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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008
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Crime/Fires/Wrecks
Arrests
Three arrested in undercover drug sting
T he Banks County Sheriff’s
Office made three arrests
during a recent undercover
drug operation.
Eddie Ramirez, 26, 188 Porter
Street, Alto, was arrested for selling
marijuana following a purchase by
undercover narcotics officers with
the BCSO. Ramirez later bonded
out of the Banks County jail.
In addition, Jason Cleff Hoard, 34,
1383 Damascus Road, Homer, was
arrested for the sale of methamphet-
amine. Hoard was still in the Banks
County jail late Monday morning
but also faces a probation violation
charge following his release from
the drug sale.
Henry Dillard Taylor, 49, 355
Taylor Road, Baldwin, was charged
with illegal possession of a con
trolled substance. Taylor later was
released on bond.
Also arrested last week by the
BCSO were:
•Stephanie Maria Anderson, 23,
266 Carson Circle, Maysville,
pedestrian under the influence.
•Joel Richard Ayers, 41, 342
Carson Road, Danielsville, criminal
trespassing and theft.
•Gordon Lawrence Barber, 38,
284 Barnes Circle, Commerce, loi
tering.
•Jesse Lewis Bonner, 17, 627
Foote McClellan Road, Colbert,
open container violation and under
age consumption.
•James Henry Conway, 21, 849
Pritchett Road, Lula, excessive
speeding and possession of alcohol
by a minor.
•Steve Donald Cox, 33, 336 North
View Drive, Commerce, probation
violation and failure to appear.
•Stacy Brian Duffell, 39, 1206
Duffell Martin Road, Comer, theft
and giving false statements.
•Jody Boyd Fowler, 30, 176 Trout
Lane, Commerce, hold for Cullam
County, Alabama, authorities.
•Kenny Fountain Gordon, 30, 314
Hamilton Park Drive, Athens, fail
ure to appear.
•William Edward Presley, 34,
4890 Hwy. 51 South, Lula, crimi
nal attempt to injure a police dog
and obstructing a law enforcement
officer.
•Billy Joe Tiller, 38, 2335
Campmichell Road, Grayson, giv
ing false information.
•Donald Ray Wells, 23, 1022
Level Hill Creek Road, Sugar Hill,
probation violation.
•Morgan Elizabeth Whitlock, 22,
P.O. Box 1804, Danielsville, open
container violation.
•James Fayette Hoffner, 45, 2705
Kelser Road, Carnesville, probation
violation.
•Vanessa Ann Jackson, 21, address
unknown, fraud.
•Lee Kane Jaillett, 38, 30 Sparrow
Lane, Jasper, failure to appear.
•Judy Diane Martin, 37, 188 Porter
Street, Alto, aggravated assault.
•Cody James Minish, 41, 335
Water Plant Road, obstruction and
intentionally inhaling fumes.
•Phillip Eugene Nation, 49,
442 Webbs Creek Church Road,
Commerce, weekend sentence (50
weeks).
•Joseph Adam Ogles, 41, 2888
Hwy. 98, Maysville, battery (Family
Violence Act) and obstruction.
•Willie Thomas Paige, 21, 490
High Tower Trail, Jefferson, weav
ing, driving with a suspended license
and DUI (alcohol).
•Robyn M. Parson, 47, 201
Granate Road, Homer, theft.
Missing woman located, arrested for shoplifting
BY CHRIS BRIDGES
A missing Banks County woman
has been found and is now known to
law enforcement officials for more
than just being reported as missing.
Kimberly Regina Stinchcomb, 18,
of 133 Ivey Street, Commerce, was
reported missing by family mem
bers March 10. After an investiga
tion which lasted several days, the
search ended when Stinchcomb was
located last Friday.
The following day, howev
er, Stinchcomb was arrested and
charged with theft by shoplifting
following an incident at Wal-Mart.
According to a BCSO report in the
incident, Stinchcomb was arrested
for “attempting to leave Wal-Mart
without paying for a large amount of
makeup products.”
Stinchcomb was located at a
Commerce address with her boy
friend, Banks County sheriff Charles
Chapman said. She had not been kid
napped or forced to leave, the sheriff
said. The day after family members
reported her missing Stinchcomb
reportedly sent a text message say
ing she was in Florida but could not
contact them by phone. Stinchcomb
also recently turned 18.
Emilie Leilani Pettus, 18, of the
same 133 Ivey Street residence, was
also arrested for shoplifting along
with Stinchcomb.
Maysville woman now facing additional charges
Kimberly Faith Pierce was arrested less than a month
ago by the Banks County Sheriff’s Office for sale of
oxycodone.
Now the Maysville woman faces even more charges
stemming from a DUI-drug related charge.
The 35-year-old, who resides at 180 Cross Street in
Maysville, was transporting her three minor children
to school March 13 when a BCSO deputy stopped her.
Pierce was taken to BJC Hospital for blood work at the
request of the officer.
Pierce was then charged with DUI (drugs), possession
of prescription drugs not in their original container, three
counts of child endangerment and driving with no proof
of insurance.
She has since bonded out of the Banks County jail,
according to sheriff Charles Chapman.
ON PATROL
The Banks County Sheriff's Office recently purchased a new patrol vehicle specially designed for
its new K-9 officer. Banks County sheriff Charles Chapman, shown with the vehicle, said funds
for the vehicle came from seized drug money. "This did not cost the taxpayers anything,” the
sheriff said. The custom made patrol vehicle will give Officer Jo Jo additional room while on
patrol, Chapman said. The BCSO purchased the vehicle from Wayne Neal Chevrolet in Commerce
who presented the low bid. Photo by Chris Bridges
Braselton police chase suspect to Banks Crossing
Braselton police followed a driver
who tried to flee during a traffic stop
to Commerce, where he was later
found hiding behind an outlet store.
A Braselton officer said he tried to
stop a 1995 Mazda Protege for a traf
fic violation on Interstate 85 Sunday
morning at about 3:30. Dispatchers
told the officer that the vehicle was
possibly stolen.
The officer initiated a traffic stop
after the driver exited the interstate
at Ga. Hwy. 211. During the traffic
stop, a passenger followed the offi
cer’s commands to place his hands
outside the window of the vehicle,
but the driver didn’t follow instruc
tions, police said.
The driver then took off to the
interstate, where he drove on the
wrong side of an exit ramp, accord
ing to the incident report.
Braselton police asked the Georgia
State Patrol to assist them as the
driver continued north on I-85 but
in the southbound lane. Police gave
chase — but stayed in the north
bound lane.
The suspect’s vehicle drove reck
lessly on the interstate and almost
struck several vehicles head on,
police said.
Braselton police chief Terry Esco
told the officers to end the pursuit
after 16 miles on I-85, and continue
at a safe distance, according to an
incident report.
At the Maysville Road exit, two
Commerce officers attempted to
deploy “stop sticks,” but the driver
swerved to avoid them, nearly strik
ing a Commerce officer.
At the U.S. 441 exit, the Banks
County Sheriff’s Office had the
southbound lane of the interstate
shut down, according to Braselton
police.
As the vehicle slowed near the
exit, the driver executed a U-turn,
the passenger jumped from the
vehicle and was apprehended by
Commerce police.
The driver, later identified as James
Weston Benoy, 36, of Shelby, N.C.,
drove up the embankment beside the
Tanger Outlet Center, drove through
a fence and stopped on Steven B.
Tanger Blvd., behind the Nike outlet
store. Benoy ran into a wooded area
behind the store.
A K-9 unit from the Lee Arrendale
Correctional Institute later found
Benoy hiding in a field behind the
outlet mall.
Braselton police charged Benoy
with fleeing or attempting to elude
police, failure to maintain lane, driv
ing on the wrong side of the road,
driving while license suspended or
revoked, speeding, reckless driving,
improper U-turn, failure to wear a
seat belt, failure to signal when turn
ing or changing lanes, possession of
a stolen vehicle, theft by bringing
stolen property into the state and
obstruction of a law enforcement
officer. Commerce police added a
felony charge of aggravated assault
on a law enforcement officer.
The passenger in the vehicle was
not charged in the incident.
Clarification
Television sets stolen from RV dealership
A Barbara Harris was included in
the March 12 court listings for giv
ing a false name and date of birth to
law enforcement officers.
This is not the Barbara Harris
who lives at 546-B Wilson Road,
Commerce.
Someone broke into three campers at RV Lightnin’, located at the inter
section of Hwy. 441 and Faulkner Drive, last week and left with three large
screen television sets.
Banks County sheriff Charles Chapman said no arrests have been made
in the incident.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the BCSO at
706-677-2248.
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Domestic-related incidents responded to in county
The Banks County Sheriff’s Office
responded to several domestic-relat
ed disputes during the past week
including the following:
•dispute at a Nix Road, Alto, resi
dence.
•phone threats at a Damascus
Road, Homer, address.
•phone threats at a Ferguson Road,
Baldwin, residence.
•stalking at a Pottery Factory Road,
Commerce, address.
•assisted a woman in picking up
belongings from a Loggins Road,
Commerce, residence.
•physical dispute at a Steven B.
Tanger Boulevard address.
•assisted a man in picking up
belongings from a Westmoreland
Road, Lula, residence.
•dispute at a Hwy. 51 South, Lula,
residence.
•juvenile problem at a Pless Circle
residence.
•dispute at a Lewallen Road,
Commerce, residence.
•welfare check at a Patchwork
Tree Drive, Homer, residence.
•phone threats at a Historic Homer
Highway address.
•juvenile problem at a Hwy. 441
address.
•physical dispute at a
Hummingbird Lane residence.
•welfare check at a Westmoreland
Road, Lula, residence.
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