told her to come
closer and see if he was bleeding
while he continued to masturbate
in front of her. She told Hamlin
that if he thought he was bleeding
from there he needed to go to
the hospital. She then left and sat
in another room. After about 10
minutes, Hamlin left her home
without saying anything.
She said she did not know what
to do so she called her daughter
around 5 p.m. and told her what
had happened. She also called
Pike Pest Control to make a com
plaint on Hamlin and advise the
business of what had happened.
She spoke with supervisor Troy
Green who later called her back
and said that Hamlin had been
fired because of the incident.
Ortiz spoke with Green who
said when he asked Hamlin about
the incident, Hamlin stated that
his penis was caught on a string
and in his zipper causing him
discomfort. He also told Green
that the woman walked in on him
while he was fixing himself and
willingly helped him with it.
Hamlin met with Ortiz at the
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
and told him he saw a string
coming from the zipper in his
pants. He said he tried to remove
the string causing his penis to
be cut and caught in the zipper.
Hamlin said he then asked the
woman if there was somewhere
he could sit down, and she took
him to the living room where he
began to try and untangle himself
from the zipper. Hamlin claimed
the woman then came back into
the room and asked if he needed
help and wondered if she had
caused the problem. He said he
told her, “No I don’t need help
and you did not cause this.” He
said 10 minutes later, she re
turned and asked if he need some
tools to help himself and he told
her he did not. Hamlin told Ortiz
once he got himself untangled,
he left the home and went to his
next job site.
Hamlin was arrested for public
indecency and elderly abuse and
jailed.
HAMLIN
2022
Continued from page 8C
learning of it “inclusion”
training.
• Two defendants are sen
tenced to prison for fighting
with Monroe County
deputies.
• Herschel Walker cam
paigns at The Meadows in
Smarr.
• Monroe County Market
Lamb Show lets locals
see FFA/4-H skills with
livestock.
• Joey Proctor is promot
ed to the Pilgrim Degree of
Merit, the highest honor of
the Moose Lodge.
• Monroe County Schools
are named a Cognia System
of Excellence.
• Emily Starr is the 2022
Mary Persons Homecom
ing Queen; the Bulldogs
defeat Columbus, 49-21.
• Ashley Mulvihill is new
director of the Pregnancy
Center of Monroe County
as it continues to work
toward becoming a medical
facility.
October
• Forsyth council hears
about a skunk problem
near the city park.
• Forsyth promotes its
electric vehicle charging
stations to attract travelers.
• Jennie Caldwell joins
Forsyth’s Planning & Zon
ing Commission.
• Forsyth, Monroe Coun
ty, Culloden reach an agree
ment on sharing the 1-cent
Local Option Sales Tax for
the next 10 years—20.5
percent, 77.1 percent, 2.4
percent.
• Longtime Forsyth
firefighter Kevin Bunn, 46,
is named Forsyth’s new fire
chief.
• Two Forsyth officers
are injured trying to arrest
a woman on a warrant for
probation violation.
• Monroe County
deputies find more than
$200,000 worth of meth
in the truck of two South
Georgia men.
• George and Denise
Emami cut the ribbon
at the Cottages at Rocky
Creek, a neighborhood of
tiny houses.
• Circle K on N. Fee Street
closes for remodeling; its
new owner, Tushar Patel of
the Royal 7, says he will re
open it under a local brand.
• Mary Persons football
falls to Jackson, 28-14.
• Monroe County Middle
School football team wins
the Central Georgia Middle
School Athletic League
championship for the sec
ond year in a row.
• The Friends of High
Falls State Park Triathlon
hosts 80 finishers.
• Forsyth Monroe County,
Jackson Butts County and
Monticello Jasper County
join to host a reception to
thank Susan & Paul Holmes
for their service as Susan
Phylis Bird of Forsyth raises her hand in praise while praying during a celebration of the
decision overturning Roe v. Wade on the courthouse lawn Sunday. (Photos/Will Davis)
Locals celebrate
after Roe aborted
By Will Davis
publisher@mymcn net
Monroe County Chris
tians celebrated the monu
mental Supreme Court
decision overturning Roe
v. Wade and allowing states
to regulate abortion in a
prayer service on Sunday
on the courthouse square.
“I’m just thankful,” said
Movene Futch, a found
ing board member of
the Pregnancy Center of
Monroe County, which
organized the event. “That’s
my biggest emotion. Many
felt it would never hap
pen. I didn’t know. We just
asked God, who is over
all, to bring it about, and
He did. That’s why I was
enthusiastic to say thank
you to God.”
The Supreme Court over-
See ROE Page 7A
County Jail after Twiggs
County deputies put out
a BOFO on Dec. 3 after
terminating a chase on
1-75 N with a 2018 Dodge
Challenger. According to
the incident report, Dep
uty Corbin Becelia saw
the green vehicle pass his
location at a high speed
near the weigh station.The
driver showed no signs of
pulling over and increased
his speed to over 152 mph.
• A 58-year-old Thomas-
ton man was killed Satur
day night Dec. 10 when
his motorcycle was struck
head on by a Braselton man
now charged with vehicular
homicide.
• The owner of the La Pas-
adita restaurant in Forsyth
was sentenced to 12 months
in jail on Tuesday, Dec. 13
for a tussle with a deputy
during a 2021 traffic stop
that was caught on tape.
• A log truck driver says
the straps on his logs broke
causing his load to shift and
turning his 18 wheeler on
its side and spilling his trees
in the Rum Creek round
about. on Friday, Dec. 16.
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MONROE COUNTY
HOSPITAL
CAFETERIA
ATRIUM HEALTH NAVICENT PARTNER
Our cafeteria is available to the community.
Wednesday, December 28
Pasta
with Meat Sauce $2.49
Buttered Corn $1.59
Small Chef Salad $3.59
Thursday, December 29
Smothered
Turkey Wings $2.99
Smoked
Collard Greens $0.99
White Rice $0.99
Friday, December 30
Nachos
Lg. w/ meat $4.49
Sm. w/ meat $3.49
Street Corn $1.59
Spinach Dip $1.69
Mozzarella Sticks (5) $2.29
Saturday, December 31
Sunday, January 1
retires from the Georgia
House of Representatives.
• Gov. Brian Kemp helps
break ground for the 7 acres
the state will lease from
Monroe County Develop
ment Authority to build a
new drivers license facility
at the Industrial Park.
• Jadarius Watts, 22,
pleads not guilty to killing
his girlfriend in March
2022.
• Mary Persons senior
Jordan McCord is seriously
hurt in Barnesville on his
way to school.
• The name of Monroe
County firefighter Harold
Boone is added to the Me
morial Wall at the Georgia
Public Safety Training
Center.
• Monroe County com
missioners learn the Plant
Scherer is losing 36 percent
of its taxable value this year.
• Juronia (Lynn) Evans
is welcomed as the new
director of Monroe County
Senior Center.
• Monroe County’s
annual birthday party for
those 90-plus returns to an
in-person celebration.
• Mary Persons cross
country girls take 1st in
region; boys finish 3rd.
November
• Monroe County resi
dents will soon be able to
get an MRI without leaving
Forsyth.
• Mary Persons clinched a
home playoff game on Fri
day, Nov. 4 by dominating
Pike County 46-10. But fans
may remember the game
more for the antics by the
visitors from Zebulon that
wound up forcing referees
to end the game with 7:35
left on the clock. MP coach
Brian Nelson said he had
been trying to tell referees
the game might get out
control because of Pike
players trying to hurt MP
players after plays. Nelson
said he saw on tape and
heard from other coaches
that players for 2-7 Pike
might pull stunts in what
was the Pirates’ final game
of the season. And that’s
what happened. The refs
ended up ejecting 5 Pike
players from the game
December
A 20-year-old Albany
man went to the Monroe
Fried Fish $2.69
French Fries $1.19
Coleslaw $1.09
Monday, January 2
Barbecue Chicken $2.49
Buttered Corn $1.09
Seasoned Green Beans $1.09
Fried Pork Chops $2.59
Black Eyed Peas $1.09
Collard Greens $1.09
Cornbread $0.69
Tuesday, January 3
Chopped Steak $2.59
Buttered Mashed Potatoes $1.09
Steamed Broccoli $1.09
Menu is subject to change due to availability.
Lunch: 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. • Dinner: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
88 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Forsyth, GA 31029
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Serves: 8-10
Prep: 35 min.
Cook: 45 min.
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 8 oz. deli ham, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1 tsp. fresh thyme, chopped
• 6 croissants, cut into
1 1/2- to 2-inch pieces
• 1 c. milk
• 3/4 c. half-and-half
• 1 tsp. hot sauce
• 5 large eggs
• 2 c. grated white Cheddar cheese
• 1 c. grated pepper jack cheese
1. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over
medium-high heat. Add the ham, onion and bell
peppers and cook, stirring, until softened, 8 to
10 minutes. Add the salt, pepper and thyme and
cook for 1 more minute. Remove from the heat
and set aside to cool slightly.
2. Brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with the
remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the
croissant pieces, top with the ham mixture and
mix gently to combine.
3. Whisk together the milk, half-and-half, hot
sauce and eggs in a medium bowl. Add half of
both cheeses. Pour the mixture over the crois
sants and mix gently to combine and evenly
distribute. Cover and refrigerate for at least
1 hour and up to 4 hours.
4. Preheat the oven to 350°. Remove the casse
role from the refrigerator, uncover and let sit at
room temperature for 15 minutes before baking,
pressing down on the croissants with a spatula
to make sure they are well soaked.
5. Sprinkle the casserole with the remaining
cheese. Bake until puffed, golden brown and
the cheese is melted, about 45 minutes. Let rest
15 minutes before serving.