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PAGE 6A THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016 Crime/Public Safety Commerce Police Department arrests Commerce arrests Three arrested after disputes Officers of the Commerce Police Department arrested three people in the course of responding to a pair of domes tic incidents over the past week. On Tuesday, March 15, police responded to Ridgeway Apartments, Ridgeway Road, to an “unknown disturbance.” They wound up charging Trent Renard Bonds, 47, 51 River Mist Circle, Jefferson, with battery cruelty to children in the second degree, criminal trespass and a warrant for pro bation violation; and Michelle Lynne Underhile, 38, 645 Ridgeway Road, Commerce, on an unspecified warrant from Commerce. According to the incident report, Bonds got into an argument with Underhile over an alleged relationship she had with another man. The victim’s son heard Bonds yell ing and advised his mother to go into the bathroom for safety and the witness told Bonds to leave the residence, which he refused. Meanwhile, a neighbor heard the fight and went over to check on the welfare of Underhile, arriving in time to see Bonds holding Under- hile’s son in a headlock. At that point, Bonds left the scene, the others said. Police found Bonds at Northridge Medical Center, where his mother lives, and placed him under arrest “for his warrants out of the coun ty,” the report said. Bonds told police that he did not strike Underhile’s son, and claimed cuts to the man were self-in flicted. He also claimed that another man at the residence pointed a pistol at him. A 4year-old child was at the residence when the distur bance occurred. In the other case, police charged Jorge Reinaldo San chez, 18, 143 Minish Drive, Commerce, with battery and criminal trespass following a March 15 incident at that location. When police arrived, Sanchez said he and a woman argued over him not being allowed to have girls at the residence, but he said he did not become physical with the two women at the residence, although he said one of them threw a set of keys at him as he left. The women told a different version of the events. One of them said Sanchez became irate when she refused to let him use her vehicle. When he pushed the woman onto the bed and continued to yell at her, the other woman entered the fray. Seeing him make contact with the victim, the second woman said she slapped Sanchez on the face, whereupon Sanchez walked through the kitchen, knock ing over chairs, and went through the residence slam ming doors. The first woman called his parents, who live out of state, and told them he would have to leave, at which time Sanchez entered and took the phone. He became irate talking with his parents, exited the residence, and threw the phone at a vehicle, breaking it. Other Charges Other people charged by city police during the week include: • Kade Thomas Smith, 51, 309 Heritage Hills Drive, Commerce, driving with a suspended driver’s license. An officer saw him driving on Madison Street Extension and followed him into the Citgo convenience store on South Elm Street because his description matched that of a male he was trying to find who had an active warrant. Smith claimed no knowledge of the suspect the officer was seeking, and instead of a driver’s license produced only an ID card. When the officer ran Smith’s information through the state database he learned that his license was suspended on Jan. 5 for failure to appear in Franklin County. Banks County Sheriffs Office arrests Five charged with drug offenses The Banks County Sheriff’s Office recently charged five people with drug offenses. Those charged include: •Jennifer Leigh Saxon, 27, 430 Lewis Roberts Road, Jef ferson, possession of metham- phetamine and possession of a Schedule 1 controlled sub stance. •Parker Ashley Roberts, 21, 110 Andrea Circle, Apt. 2, Easley S.C., possession of marijuana, impeding the flow of traffic, texting while driving and driving with a suspended driver’s license. •Brittany Latia Curtis, 23, 1625 Conley Road, Conley, possession of marijuana, obstruction of law enforce ment officers, making a false statement pertaining to motor vehicle insurance require ments, improper lane change and improper display of a tag. •Andrew James Rea, 48, 1137 Seymour Road, Bowman, possession of marijuana, driv ing under the influence (DUI) - drugs and failure to maintain a lane. • Clevon Matthias Sam ple, 25, 307 Bradford Court, Auburn, possession of cocaine, possession of mari juana, DUI - drugs and a win dow tint violation. Other Arrests Other arrested by the BCSO include: •Nathaniel Walker Glass, 66, 221 College Avenue, Commerce, DUI - drugs and improper parking. •Catherine Bravo, 21, 15 Azalea Drive, Royston, driving without a valid driver’s license, driving a motor vehicle with a suspended registration and failure to yield. • Linda Kay Massey 55,165 Ed Coile Road, Hull, criminal damage to property. •Rebecca Diane Mitchell, 46, 186 Rucker Road, Com merce, simple battery. • Jonathon Roy Thom as, 34, 1182 Ervin Chambers Road, Maysville, cruelty to chil dren and aggravated battery. • Jerryl Oliver Whitfield, 57, 275 Laurel Bluff Road, Gillsville, obstruction of law enforcement officers and sim ple battery. •Michael Dedrick Burns, 41, 8772 Highway 17, Bowers- ville, driving with a suspended driver’s license and no proof of insurance. •Christian Bowman Cher ry 29, 227 Willow Tree Ave nue, Apt. B-l, Baldwin, making a false statement and driving a vehicle with a suspended registration. •John Carl Cooper Jr., 32, 38 Tulip Trails, Cleveland, criminal trespass, aggravat ed assault and aggravated stalking. •Julia Inez Lewallen, 68, 5641 Jefferson Road, Com merce, probation violation. •Miguel Ramirez Lorenzo, 30, 615 Nix Road, Alto, driving without a valid driver’s license and failure to maintain a lane. • Dontavious Demtrice Mosley 18, 62 Margie Court, Hoschton, disorderly conduct. Jackson County Sheriffs Office arrests Jackson deputies make 35 arrests The Jackson County Sher iff’s Office charged 35 people last week, including the fol lowing: •Dinsirael Alvarado, 20, 2505 Danielsville Road, Ath ens, probation violation. •Darnell Jermane Foter, 25, 205 Old Hull Road, Ath ens, tire violation, driving with a suspended driver’s license and possession of marijuana. •James Bryan Griffin, 37, 1995 North Elm Street, Com merce, probation violation. •Steven Arthur Holmes, 48, 328 Isaiah Drive, Jefferson, sale of methamphetamtine. •Montell Lanard Lumpkin, 20, 230 Windy Hill Way Ath ens, probation violation. •Deana Lynn Merritt, 52, 328 Isaiah Drive, Jefferson, possession of marijuana. • Jacob Nathaniel Riley, 18, 431 Argonne Road, Wind er, theft by receiving, driving while unlicensed and posses sion of methamphetamine. •Linda Elaine Pearson, 37, 6686 Jefferson River Road, Athens, mandatory education for children law violation. •Kimberly Gilstrap Collins, 34, 132 MLK Jr. Drive, Jeffer son, deposit account fraud. • Nicholas Paul Fortner, 36, 836 Hwy. 211, Winder, posses sion of marijuana. •Travis Lamar Parks, 31, 269 Kissam Street, Jefferson, child support violation. •Ethan Johnny Pruitt, 24, 5585 Austin Garner Road, Buford, criminal trespass. • Donyelle Rae Childers, 32, 455 Timberlane Drive, Daniels ville, theft by shoplifting. • Trent Renard Bonds, 47, 112 Bellview Drive, Com merce, criminal trespass, cru elty to children, battery and probation violation. • Lashonda Antoinette Johnson, 31, 453 Creek Hol low Way Athens, probation violation. •Jason Dean Meeler, 32, 410 Wilson Cemetery Road, Nicholson, possession of a Schedule 4 controlled sub stance. •Kenneth Duane Taylor, 46, 1359 Lanier Road, Pender grass, possession of metham phetamine. •Matthew Gregory Wor ley 25, 163 Old Airport Road, Commerce, violation of a fam ily violence order. •Nancy Guadalupe Ortiz- Ramirez, 29,1653 Griffin Road, Lavonia, driving without avalid driver’s license and driving on the wrong side of the road. • David Scott Cook, 43, 583 NeeseCommerce Road, Com merce, probation violation. • Terry Lewayne Reece, 29, 106 Ashwick Drive, Jefferson, possession of marijuana and an open container violation. •Gina Renea Sanders, 40, 3573 Neese-Commerce Road, Hull, terroristic threats and acts. •Joshua Dylan Steerman, 37, 367 Fern Court, Hoschton, driving under the influence (DUI) and a taillight violation. • Elizabeth Faye Wright, 38, 1005 Banks County Road, Car- nesville, probation violation. •Joel Torres-Guerrero, 27, 270 Tall Tree Road, Bogart, expired registration and driv ing while unlicensed. • Cortney Jerrod Wiley, 31, 527 Jones Road, Statham, cruelty to children, aggravat ed battery probation violation and aggravated assault. •Courtney Elizabeth Dun can, 25, 119 Crane’s Mobile Home Park Drive, Homer, driving with a suspended driver’s license and failure to maintain a lane. •Judith Wallace Oday 72, 2254 Jackson Trail Road, Jef ferson, drugs not in original container and DUI. • Christopher Jerome Brad ley 40,393 Martin Road, Horse Cave, Ky., battery. •Todd Jarrell Rooker, 43, 2505 Danielsville Road, Ath ens, probation violation. See “Arrests” on 7A $ 5 00 0FF Ticket Ot‘2(T Or More. Valid with coupon Mon.-Thurs. only. La Hacienda Commerce La Hacienda Braselton 173 Steven B. Tanger Blvd. 5391 Highway 53 706-335-7458 706-654-0070 I The Original Mexican Restaurant! Not affiliated with any other restaurant. | Banks-Jackson Risk Reduction DUI School 1728 North Broad Street, Commerce, State Certified 5010, 2007 and 631 706-336-6777 Next DUI Class begins on April 2, 2016 Driver Education 30-Hour Classroom will be April 4 - 7 during day. Driving time-flexible. Next Defensive Driving Class will be held on March 26, 2016 Flat-screen TV stolen from medical center Northridge Medical Cen ter Staff may have second thoughts about deciding not to press charges against a woman seen going through patient rooms and stealing items. Police responded at about 12:30 a.m. to a report of a “suspicious person,” a woman who had been dis charged two hours prior. A staff member told the officer that the woman had been seen going into rooms, rum maging through other peo ple’s belongings and stuff ing items down her shirt. The suspect “had put the items back at the time she was discovered, and the hospital staff did not want to pursue charges against” her,” the report said. The report indicated that police charged Rebecca Sue Griffin, no age avail able, of 638 Madison Street, Commerce, with disorderly conduct. It also said that her boy friend, who had been at the hospital, had a possible warrant from Elbert County but police were unable to locate him. At 7:47 the next morn ing, police were again sum moned to Northridge Medi cal Center where someone had stolen a 32-inch flat- screen TV from the wall in a waiting room, opened a window and exited with the TV. The hospital employee reporting the theft recalled the previous incident, but said there was no video footage of either Griffin or her boyfriend taking the TV. Other Incidents Other matters attracting the attention of Commerce police during the past week include: •terroristic threats and acts reported at Commerce Middle School where a male student kept throwing pencils at a female student to get her attention. The girl told the teacher, and the teacher asked him to move to another seat, a request that he ignored. When he continued to harass the girl, another male student told him to leave her alone, and the first student became enraged and said, “I’m going to stab you with my scissors.” When the teach er realized what was hap pening, she asked him to leave the room, at which time he refused, saying he was going to stab the inter fering male student. Other students took the scissors away from the student, and another teacher removed the boy and escorted him out of the room. The stu dent was suspended for five days, and officials notified the Department of Juvenile Justice of the incident •battery and delinquent acts reported at Com merce Middle School by a guardian who reported that a male student struck her during a dispute when the boy did not want to go to school. The matter was turned over to the Depart ment of Juvenile Justice. •damage to property at the Potter’s House, where a woman said she had pulled around to the rear of the building to drop off items when a metal shopping cart rolled out of a door and stmck her fender. •threatening phone calls reported to a Heritage Hills Apartment resident who told police that a woman contacted her via Facebook to warn that she (the vic tim) should see a doctor because a man the perpe trator used to date had mul tiple sexually transmitted diseases. The victim told police she’d never actual ly met the man and had dealt with him only over the phone and on Facebook. The victim was advised to record any phone calls and save any text messages from the woman. • an animal complaint on Shankle Heights where a Husky attacked and killed a Chihuahua that was on a leash in the front yard. A witness had earlier seen the Husky in the yard and tried to pet it, but it snapped at her. The Chihuahua approached the Husky from behind, and the larger dog bit it across the back and lower ribs and shook it back and forth, during which the husky’s collar fell off and the dog left. The owner of the Husky said that there is an electric fence and the husky had not attempted to leave the area. The officer turned the incident over to animal control. PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER r ^ ELECT Shannon Gowder Probate Judge Banks County Paid for by the candidate.
