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The
Commerce News
JANUARY 14, 2009
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COMMERCE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRESTS
Police Conduct 3 Drug
Raids, Make 4 Drug Arrests
The Commerce Police
Department charged three
people with drug offenses
after conducting separate
searches of three local resi
dences.
A man who came to bail
out one of those suspects
was also arrested.
“We had received some
information from people
suspicious about drug activ
ity," explained detective
Chad Knight. “We were able
to substantiate enough to
get warrants."
The first warrant was exe
cuted last Wednesday at the
261 Shankle Road residence
of Octavius Orlando Sarden,
22, where police recovered
a quarter ounce of crack
cocaine, a half ounce of
marijuana and razor blades
and plastic bags commonly
used in drug distribution.
Sarden was charged with
possession of cocaine with
intent to distribute, posses
sion of cocaine, possession
of less than an ounce of
marijuana and possession
of tools for the commission
of a crime.
On Thursday, police went
to the residence of Tommy
Ray Phillips, 42, where they
found nine morphine pills —
and no prescription. He was
charged with possession of
morphine.
The third warrant was
executed at the 15 Holden
Court residence of Christine
Lucindo Pittman, 39, where
police found a small amount
Two Commerce High
School students, one of
them a juvenile, were
charged with theft by tak
ing last week after they
allegedly stole $65 from
another student’s purse.
A 15-year-old white
female reported to school
officials that while she was
in a science lab, someone
stole the money from her
wallet, which was in a
purse in the classroom.
The school resource offi
cer watched the video of the
hallway and saw Sabrinca
of marijuana.
When her father, Amos
Boyd Pittman, 72, of 56
Martin Luther King Jr.
Drive, Commerce, showed
up to bail her out, he got
some more bad news.
“I was holding warrants
from a prior investigation,
so we served those on him,"
Knight said.
He was charged with two
counts of selling cocaine.
Other Charges
Others arrested or
charged during the past
week include:
•Charledra S. Jennings,
18, 722 Grove Level Road,
Commerce, speeding and
reckless driving.
•Serena A. Martin, 39,
935 Homer Road, Lot 21,
Commerce, on a probation
violation warrant from the
Jackson County Sheriff’s
Office. She was a passenger
in a vehicle pulled over for a
windshield violation.
• Mary Ann Allen, 35,133
Baugh Street, Commerce,
on a failure to appear war
rant.
•Daniel Pena, 25, Apt.
25 E, 120 Melissa Way,
Anderson, SC, speeding,
driving without a license
and violation of the open
container law.
•Janine Renee Bryan,
26, 405 Styvesant Ave.,
Brooklyn, NY, speeding
and misdemeanor posses
sion of marijuana. She was
pulled over at 4:33 a.m. on
Intersate 85.
Wood, 17, of 108 Hickory
Street, Commerce, and a
16-year-old black female
enter the room, come out
shortly, go to a bathroom
and exit it shortly, laughing
with one another.
The 15-year-old was
summoned to the office,
where she allegedly told
the assistant principal and
school resource officer
that Wood took the money
and gave her a $20 bill.
A female school employee
went with her to the rest
room, where she retrieved
• April Beatrena Good
rich, 35, 50 Preston Court,
Commerce, on a probation
violation warrant.
•Brantley Kip Cowart,
38, 514 Clayton Street,
Commerce, on an unspeci
fied warrant. He was arrest
ed as police investigated a
shoplifting incident in which
he was not involved.
• Zachary Ryan Pendleton,
17, 628 McCreery Road,
Jefferson, speeding and
reckless driving. He was
doing 85 in a 55 mph zone,
according to the arrest
report.
•Octaivus Orlando
Sarden, 22, 261 Shankle
Road, Commerce, arrested
on “several valid warrants"
from Jackson County. He
turned himself in at the
police department.
•Shannon A. Chambers,
37,6 Sillman Road, Crawford,
misdemeanor possession of
marijuana. She was charged
when police searched her
purse as a suspected shop
lifter at Ingles. No merchan
dise was recovered.
• Larry Kenneth Ginn,
59, 1816 Bond Ridge Road,
Royston, on failure to
appear and probation vio
lation warrants. He was
picked up from Franklin
County deputies.
• Dorothy Lenell Appleby,
45, P.O. Box 358, Jefferson,
driving under the influence
(DUI) of intoxicants, a brake
light violation and violation
of the open container law.
$21 she’d hidden in her
panties, according to the
report. The juvenile, who
was charged with theft
by taking, allegedly told
police that Wood had the
rest of the cash concealed
in her bra and panties.
Wood was also called
to the office, where she
denied taking any money.
Her mother arrived at the
school, took her to the rest
room and returned with
cash she said had been
concealed in her bra, the
report said.
A woman who allegedly
burglarized a South Broad
Street residence left some
advice for her victim.
“Read your Bible," the
note said.
The victim, a 50-year-old
white female, said her for
mer sister-in-law broke in
through the locked back
door, removed items and
left the note, which also
indicated that she “repos
sessed my stuff."
The victim said the
woman took measuring
cups, a juicer, two pillows,
bath towels, a foot vibra
tor, two lighters and a blan
ket.
Police found no sign of
forced entry, but talked to
two witnesses who saw the
suspect at the back door of
the residence.
Other Incidents
Other incidents to which
police responded during
the past week include:
• a burglary at a
Willoughby Homes apart
ment in which a 35-year-old
white male returned home
and noticed the bedroom
light on — which he remem
bered turning off. When
he entered, he found the
back door open. Missing
items included a 32-inch
flat screen TV valued at
$800, a video camera worth
$700 and a set of keys that
included keys to the apart
ment and to the victim’s
vehicle.
• a suicide attempt in
which a 31-year-old white
male allegedly consumed
15 Prozac and a bottle of
vodka. He was taken to
BJC Medical Center and
later told police he was get
ting help.
•theft of services at
a South Elm Street resi
dence in which a city of
Commerce meter reader
found the seal on the elec
tric meter broken and the
water, which had been cut
off, turned back on. The
thief managed to steal 642
kilowatt hours of electricity
and 7,100 gallons of water,
for a total loss to the city
of $162.
Two CHS Students Arrested
For Stealing Money From Purse
fust In Case
Shane Williams of the Commerce Public Works Department trims limbs off
a white pine tree that fell during last Wednesday’s high winds. The tree was
hung up among other pines at the corner of Dogwood Trail and Lakeview
Drive, and city workers took it to the ground because of its proximity to
school traffic.
COMMERCE POLICE DEPARTMENT INCIDENTS
Burglar Leaves Note For
Victim: 'Read Your Bible'
Sheriff's Office Reports 31 Arrests Last Week
JEFFERSON - The Jackson
County Sheriff's Office arrest
ed 31 people during the past
week, including the following:
• Joey Chavez Bodie, 20, 734
Edwards Road, Commerce, no
license and failure to maintain
a lane.
•James Clayton Brewer, 42,
407 Skelton Road, Hoschton,
probation violation.
• Jermaine Lee Burns, 32,164
Spring Lake Road, Commerce,
probation violation.
•Nathaniel Douglas
Johnson, 23, 162 Nathaniel
Drive, Jefferson, failure to
appear.
•David Wade McNair, 31,
1900 Atlanta Hwy., Bogart,
probation violation.
• Moraima Paz, 36, 2948
Commerce Road, Jefferson,
issuance of bad checks.
•Charles Eugene White, 29,
191 Jackson Way, Jefferson,
battery.
• Brandon Charles Wilbanks,
44, 87 Harber Street,
Commerce, failure to appear.
•Brenna Alicia Davenport,
24,624 State Street, Commerce,
issuance of bad checks.
• Stacey Lee Duckworth,
29, 6548 Thompson Road,
Clairmont, sex offender viola
tion.
•Jonathan Eugene Grier,
19, 1644 Davenport Road,
Braselton, disorderly conduct
and obstruction or hindering
law enforcement officers.
• Steven Michael Helms, 19,
256 Second Street, Statham,
cruelty to children in the sec
ond degree and battery.
•Joseph Lee Hollis, 41, Hwy.
334 Box 4519, Commerce,
forgery in the first degree and
executing checks knowing
assigned to another.
•Terry Lee McDaniel, 49,
118 Old Harden Orchard Road,
Commerce, VGCSA.
•David Edward Seagraves,
31, 237 Steeple Chase Road,
Nicholson, possession of mari
juana, less than one ounce.
•Angela Denise Tittle, 40,
237 Steeple Chase, Nicholson,
possession of marijuana, less
than one ounce.
• Christopher Lee Butler, 17,
106 Louise Drive, Commerce
entering an auto.
•Brantley Kip Cowart,
38, 220 Leachman Road,
Commerce, probation viola
tion.
• Joseph Douglas Dalton, 30,
158 JT Elrod Road, Athens,
battery.
•Isaac Lopez-Luax, 26, 110
Sycamore Street, Rome, pro
bation violation.
•Ashley Anashkin Pianco,
24,555 Rucker Road, Jefferson,
battery, criminal damage to
property in the second degree
and battery.
•William Benjamin Pruett,
24, 438 Rights Mill Road,
Commerce, criminal trespass
and simple battery.
•Leonel Suarez, 24, 2040
Commerce Road, Athens, fail
ure to appear.
•Paul Jayson Allred, 31, 308
Cemetery Street, Maysville,
probation violation.
•Kathy Ann Chapman, 33,
508 Marie Court, Athens,
simple assault, disorderly con
duct, insulting a school bus
driver and terroristic threats
and acts.
• Lloyd Vertich Ingram,
36, 1162 Deadwyler Road,
Jefferson, cancelled license.
•Christopher Shuan Kirby,
26,4751 Hilltop Drive, Acworth,
probation violation.
•Ian Jordan Lord, 25, 6995
Hwy. 82 Spur, Maysville, fail
ure to appear.
• Mark Anthony Palmer,
32, 2051 Hunters Cove Drive,
Lawrenceville, possession of
firearm by convicted felon.
•Kimberly Faith Pierce, 35,
180 Cross Street, Maysville,
failure to appear.
•Bradlie Ryan Lee Williams,
20,203 Pine Street, Commerce,
use of license plate to conceal
identity of vehicle and failure
to maintain a lane.
Police Respond
To 2,280 Calls
In December
The Commerce Police
Department responded
to 2,280 calls for service
during December, accord
ing to figures provided to
the city council Monday
night.
Those calls included
2,105 dispatched by 911,
49 walk-in calls at the
police department, and
126 referrals to the school
resource officer.
In addition, the animal
control officer handled
60 calls, issuing two cita
tions.
Officers filed 34 acci
dent reports and 82
incident reports during
December. They issued
96 speeding tickets, cited
10 people for license vio
lations, five for no insur
ance and 42 for seat belt
or child restraint viola
tions. They arrested 14 on
alcohol-related charges,
five for assault or battery,
17 on theft-related charg
es and three for criminal
trespass.
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