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PAGE 8A -- THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007
Pedestrian Killed On
U.S. 441 At Banks Crossing
HOMER - A pedestrian was
sturck and killed on U.S. 441 at
Banks Crossing last Wednesday
— the second pedestrian struck
in three days.
Romona Frye Burns, 45, of
Catawba, NC, had been attempt
ing to help her husband back his
18-wheeler onto State Route 15/
Hwy. 441.
Tony Abron Frye, the driver,
had turned onto Industrial Drive,
but realizing he had made a
wrong turn, was attempting to
maneuver back onto 441. Romo-
na Frye Burns was in the road
way attempting to help direct
him when she was struck by a ve
hicle traveling north, according
to Banks County sheriff Charles
Chapman.
A Life Flight helicopter was
contacted, but EMS officials de
cided to transport Burns to BJC
Medical Center because of the
severity of her injuries. She later
died from injuries from the ac
cident which threw her approxi
mately 50 feet, according to a
Georgia State Patrol report.
No charges have been filed
against the driver of the vehicle
that struck Burns, who was iden
tified as a resident of Maysville.
The accident was the second in
three days in which a pedestrian
was struck in that area of Banks
Crossing. Two days earlier a wom
an was struck while attempting to
cross the highway near Wal-Mart,
although her injuries were not life
threatening.
Madison Cleared In
Bank Heist Investigation
Former Piedmont Judicial Cir
cuit District Attorney Tim Madi
son has been cleared of any
connection to two recent bank
robberies in the state.
Late last week, GBI and FBI
agents searched Madison’s
Franklin County home in con
nection to the robberies in
Thomson and Oconee County.
Sources close to the probe
said today (Monday) that inves
tigation into the matter cleared
Madison of any involvement.
Bank videos of the robberies
showed a man who resembled
the former DA.
Madison resigned the DA’s
seat last June amid a state probe
into questionable financial trans
actions in his office. He was in
dicted by a Banks County grand
jury in August on theft charges,
along with his wife and a former
assistant district attorney. He
has pled not guilt to the charg
es.
All three currently await trial
in Banks County.
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Sheriff's Office Announces 45 Arrests
JEFFERSON -- The Jackson
County Sheriff’s Office charged
45 people last week, including
the following:
•Mary Pearl Albea, 39, 576
Sanford Drive, Nicholson, bad
check.
•Charles Joseph Bowman, 18,
355 Stringer Lane, Jefferson,
driving while license suspend
ed.
•Lola Marie Fields, 42, 485
Lebanon Church Road, Jeffer
son, driving while license sus
pended and failure to appear.
•April Nicole Howington, 22,
116 Sycamore Street, Jefferson,
probation violation.
•Michael James Mewborn,
23, 104 Greentree Drive, Au
burn, probation violation.
•Gregory Stephen Nation,
33, 1358 Carson Cedars Road,
Maysville, probation violation.
•Randy Norris, 42, 1989
Broad Street, Statham, proba
tion violation.
•Rebecca Leann Norton, 22,
193 Sagefield Circle, Maysville,
bad check.
•Robby Chadwick Stephens,
30, 914 Skelton Road, Hoschton,
child support violation.
•Tony Lamont Thomas, 30,
211 Heritage Hill, Commerce,
cruelty to children, probation
violation and battery.
•Ronnie William Cooper, 52,
115 Hipman Drive, Athens, pro
bation violation.
•John Michael Gailey, 29,
2773 Apple Valley Road, Com
merce, bad check.
•Melody Marie Looney, 18,
2634 Brockton Road, Jefferson,
identity theft.
•Alvin Juan Thomas, 22, 2425
Hwy. 441 North, Homer, aban
donment of a minor child.
•Kelly Ian Waldrip, 29, 919
State Street, Commerce, proba
tion violation.
•Ashlee Sabrina Elrod, 24, 72
Boogies Run, Commerce, driv
ing too fast for conditions and
violation of the Georgia Con
trolled Substances Act.
•Debra Leigh Gannon, 24,
136 Harmony Street, Com
merce, bad check.
•Mattthew Allen Stinchcomb,
18, 2201 Westbrook Road, Com
merce, bad check.
•Betty Jo Summers, 24, 135
Shady Lane, Maysville, viola
tion of the Georgia Controlled
Substances Act.
•Jose Torres-Onofre, 33, 175
Peachtree Road, Jefferson, pro
bation violation.
•Rafael Antonio Abreu, 38,
2000 Lena Carter Road, Bu
ford, speeding and suspended
license.
•Cody Daniel Gable, 29,
1587 Bismark Drive, Winder,
failure to appear and child sup
port violation.
•Robert Eugene Huff, 40, 71
Huff Hill Road, Commerce,
probation violation.
•Iliana Esgupinana Palo-
mares, 22, 85 Allen Bridge
Road, Talmo, violation of the
Georgia Controlled Substances
Act.
•Mayelin Palomares, 37, 85
Allen Bridge Road, Pender
grass, cruelty to children.
•Luis Angel Perez, 34, 85 Al
len Bridge Road, Talmo, viola
tion of the Georgia Controlled
Substances Act.
•Mario Antoine Rodgers, 21,
446 MLK Jr. Drive, Jefferson,
probation violation.
•Julius Lafayette Sewell, 24,
51 Jennings Lane, Nicholson,
identity theft.
•Doyle Anderson Albea, 50,
6168 Winder Hwy., Jefferson,
pointing a gun at another per
son, interference with a 911 call
and possession of a firearm by
a convicted felon.
•Nicky Cannon, 34, 856 H.A.
Ervin Road, Talmo, giving a
false name and date of birth to
a law enforcement officer.
•David Wayne Chambers, 41,
145 Hogan Street, Maysville, ex
haust system violation, expired
tag and alteration of license
plate.
•Sheila Lynn Coile, 40, 99
Midway Road, Marietta, bad
check.
•Linda Lynn Crowe, 42, 848
Lakeshore Drive, Statham, bat
tery.
•Katrina Carlene Green, 25,
129 East Wright Street, Winder,
probation violation.
•Ronda Lea Hall, 32, 778
Main Street, Talmo, possession
of marijuana and possession of
a drug-related object.
•Michael Lee Hooper, 42,
1681 Old Kings Bridge Road,
Nicholson, suspended registra
tion, no proof of insurance and
carrying a concealed weapon.
•Robert Lee Lynn, 33, 1170
Neal Road, Commerce, terror
istic threats and acts.
•Roy Eugene McDaniel III,
19, 7799 Hwy. 124 West, Ho-
schton, criminal trespass.
•Nikolai Joseph McEntee, 18,
31 Bucks Point, Hoschton, theft
by taking.
•Clinton Morris Quinn, 39,
18805 Hwy. 59, Carnesville, ter
roristic threats and acts.
•Joshua Alexander Richard
son, 27, 735 A. Lacy Street,
Monroe, probation violation.
•Jeffrey Allen Roberts, 33,
2814 Hog Mountain Road, Jef
ferson, child support violation.
•Micki Nicole Robertson, 29,
320 Durable Drive, Demorest,
probation violation.
•Adam Keith Rouse, 19, 178
Hale Road, Maysville, posses
sion of marijuana and failure to
signal when turning.
•Donald Eugene Sellers, 57,
114 Crestwood Circle, Com
merce, possession of marijua
na.
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