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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 - PAGE 7 A
Commerce Electric Department superintendent
Sammy Ingram positions the bucket for the rescue
of a man pinned in a tree. Photos courtesy of Billy
Vandiver
City Electric Chief Rescues
Victim Of Tree-Trimming Mishap
A tree-trimming accident
put the Commerce Electric
Department’s bucket truck
to good use last week.
A contractor removing a
tree in the yard of Donald
Wilson on Spring Street
Sept. 16 “got on the wrong
side of the rope" about 40
feet of the ground after cut
ting out a 350-400 section
of the tree. The rope came
against the back of his neck,
pinning it in the crotch of
the tree, the log hanging
a few feet down on the
rope, said Sammy Ingram,
Electric Department super
intendent.
“A (coworker) on the
ground told us there was a
big fork in the tree," Ingram
said. “It was a big stub and
he was going to rope it
down. When he cut it and it
was falling, the rope slipped
and wedged him down in
the fork."
Ingram and Kelly Slater,
both off duty at the time,
arrived at the scene, and
Ingram sent Slater back
to get the truck. When it
arrived, Ingram went up in
Ingram brings the
injured man to the
ground.
the bucket and cut the rope
to take the pressure off,
then pulled the man into the
bucket and lowered him to
the ground.
The victim was taken to
an Athens hospital, but
his injuries were reported
ly limited to rope burns.
The Commerce Rescue
Unit and Commerce Fire
Department also responded
to the incident.
Officials were unable to
provide a name of the vic
tim.
One Week Left Before
Outdoor Burn Ban Ends
Tackson County Sheriffs Office Arrests
Jackson Deputies Make 29 Arrests Last Week
JEFFERSON - The
Jackson County Sheriff’s
Office arrested 29 peo
ple during the past week,
including the following:
•Soraida Gonzalez, 39,
190 Pamela Drive, Athens,
driving while license
suspended or revoked
and giving false name or
address to law enforce
ment officer.
•Billy Ray Lomax Jr.,
41, 197 Addington Street,
Clermont, possession of
arms by convicted felon
and aggravated assault.
•Adarien Bernard
Whight, 23, 456 Thurmond
Circle, Statham, violation
of probation.
•Jeremy Lee Peck, 30,
15 Brumblow, Pendergrass,
driving while license sus
pended .
• Edward Roger Allen,
26, 5607 Stephens Road,
Oakwood, violation of pro
bation.
• Ethel Lunette Marsingill,
42, 273 Vaughn Morrison
Road, Royston, child sup
port arrest orders.
•William Robert Roy,
18, 1467 Academy Church
Road, Jefferson, theft by
taking and six counts of
failure to appear.
•Christopher Columbus
Rutledge, 25, 4658 Old
Pendergrass Road,
Jefferson, violation of pro
bation.
•Lori Ann Hutchins,
46, 61 Billie Dean Drive,
Jefferson, DUI drugs and
failure to maintain a lane.
•Jimmy Dale Bennett,
54, 431 Elizabeth Street,
Commerce, three counts
of violation of proba
tion.
•Christopher Scott
Garza, 21, 638 Swann
Road, Jefferson, violation
of probation.
• Kenneth Thurmond
Hembree, 37, 1849 Ed
Bennett Road, Nicholson,
cruelty to children and
child molestation.
•Rebecca Carole
McDonald, 31, 152 Bone
Road, Homer, two counts
of violation of probation.
•Thomas Elroy Ramsey,
46, 1343 Yarborough,
Maysville, violation of pro
bation.
• Tracey Allen Satterfield,
43, 1805 Brooks Road,
Pendergrass, theft by tak
ing and violation of proba
tion.
• Melissa Page Shelton,
41, 482 Sanford Drive,
Nicholson, driving on
wrong side of roadway,
DUI less safe drugs and
attempting to obtain a
forged prescription.
• Brittany Erin White, 23,
2184 Highway 81, Oxford,
violation of probation.
•Michael Kevin White,
40, 173 Hunter Road,
Arcade, three counts of
violation of probation.
• Dujuan Monte Williams,
27, 250 Williamson Lane,
Commerce, violation of
probation and failure to
appear.
•Hagen Robert Zillman,
29, 500 Greenfield Drive,
Statham, violation of pro
bation.
• Cody Marcus Myers
Jr., 22, 112 Platte, Winder,
DUI alcohol, two counts
of obstruction of law
enforcement officers, bat
tery and interference with
government property.
•Juan Elox Sanchez,
20, 366 Sanders Circle,
Winder, no license.
•Jimmy Dwight Love,
48, 2375 Old State Road,
Pendergrass, violation
of Georgia’s Controlled
Substance Act.
•Joshua Lee Nix, 23,130
Rambler Hill Drive, Athens,
three counts of child sup
port arrest orders.
•Jeremy Lee Peck, 30,
2473 Old State Road,
Pendergrass, violation
of Georgia’s Controlled
Substance Act.
•James Allen Shepherd,
28, 867 Swan Drive,
Jefferson, child support
arrest orders.
•Christopher Ray
Summers, 33, 312 Barbara
Road, Commerce, violation
of Georgia’s Controlled
Substance Act.
• Dustin Evan Wroe,
20, 274 Sagefield Circle,
Maysville, violation of
probation and failure to
appear.
•Weldon Leeshon
Richie, 32, 161 Double
Branch Road, Danielsville,
suspended registration and
no insurance.
Municipal Police Help Keep Jail Occupied
Arrests made by the
Pendergrass, Jefferson,
Hoschton and Arcade
police departments last
week include the following:
PENDERGRASS
•Felecia Shonte Shanks,
37 , 2980 Delmar Lane,
Atlanta, violation of proba
tion.
JEFFERSON
•Buddy Lark Jr., 30,
218 South Force Circle,
Marietta, SC, possession
of cocaine.
• Steven Daniel Pruitt, 35,
517 Dacuesville Highway,
Greenville, SC, possession
of cocaine.
•Vivian Gosnell
Crawford, 45, 306 White
Oak Way, Marietta, SC, pos
session of crack cocaine
and drugs not in original
container.
•Shiteriea Latric
Nesmith, 19,1433 Cleveland
Street, Greenville, SC,
two counts of violation
of Georgia’s Controlled
Substance Act.
•Condelaria Juan Zeno
Martinez, 29,2581 Garland
Way, Duluth, license
required, speeding and
headlights violation.
• Javon Vancliffe Dollard,
20, 303 North McAlister
Street, Hemingway, SC,
possession of marijuana
with intent to distribute,
violation of Georgia’s
Controlled Substance Act
and forgery.
•Joseph Lee Wilson, 29,
323 Indian Trail, Salem,
SC, violation of Georgia’s
Controlled Substance Act.
•Lisa Dine Allen, 29,
362 Dixie Red Avenue,
Jefferson, battery.
• Gary Michael Vansloun
II, 19, 954 Holder Siding
Road, Jefferson, theft by
taking.
HOSCHTON
•Robert Edwin Gartrell,
65, 455 East Jefferson
Street, Hoschton, reckless
conduct, simple assault,
discharge of firearm while
intoxicated and firearm
within city limits.
•Bobby Lee McGee,
36, Wades Trail Park,
Winder, giving false name
or address to law enforce
ment officer.
ARCADE
•Michael Dwight
Emmett, 17, 147 Old Barn
Trail, Arcade, disorderly
conduct.
•Alfredo Cruz-Lopez,
19, 1465 Highway 29,
Northeast, Athens, under
age consumption of alco
hol, underage possession
of alcohol and open con
tainer.
• Bertin Perez-Carbajal,
25, 940 Midtown Way,
Gainesville, DUI alcohol,
contributing to the delin
quency of a minor, open
container, driving while
unlicensed and failure to
maintain a lane.
You probably couldn’t
burn anything outside if
you wanted to, but Jackson
and surrounding counties
remain under a state out
door burning ban through
Sept. 30. The Georgia
Environmental Protection
Division (EPD) prohibits
burning in 54 area coun
ties in order to reduce pol
lutants that create ground-
level ozone. The burn ban
is a part of the EPD’s plan to
improve air quality during
smog season.
The ban covers the 13
counties that comprise
the Atlanta Ozone Non-
Attainment Area and 41
counties that surround the
Ozone Non-Attainment
Area.
The burn ban is in effect in
the 54 counties from May 1
through Sept. 30 each year.
The ban prohibits the fol
lowing types of burning:
•burning of leaves, tree
limbs or other yard wastes.
• burning of vegetative
waste from land clearing.
Prescribed burning of for
est land is allowed in 26
counties, including Banks,
Clarke, Dawson, Floyd,
Gordon, Jackson and
Madison.
If citizens burn their yard
waste during the burn ban
without a permit, they will
be issued a citation and can
face fines up to $1,000 and
30 days in jail.
For more information on
the burn ban, call the EPD
Northeast District Office at
706-369-6376.
CASA Sets
Training
In October
A new class for the
Piedmont Judicial
Circuit’s Court
Appointed Special
Advocate (CASA) pro
gram will begin Oct.
13 from 6-9 p.m. at the
First Baptist Church of
Commerce.
This class will run
every Tuesday night
from Oct. 13 through
Nov. 24.
Call Annette
Raymond at 706-387-
6375 for an application
and to register.
ROBERT W.DAIL
MEMORIAL TREATMENT CENTER
734 Hospital Road .Commerce .706-335-5180
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