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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008
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Crime/Fires/Wrecks
BCSO Arrests
Suspects captured after flee attempt
Two men who fled a Banks
County Sheriff’s Office deputy on
foot were later captured after they
were spotted walking opposite
ways on Hwy. 441 early Sunday
morning.
The saga began at approximate
ly 2 a.m. when a BCSO deputy
on patrol clocked a late model
Chevrolet pickup traveling in
excess of 90 miles per hour on
Hwy. 15 just north of Homer. The
deputy pulled the vehicle over near
the intersection of Hwy. 51 North
and Hwy. 441.
At this time both the driver and
passenger vacated the vehicle and
fled. The deputy pursued the driv
er on foot for approximately 300
yards into a wooded area before
losing track of him.
The vehicle the two men were
traveling in was impounded.
Several empty beer bottles were
discovered inside along with a 9
mm handgun.
Later that morning, BCSO depu
ties arrested the two suspects as
they were on foot going in oppo
site directions on Hwy. 441.
Arrested were Carlos Mendoza,
23, 42 Driver Road, Cornelia, and
Angel Rodriguez Guzman, 28, 193
Joys Way, Cornelia.
Mendoza faces charges of carry
ing a concealed weapon, obstruct
ing a law enforcement officer, driv
ing without a license, excessive
speeding, open container violation
and driver with proper tag.
Guzman is charged with obstruct
ing a law enforcement officer and
open container violation.
The two men were booked into
the Banks County jail.
Also arrested during the past
week were:
•Roginald Jarel Brantley, 24, 423
North Main Street, Swainsboro,
driving with a suspended license
and safety belt violation.
•Juan Noel Castillo, 24, 1531
Danielsville Road, Athens, DUI
(alcohol), open container viola
tion, windshield violation and
driving without a license.
•Loretta Graham Escoe, 48, 23
Amberly Drive, Hull, driving with
a suspended license.
•Guillermo Rodriguez Guerra,
31, 110 Loredo Drive, Baldwin,
excessive speeding and failure to
obtain a Georgia driver’s license
within 30 days.
•Garret Mark Hayes, 18, 95
Hospital Road, Commerce, theft.
•Test Kendall, 39, Fort Myers
Road, Gainesville, forgery.
•Lourenda Elizabeth Kennedy,
55, 67 Hickory Street, Commerce,
theft.
•Paul Gordy Knudsen, 42, P.O.
Box 1261, Lula, battery.
•Willard Perry Martin, 56, 127
Pine Needle Drive, Homer, posses
sion of a controlled substance.
•Blake Mitchell McCook, 18, 797
East Ridgeway Road, Commerce,
theft.
•Shannon Lamar McDougald,
25, 324 Hwy. 326, Commerce,
open container violation and seat
belt violation.
•Cody James Minish, 41, 335
Water Plant Road, Commerce,
inhaling of fumes, theft, public
drunkenness and attempting to
escape.
•Shirley Ann Mitchell, 60, 1489
New Kings Bridge Road, Athens,
theft.
•Magdiel Roman Morales, 24,
135 Faulkner Drive, Commerce,
tail light violation and driving
without a license.
•Paul Timothy Motes, 39, 2492
Hwy. 51 South, Lula, failure to
appear for trial.
•Josh Dell Pointer, 20, 293
Vandiver Road, Martin, burglary.
•Christopher Shane Posten, 39,
6208 Helen Street, Lula, failure to
appear for trial.
•Castro Ruperto Ramos, 45, 347
Shoal Circle, Lawrenceville, open
container violation.
•Victor Manuel Ramos-Garcia,
32,347 ShoalCircle,Lawrenceville,
open container violation.
•Mark Junior Ramsey, 27, 112
Loggins Trail, Commerce, battery.
•Teresa Gail Roberts, 27, 453
West Ridgeway Road, Maysville,
battery and criminal trespassing.
•Marlon Alexander Sanchez,
33, 13819 North Pytchey Lane,
Charlotte, N.C., driving without
a license and improper exhaust
system.
•Wesley Adam Staton, 36, 679
Bonds Lake Road, Danielsville,
DUI (alcohol), tag light violation
and open container violation.
•Shannon Marie Wallace, 32,
500 Woody Road, Royston, driv
ing with a suspended license.
Sex offender's list available on GBI, BCSO websites
The Georgia Bureau of
Investigation maintains a list of
registered sex offenders on its
website (www.ganet.org/gbi).
The GBI is the central reposi
tory for Georgia’s Violent Sexual
Offender Registry. The registry
contains information about sex
offenders who have been released
from prison, placed on probation,
parole or supervised released after
July 1, 1996. The website con
tains a search form where offend
ers may be located based on name,
city, zip code or county.
The list can also be viewed on
the Banks County Sheriff’s Office
website.
For each offender, the website
details the offender’s address,
physical description, age, date of
conviction and crime.
Most of the offenders
also have photos available.
By state law, a sex offender
will be notified by the Georgia
Department of Corrections, the
Georgia Board of Pardons &
Paroles, and/or private probation
agencies that they must register as
a sex offender with a sheriff and
their county of residence, county
of employment and county where
they are attending school.
Sexual offenders will remain on
the registry for a period of 10 years
and will receive a verification
form each year on the anniversary
of their initial registration.
Sexual predators are required to
verify their information every 90
days and remain on the registry
for life.
As of July 1, 1999, sexual
offenders who have more than one
prior conviction for an offense
listed by state law — or who have
been convicted of an aggravated
offense, such as aggravated child
molestation — will remain on the
registry for life and will receive a
verification form each year on the
anniversary of their initial regis
tration.
If the offender is enrolled,
employed or carries on a vocation
at an institution of higher educa
tion in Georgia, they are required
to provide the name, school
address or enrollment status.
Offenders who move to another
state are required to report to the
sheriff’s office where they last
registered with in the state, and to
designate a law enforcement agen
cy in their new state of residence.
Offenders who move to another
county in Georgia, are required
to register with the sheriff of their
new county of residence in addi
tion to notifying the sheriff of their
previous county of residence.
Domestic disputes investigated by sheriff's office
T he Banks County Sheriff’s
Office responded to a
domestic dispute at a res
idence on Hwy. 59, Commerce,
Feb. 14.
That incident was one of sev
eral domestic-related incidents
responded to by the BCSO dur
ing the past week. Other incidents
included:
•juvenile problem at a Forrester
Road, Maysville, residence.
•text message harassment
received at a Christmas Tree Road,
Homer, residence.
•threats at a Henderson Road,
Gillsville, residence.
•phone harassment at an Ervin
Chambers Road residence.
•phone threats at a Buckeye Point
residence.
•harassment at a Thompson
Street address.
•suicide threats at a Sycamore
Street residence.
•custody dispute at a Prichett
Road, Lula, residence.
•runaway juvenile from a Trotters
Glen Road, Baldwin, residence.
•custody dispute at a Pritchett
Road residence.
•interference with custody at a
Hwy. 59, Commerce, address.
•dispute at a Hembree Road,
Maysville, residence.
•domestic dispute at a Yonah-
Homer Road, Lula, residence.
•harassment at a Greasy Creek
Street residence.
Sheriff's office responds to accidents in county
A one-vehicle accident on Hwy. 441 was one of
several accidents the Banks County Sheriff’s Office
responded to during the past week.
Other vehicle-related accidents included:
•one-vehicle accident on Berlin Road.
•one-vehicle accident on Hwy. 63 at the intersection of
Wynn Caudell Road.
•two-vehicle accident on Railroad Avenue at the inter
section of Eighth Street.
•two-vehicle accident in Wal-Mart parking lot off
Hwy. 441.
•assisted Georgia State Patrol with accident on I-85
South at the Hwy. 15 bridge.
•two-vehicle accident at Wal-Mart.
•one-vehicle accident involving a pedestrian on
Bennett Road.
Free Georgia Legal Services available to seniors
Free legal services are available
to senior citizens and low-income
clients in the area.
Services are based on case type
and financial eligibility.
Georgia Legal Service Program
does not handle criminal cases.
Those wishing to sched-
ule an appointment, should call
1-800-745-5717 or 770-535-5717
between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.,
Mondays through Fridays.
Narconon offers assistance with drug, alcohol addictions
Narconon of Georgia is offering help for drug and
alcohol addictions. Narconon offers referrals, assess
ments, drug education and out-patient rehabilitation.
Narconon is a non-profit organization.
For more information, call 1-877-413-3073 or visit
www.drugsno.com.
Deputy responds to possible burglary in process
A Banks County Sheriff’s Office
deputy responded to a Hwy. 326
residence on Feb. 14 concerning a
possible burglary in process.
A caller said a small pickup truck
with a loud muffler had pulled
halfway into the driveway and the
subjects were walking around with
flashlights around 11:30 p.m. The
subjects had left the scene by the
time the deputy arrived, however.
The BCSO also responded to the
following incidents during the past
15-year-old
charged with
rape, sodomy
A 15-year-old Maysville male is
being charged with rape, sodomy,
aggravated sodomy and child moles
tation in connection with acts alleg
edly committed against a 7-year-old
female.
Banks County sheriff Charles
Chapman said Monday the 15-year-
old is being charged as an adult.
The case involves an adopted family
member, the sheriff said.
week:
•dispute at a Hickory Flat Road,
Lula, residence.
•911 hang-up at a Hwy. 441
address.
•irate customer at Days Inn on
Hwy. 441.
•entering an auto at Cracker Barrel
on Eisenhower Drive.
•911 hang-up at a Pless Circle,
Alto, residence.
•911 hang-up at a Duncan Road
residence.
•livestock in roadway on Grove
Level Road near Hwy. 98.
•suspicious activity on Nix Road,
Alto.
•tree in roadway on Apple Pie
Ridge Road, Alto.
•suspicious person at BP Food
Mart on Hwy. 441.
•ATV in roadway on East
Ridgeway Road.
•burglary at an Andrews Road
residence.
•911 hang-up at a Historic Homer
Highway residence.
•illegal dumping on Payne Road.
•burglar alarm at a Hwy. 105,
Baldwin, residence.
•animal complaint at a Loggins
Road residence.
•suspicious person on Hwy. 441.
•alarm at a Moss Mill Drive resi
dence.
•911 hang-up from a payphone at
Wal-Mart.
•911 hang-up from a Tanger Drive
address.
•alarm at Dairy Queen on Hwy.
441.
•alarm at an Industrial Drive
address.
•panhandling in roadway on
Hwy. 441 near Steven B. Tanger
Boulevard.
•loud noice complaint on Hebron
Road.
•suspicious person in area of
Chambers Road and Hwy. 59.
•livestock in roadway on Hwy. 51
North.
•abandoned vehicle on Carson
Segars Road.
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