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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 THE COMMERCE NEWS • THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PAGE 9A Crime/Public Safety lackson County Sheriffs Office arrests 42 face charges in Jackson Co. Commerce police make just 2 arrests The Jackson County Sher iffs Office arrested 42 people last week, including the fol lowing: •Oscar Trinidad Benitez, 28, loitering or prowling. •Joshua Adam Jackson, 32, 431 Kudzu Road, Comer, theft by taking. • Danny Telford Taylor, 51, 45 Oak Lane, Jefferson, open container violation and pos session of marijuana. • Kevin Alan Waterhouse, 57, 17 Maywood Court, Mays- ville, driving with a suspend ed driver’s license, pills not in original container and possession of a Schedule 4 controlled substance. •David Curtis White, 25, 71 Pleasant Hill Drive, Talmo, battery. • Christian Anthony Wilfre- do, 34, 156 Grove Street, Ath ens, driving while unlicensed and failure to yield. •Anthony Justin Finch, 28, 1415 Jones Road, Winder, an open container violation and probation violation. •Robert Everet Griffis, 18, 2531 Old State Road, Pender grass, shoplifting. •Ashley Nicole Stover, 23, 2531 Old State Road, Pender grass, shoplifting. •Tina Louise Giddeons, 39,136 Traynham Road, Com- mece, simple battery. •Charlotte Ann Dockery 55, 865 Bill Watkins Road, Hoschton, exploitation of elder persons and theft by conversion. •Daniel Lee Brock, 38, 1615 Cedar Shoals Drive, Ath ens, probation violation. •Dusty Ray Dockery 34, 269 Waterworks Road, Com merce, theft by conversion and exploitation of elder per sons. • Roy Walter Kurowski, 44, 111 Hickory Nole, Cumming, probation violation. •Micah Deshard Parr, 31, 346 Pine Avenue, Commerce, stalking and public indecen cy. •Chance Melvin Kiley, 37, 26 Steel Water Lane, Jeffer son, failure to maintain lane and driving under the influ ence (DUI). •Jackson Wyatt Smith, 17, 108 Smithsonia Road, Nich olson, harassing communica tions. •Anthony Lynn Black burn, 44, 544 East Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tenn., probation violation. • Marceo Morales Marrero, 49, 1117 Jesse Jewel Parkway, Gainesville, giving a false name and date of birth to a law enforcement officer. •James Raymond Mathis Jr., 29, 419 Graystone Drive, Winder, probation violation. • Stuart Stephen White- ley, 36, 480 Pleasant Acres Drive, Maysville, obstruction, no driver’s license on person, tampering with evidence, violation of the Georgia Con trolled Substances Act, a tire violation and driving without insurance. •Andres Rafael Rivas, 33, 204 Nichols Road, Pender grass, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. •Wesley D. Worley 28, 45 Arcade Park Road, Jefferson, driving with a suspended driver’s license and fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer. • Melvis Leonel Almendares-Romero, 21,4332 Pond Fork Way Gillsville, misdemeanor possession of marijuana. • Thurmond Brady Anglin, 18, 6319 Brockton Loop Road, Jefferson, failure to appear. •Brian Mitchell Bennett, 26, 137 Will Clark Road, Jef ferson, misdemeanor posses sion of marijuana. • Ismael Carrillo-Garcia, 24, 714 G.W. Wilson Road, Nich olson, misdemeanor posses sion of marijuana, tampering with evidence and obstruc tion of a law enforcement officer. •Sergio Castro-Vargas, 24, 638 Danielsville Road, Jeffer son, DUI, driving while unli censed, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer and speeding. •William Lee Farmer Jr., 44, 150 Black Thorn Road, Nicholson, failure to appear. •David Matthew Gibson, 33,6730 Miller Drive, Lula, dis orderly conduct and obstruc tion. •James Marquye Jackson, 25, 278 Highland Park Drive, Athens, probation violation. •Kristina Marie Kline, 17, 624 Danielsville Street, Jeffer son, criminal trespass. •Brandon Dewayne Mad dox, 32,223 Woodbine Street, Commerce, probation viola tions and possession of drugs by inmate across guard lines. • Ronnie Lamar Parker Jr., 19, 428 Chestnut Drive, Flowery Branch, probation violation. •Antonio DeJesus Trejo, 25, 516 Jim David Road, Nich olson, misdemeanor posses sion of marijuana and tire violation. • Christopher Shane Waters, 41, 7535 Hwy. 53, Bra- selton, terroristic threats and acts and criminal trespass. •Antonio Hernandez, 47, 1245 Swan Drive, Gainesville, driving without a driver’s license. •Sidney Lamarcus Lee, 55, 41 Piedmont Avenue, Bra- selton, simple battery. •David Deans Leighton, 42, 1502 Bame Road, Castle- ton, N.Y., following too close and driving with a suspended driver’s license. • Stanley Eugene Stan di, 43, 2853 Oconee Circle, Gainesville, no insurance, operation of an unregistered vehide, affixing license plate and driving without driver’s license on person. •Eduardo Medina Tello, 42, 2829 Maverick Road, Gainesville, driving while unli censed. •Leif Cameron Yaple, 25, 848 Lords Mill Road, Com merce, unlawful conduct during a 911 call and false report of a crime. Officers of the Commerce Police Department made just two arrests over the past week, one for driving with a sus pended license and the other a pickup from the Gwinnett County Jail on an outstanding warrant. An officer arrested Sharif Anwar Alexis, 32,5515 Concord Circle, Gainesville, for driving with a suspended driver’s license. The officer was on patrol on Interstate 85 when his auto tag reader indicated an alert for an expired registration. Upon stopping Alexis, the driver said he had just moved to Georgia from Alabama and was awaiting the conclusion of a court case there to fix the tag. However, when the officer ran Alexis’ information through dispatch, his license in Georgia returned suspended as of Dec. 19, 2014. Dispatch did not advise of the reason for the suspension. Also last week, the police picked up Donald F. Cumber- batch, 46, 799 Cooper Street SW, Atlanta, from the Gwinnett County Jail, where he was being held on an unspecified Commerce warrant. The officer transported him to the Jackson County Jail. BB gun leads to EJ school lockdown East Jackson schools were placed on “lockdown” on Feb. 24 after reports that a student had a gun on campus. A student at East Jackson Comprehensive High School had brought a BB gun to school. The school resource officer first received a call from a school employee who said two students were overheard talking about a gun. The two male students having the conversation were brought to the office and one was found to be in possession of a BB gun. He said that he brought it to school to return it to another student. The 14-year-old male was charged with carrying a weapon without a permit, carrying a a weapon within a school zone, disruption of a public school and car rying a weapon in an unauthorized location. Banks County Sheriffs Office arrests Banks deputies announce 22 arrests The Banks County Sheriffs Office arrested 22 people last week, including the following: •Joseph Anthony Carlyle, 35,199 Daily Road, Alto, failure to appear. • Edward Tavaris Stephens, 40, 338 Panhandle Circle, Maysville, driving under the influence (DUI) and a license tint violation. • Kendrick Ezekiel Thomas, 24, 393 Sawdust Trail, Nichol son, theft by taking and finan cial transaction card fraud. •Tasha Lynn Everhart, 27, 656 Fort Lamar Road, Com merce, obstruction of a law enforcement officer, posses sion of methamphetamine, shoplifting and probation vio lation. •Timothy John Sulecki, 55, 211 Park Avenue, Baldwin, cre ating a hazardous condition. • Kenneth Dwayne Blanken ship, 56,196 Ladd Road, Com merce, possession of metham phetamine, fleeing or attempt ing to elude a law enforcement officer, driving with a suspend ed driver’s license, DUI, failure to maintain a lane and a regis tration violation. •Lisa Luellen Franks, 36, 1335 Bennett Road, Homer, obstruction. • Preston Ray Cartledge, 38, 107 Shoran Parkway, probation violation. •James Bradley Greenway 46, 2769 Sample Scales Road, Homer, simple battery. •Brittany Michelle Stacey 23, 3647 Ragsdale Road, Man chester, Tenn., pointing a gun at another person. •Lee Andrew Waddell, 48, P.O. Box 87, Commerce, pos session of methamphetamine. • Christopher Michael Evans, 37, 3542 A. Dorsey Drive, Gainesville, probation violation. •Martin Christopher Hart, 41, 1803 Lem Edwards Road, Watkinsville, possession of methamphetamine and pos session of a Schedule 4 con trolled substance. •James Randy Head, 49, 2242 Athens Highway Gaines ville, possession of metham phetamine. •Johnny Wofford McCoy 59, 187 Sweetwater Way Lula, possession of methamphet amine, obstruction, driving with a suspended driver’s license and failure to maintain a lane. •Audra Beth Poe, 41, 1925 Monroe Drive, Atlanta, DUI. • Christopher Bladimir Rodriguez, 19, 212 Huffman Street, Greensboro, N.C., pos session of marijuana. •Billy Ray Smith, 44, 1054 Bridal Creek Drive, Flowery Branch, possession of meth amphetamine, possession of a Schedule 2 controlled sub stance and possession of mar ijuana. • Tiffany Michelle Southers, 35, 3200 White Sulfer Road, Gainesville, possession of methamphetamine, posses sion of a Schedule 4 con trolled substance, tampering with evidence and crossing state/county guard lines with contraband. •Nathalie Lissette Fargas, 23, 105 Cavalier Drive, Green ville, S.C., possession of mar ijuana. • Elizabeth Danielle Robert son, 23, 735 Freeman Drive, Banks County incidents Conflicting stories given in shooting of dog A man reported to the Banks County Sheriff’s Office last week that he shot a neighbor’s dog after it came onto his property. The man reported that the dog tried to get to his dogs behind an enclosed fence. The man said he tried to run the dog off but “it came at him in an aggressive man ner.” The man said he then shot and killed the dog. The neighbor told a dep uty that she believes the neighbor called the dog onto his property. She added that they have had “issues” in the past.. Other incidents reported to the Banks County Sheriffs Office last week include the following: •A Tennessee man said he was staying in a room at a Banks Crossing motel and a woman knocked on the window and pointed a pistol at him and said he was being too loud. •attempted shoplifting at Walmart at Banks Crossing. •A man reported that a woman followed him as he drove through the Wal- Mart parking lot and shot at him with a BB gun. A depu ty stopped the woman and she said the man who filed the complaint is her ex-boy friend. •six guitars and musical equipment stolen from Yonah Holiness Church, Alto. GSP arrests 2 in Jackson County The Georgia State Patrol made two arrests in Jackson County last week: • Omar Alejandro Magallon, 18, 186 Cowart Road, Commerce, driving while unlicensed and failure to maintain lane. •James Thomas O’Kelley 27, 265 Clay Street, Maysville, texting while driving, failure to maintain lane, tire violation, possession of an open con tainer in a vehicle, reckless driving, DUI and speeding. PUBLIC NOTICE Banks County has submitted an application for the purchase and installation of four fixed generators funded by FEMA under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. The project will affect historic and non historic properties that are located in the floodplain. The project will be in the following areas: 145 Industrial Park Drive and 300 Outlet Drive Presidential Executive Orders 11988 and 11990 and the National Historic Preservation Act required that all federal actions in or affecting the floodplain or wetlands and historic properties be reviewed for opportunities to relocate, and evaluated for social, economic, historical, environmental, legal and safety considerations. The public is invited to participate in the process of identifying alternatives and analyzing their impacts. Any adverse effects to historic properties as a result of this undertaking will be mitigated. Interested persons may obtain information about these actions or a specific project by contacting Deidra Moore, EMA/E-911 Director at: dmoore@co.banks.ga.us or by calling (706) 677-3163. Comments should be received within 15 days of the date of this notice at Banks County City Hall 150 Hudson Ridge, Suite 100 Homer, Georgia 30547. This notice is dated February 24, 2016. Request for Bids Bid Number (216-404) Sealed bids will be received at the Commissioner’s Office, Banks County Courthouse Annex, on Monday, April 4, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at which time they will be opened for the following: Approximately 3.82 miles of recycled asphaltic concrete resurfacing on Sims Bridge Road and Garrison Shoals Road. All work shall be completed in accordance with Plans, Special Provisions, and the latest edition of the Georgia Department of Transportation Standard Specifications, applicable Supplemental Specifications, and the latest edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Bid packets may be obtained from: Erin Decker Banks County Commission 150 Hudson Ridge Suite 1 Homer, GA 30547 706-677-6800 All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked with the words. “SEALED BID NO. 216-404 Opening Date Tuesday, April 4. 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Banks County Commissioners Office, 150 Hudson Ridge, Ste. 1. Horner, GA 30547. Any bid received after 10:00 a.m. will be rejected. The Banks County Commission reserves the right to accept or to reject any and all bids and to waive any formality or informality in the bid process.