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PAGE 6A THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2008 Questions about an item on this page? Contact Chris Bridges at 706-367-2745 or e-mail him at chris@mainstreetnews.com Crime/Fires/Wrecks Arrests Four face marijuana-related charges F our people were arrested in connection with an alleged marijuana selling operation at a Homer residence. Alline Jewell Wilmoth, Bobby Gene Seagraves, Ricky Anthony Miller and Wendy Renee Miller were all arrested for incidents relat ed to the sale of marijuana at the residence at 225 Woodland Street. Sheriff Charles Chapman said it appears Wilmoth, the homeowner, was financing the operation, and Seagraves, who lives at the resi dence, was helping run it. Both Ricky Anthony Miller and Wendy Renee Miller of Carnesville were allegedly delivering marijuana to the residence which was later sold. Wilmoth faces charges of con spiracy to possess a controlled sub stance, as does Seagraves. Wendy Renee Miller also faces that charge while Ricky Anthony Miller was charged with illegal possession of a controlled substance and conspir acy. The BCSO also reported the fol lowing arrests during the past week: •Nathan David Abernathy, 19, 755 North County Line Road, Alto, operating a vehicle with suspended registration and defective tires. •Tiffany Lynn Baxter, 18, 998 Black Creek Church Road, Danielsville, seat belt violation and obstruction of a law enforcement officer. •Randal Otis Bennett, 51, 404 Briarwood Trial, Stockbridge, fail ure to appear for court. •William Barloe Browne, 29, 9708 Chestnut Glen Court, Charlotte, N.C., driving while license with drawn and excessive speeding. •Della Maria Butler, 33, 998 Blacks Creek Church Road, Danielsville, driving with a withdrawn license and possession of marijuana (less than one ounce). •Daniel Wayne Cofer, 24, 479 Luke Road, Cleveland, DUI (alco hol) and excessive speeding. •Bobby Wayne Craig, 55, 135 Pine Street, Danielsville, probation viola tion. •Jonathan Lee David, 30, 549 Garnder Road, Homer, DUI (alco hol). •Kristopher William Drummond, 23, 236 Water Plant Road, Commerce, DUI (alcohol) and excessive speeding. •Billy Joe Elem, 51, 270 Barnes Circle, public drunkenness. •Jody Marie Ferguson, 40, 395 Ferguson Road, Baldwin, simple battery (Family Violence Act). •Bertino Hernandez De La Cruz, 23, 7538 Sunset Road, Toccoa, driv- ing without a license and excessive speeding. •Travis Herrin, 30, 4366 Historic Homer Highway, Alto, failure to obey traffic sign and reckless driv ing. •Louie Sanders Hickman, 64, 300 Antioch Road, Lula, battery (Family Violence Act). •Tony Thomas Hill, 32, 225 Leachman Road, Commerce, failure to appear. •Timothy Seth Hunter, 51, 1845 Yarbrough Ridgeway Road, Maysville, theft by receiving stolen property. •Jamie William Moore, 32, 215 Hayes Street, Toccoa, probation vio lation. •William Edward Pressley, 34, 4890 Hwy. 51 South, Lula, criminal attempt to injure a police dog and obstruction of a law enforcement officer. •Anissa Ann Ramsey, 36, 700 4th Street, Apt. N35, Athens, driving with a suspended license. •Pepe Tenorio, 22, 4111 H.D. Atha Road, Covington, excessive speed ing, driving without a license and without a tag. •Leonardo Martinez Tinoco, 20, 935 Homer Road, Commerce, win dow violation and driving without a license. Alto couple arrested for illegal alcohol sales Man and woman both in their 80s, using residence as selling point BY CHRIS BRIDGES An 80-year-old Alto man and his 82-year-old wife were arrested last week by Banks County Sheriff’s Office officials after it was discov ered the couple was illegally selling alcohol out of their residence. Vernon Masters and Viena Wiley Masters, of 120 Picquet Lane, were charged with sale of alcoholic bever ages without a license, sale of alco holic beverages to persons under 21 and sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday. Several reports had been received at the BCSO about alleged activi ties at the residence considering the sale of alcohol. Sheriff Charles Chapman said investigators sent an underage person into the residence and the person was able to purchase alcohol. A search warrant was then obtained and executed on March 17. BCSO officials discovered several cans of beer and several empty bottles of vodka in the residence. The couple was allegedly selling the alcohol to anyone who wanted to buy it, Chapman said, including those under the age of 21. Both Mr. and Mrs. Masters were arrested and booked into the Banks County jail where they later bonded out. They will have a court appear ance on the charges at a later date. Domestic Reports Dispute reported at Russ Rumsey Road residence A dispute at a Russ Rumsey Road, Homer, resident was one of several domestic-related incidents responded to by the Banks County Sheriff’s Office during the past week. Other incidents included: •battery at a McDonald Drive, Commerce, residence. •physical dispute at a North County Line Road, Alto, resi dence. •simple battery at a Ferguson Road residence. •missing juvenile from a Hwy. 441 address. •battery and cruelty to children at a Buckeye Point, Commerce, residence. •custody dispute at a Hwy. 441 address. •dispute at an East Ridgeway Road address. •assisted a woman in picking up personal property from a Hwy. 98, Maysville residence. •dispute at a Doddville Road, Alto, residence. •phone harassment at a Hwy. 441 address. •phone harassment at a Fort Lamar Road, Commerce, residence. •dispute at a Government Drive, Alto, residence. •phone threats at a Hwy. 184 residence. •custody dispute at a Hwy. 441 South business. •simple battery at an Antioch Road, Lula, residence. •unruly juvenile at a Hwy. 98 residence. •temporary protective order violation at a Steven B. Tanger Boulevard business. Incident Reports Altercation reported at local sandwich shop The Banks County Sheriff’s Office responded to a dispute at Blimpie on Steven B. Tanger Boulevard last week. According to the incident report filed with the BCSO, a verbal and physical dispute was occurring at the business. No arrests were made in the incident. The BCSO also filed the follow ing incident reports during the past week: •burglary at a Leachman Road, Commerce, residence. •theft at a Brown Street resi dence. •trespassing at a McEver Lane, Commerce, residence. •livestock in roadway on Damascus Road. •attempted burglary at a Moss Mill Road, Baldwin, residence. •prowler at a Nix Road, Alto, residence. •suspicious activity at a Cedar Ridge Drive, Commerce, address. •alarm at Dollar General on Evans Street, Homer. •shots fired in area of Sims Bridge Road. •burglar alarm at a Brook Street residence which proved to be a false call. •livestock in roadway on Hwy. 63 near Chatham Road. •prowler at a Browns Bridge Lane residence. •damage to property at a Brown Street, Homer residence discov ered after renters has moved out. •livestock in roadway on Hwy. 15 near Moss Mill Road. •security escort for Freedom Bank on Oak Street, Homer. •unsecure livestock on Welborn Road. •911 hang-up from a Grant Mill Road residence which proved to be an accident call. •assisted motorist with flat tire on I-85 South at exit 154. •suspicious vehicle on Hwy. 51 South, Lula. •alarm at Banks County Primary School which proved to be a false call. •prowler at a Browns Bridge Lane residence. •burglar alarm at a Hwy. 441 business. •downed power line on Caudell Road. •gas drive-off from Hwy. 441 South station. •livestock in roadway on Ervin Chambers Road near Parson Circle. •ATV in roadway on Duncan Road, Commerce. •livestock in roadway on McDonald Circle. Accidents Sex offenders list now available on GBI website The Georgia Bureau of Investigation maintains a list of registered sex offenders on its website (www.ganet. org/gbi). The GBI is the central repository for Georgia’s Violent Sexual Offender Registry. The registry contains infor mation about sex offenders who have been released from prison, placed on probation, parole or supervised released after July 1, 1996. The web site contains a search form where offenders may be located based on name, city, zip code or county. For each offender, the website details the offender’s address, physi cal description, age, date of convic tion 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 informa- tion every 90 days and remain on the registry for life. As of July 1, 1999, sexual offenders who have more than one prior con viction 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 registration. If the offender is enrolled, employed or carries on a vocation at an institu tion of higher education 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 agency 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 addition to notifying the sheriff of their previous county of residence. OFFENSES Offenders placed on probation, parole or supervised release from prison after July 1, 1996, are required to register for the following offens- es: rape, sodomy (against a minor), aggravated sodomy (against a minor or an adult), statutory rape (unless the age of the perpetrator is 18 years of age or younger), child molestation, aggravated child molestation, entic ing a child for indecent purposes and aggravated sexual battery. Other offenses include: kidnapping of a minor (except by a parent), false imprisonment of a minor (except by a parent), criminal sexual con duct toward a minor, solicitation of a minor to engage in sexual contact, use of a minor in sexual performance, solicitation of a minor to practice prostitution, any conviction resulting from an underlying sexual offense against a victim who is a minor, use of a minor to engage in any sexually- explicit conduct to produce any visual medium depicting such conduct; cre ating, publishing, selling or distribut ing any material depicting a minor engaged in sexually-explicit conduct; transmitting, making, selling, buy ing or disseminating by means of a computer any descriptive or identify ing information regarding a child for the purpose of offering or soliciting sexual conduct of or with a child or the visual depicting such conduct; and any conduct which, by its nature, is a sexual offense against a minor. Accidents responded to in county by sheriff's office The Banks County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following vehicle-related accidents in the county dur ing the past week: •two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 15 at the intersection of Tanger Drive. •one-vehicle accident on Rock Springs Road. •two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 441 at Wal-Mart. •two-vehicle accident on Steven B. Tanger Boulevard. •one-vehicle accident on McCoy Bridge Road. •two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 441 at Wal-Mart. •one-vehicle accident involving a deer on Harmony Church Road. •two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 15 North. •two-vehicle accident on I-85. •two-vehicle accident on East Ridgeway Road. Subscribe today.... 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