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PAGE 6A THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 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 Incidents Sheriff's office reports 42 arrests T he Banks County Sheriff’s Office reported 42 arrests during the past week including the following: •Angela Mae Aitken, 29, 176 Trout Lane, Commerce, probation violation. •Don Eugune Amos, 42, 150 Apacheway, Clarkesville, proba tion violation. •Chelsea Dawn Banister, 17, 867 Scales Creek Road, Homer, driv ing with a suspended license. •Audrey Randolph Beales, 46, 2736 Hwy. 198, Baldwin, battery. •Raymond William Benjamin, 41, 2904 Lull Water Trail, Gainesville, possession of marijuana (less than one ounce). •Kenneth Lee Brown, 49, 182 Richmond Drive, Dawsonville, possession of marijuana (less than one ounce). •Teddy Roosevelt Butler, 36, 3413 Hwy. 59, Commerce, proba tion violation. •Elena Malinda Cann, 21, 220 Riverbend Road, Commerce, bat tery. •Leah Danielle Cotton, 18, 215 Threatt Road, Jefferson, theft by shoplifting. •Ronald Mark Elrod, 39, Danielsville, probation violation. •Ricardo Garcia, 26, 160 Chatam Park Drive, Athens, open container violation. •Desta Devann Greenway, 29, 409 Henderson Road, Gillsville, failure to appear. •James Randy Head, 41, 2242 Athens Highway, Gainesville, pro bation violation. •Gary Lee Henson, 26, 193 Chambers Street, Homer, obstruc tion of a law enforcement officer, simple battery and false imprison ment. •Keith Anthony Johnson, 33, 189 Weeping Oak Drive, Spartanburg, S.C., possession of marijuana and driving without a license. •Robert Brian Jones, 40, 822-B Bailey Road, Hartwell, possession of marijuana. •Curtis Russell Lumpkin, 28, 1751 Terrell Mill Road, Marietta, littering from a motor vehicle, driv ing with a suspended license and attempting to flee a law enforce ment officer. •Erik Steven Lunt, 30, 909 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta, posses sion of marijuana (less than one ounce). •Alexander Monroe Lutton, 21, 456 Hardy Way, Hiram, shop lifting and obstruction of a law enforcement officer. •David Wayne McCord, 29, 155 Richmond Drive, Dawsonville, possession of marijuana (less than one ounce). •Ladonna Faye Mullinax, 27, 2879 Hwy. 326, Commerce, DUI (alcohol). •Rasiry Jah Neal, 22, 1160 Hancock Avenue, Athens, obstruc tion of a law enforcement officer. •Linda Gail Niles, 45, 314 Cedar Drive, Commerce, simple battery, shoplifting and giving false infor mation to a law enforcement offi cer. •Robert Allen Norton, 25, 1473 Dewberry Trail, Marietta, DUI (alcohol) and laying drags. •Marion Halk Odom, 45, 338 Main Street, Talmo, open con tainer violation and failure to obey traffic signs. •Daniel Ray Patterson, 40, 112 Haven Crest, Bonaire, posses sion of marijuana (less than one ounce). •Breanna Nichole Pethel, 19, 404 Wisteria Lane, shoplifting. •Jessica Dawn Purcell, 32, 1820 Groaning Rock Road, Commerce, DUI (drugs), possession of mari juana (less than one ounce) and weaving. •John Betancur Rodriguez, 26, 160 Chatam Park Drive, Athens, DUI (alcohol), driving without a license, open container violation, weaving and window tint viola tion. •Christopher Thomas Roy, 47, 2125 Brookforest Drive, Kings Mountain, N.C., public drunken ness. •Eric Eduardo Sanabria, 20, 1430 Cabin Creek Drive, Nicholson, shoplifting. •Buffington Nacole Sanders, 24, 172 Crestwood Drive, Commerce, shoplifting. •Anthony Session, 47, 501 East Vance Street, Dunn, N.C., shop lifting. •Charles Jason Stokes, 27, 957 Hwy. 59, Commerce, probation violation. •Paul Joseph Swisher, 43, 486 Raven Springs Trail, Stone Mountain, possession of marijuana (less than one ounce). •Matthew James Tehonica, 28, 1425 Brandon Palce, Apt. H-7, Gainesville, possession of mari juana. •Robert Keith Wendland, 42, 4609 Winbleten Drive, Lawrence, KS, pedestrian under the influ ence. •Michael Steven Whitfield, 48, 2843 Shandon Road, Rock Hill, S.C., public drunkenness. •Maurice Jamalle Willis, 24, 1310 Victory Road, Elberton, pos session of marijuana (less than one ounce). •Eddie Eugene Windham, 48, 4132 Tommy Purvis Road, Reynolds, possession of marijuana (less than one ounce). •Kevin Augustus Windham, 29, 401 Cross School Road, Butler, possession of marijuana (less than one ounce). •Michael Christopher Worley, 21, 489 Henderson Road, Gillsville, criminal trespass. Traffic stop results in seized cash BY CHRIS BRIDGES A Banks County Sheriff’s Office deputy, making a routine traffic stop on I-85 last week, discovered a large amount of cash in a hidden compartment of the vehicle. Inside the dash compartment was $130,490 which was wrapped in plastic, sheriff Charles Chapman said. Banks County’s K-9 officer “hit” on the compartment and the money. Arrested was Jose Julian Arias, 19, 55 Trailer Drive, Lexington, N.C. The sheriff said it is a violation of the law to have a hidden com partment in a vehicle as well. Arias was charged with driving without a license and having a false com partment in his vehicle. Children playing near church graveyard The Banks County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of small chil dren playing around church property and a graveyard on Deercrest Road in Alto Saturday. The caller was also concerned with the fact the children appeared to have BB guns. A deputy responded to the scene and talked with the grandfather of the juveniles who told them not to play there. The BB guns were not functional, according to the incident report. The BCSO also responded to the following incidents during the past week: •damage to vehicle at a Borders Road, Commerce, residence. •entering an auto at a Hwy. 198, Homer, residence. •fraud at Zaxby’s. •suspicious persons at McDonalds. •shoplifting at Wal-Mart. •theft of tools from an Old Webbs Creek Road, Homer, residence. •dispute at a Hwy. 15 address. •entering an auto at an East Ridgeway Road, Commerce, address. •burglar alarm at a Model A Drive, Maysville, residence which proved to be false. •livestock in roadway on Hwy. 59 near Gordon Road. •livestock in roadway on Berlin Road near Hwy. 441. •burglary at an Apple Pie Ridge Road, Alto, address. •suspicious vehicle on Hwy. 51 South. •livestock in roadway on Hwy. 59, Commerce. •suspicious activity on East County Line Road. •ATV in roadway on East Ridgeway Road. •livestock in roadway on Hwy. 15 near Shady Grove Road. •suspicious person in area of Echols Road. •ATV in roadway on West Ridgeway Road. •trespassing at a Mitchell Road, Maysville, address. •theft of copper wire from a Grant Mill Road residence. •shoplifting at Wal-Mart. •dispute at Anderson Auto. •damage to property at a Steven B. Tanger Boulevard, Commerce, business. •alarm on Apple Pie Ridge that appeared to be false. •mailbox damage on Barrett Road, Alto. •alarm on Hwy. 441 South which appeared to be false. •gas drive-off from Murphy USA. •911 hang-up from a Chatham Road residence that proved to be a child playing on the phone. •child in roadway on Hwy. 51 South. •tires in roadway on Barefoot Road, Lula. •road rage on I85 North in area of exit 149. •livestock in roadway on Hwy. 164. •suspicious vehicle on Fortner Road, Gillsville. •alarm at a Historic Homer Highway residence which proved to be false. •suspicious vehicle on Carson- Segars Road in area of Hwy. 98. •alarm at a Hwy. 441 business which proved to be false. Domestic Sheriff's office responds to domestic incidents A physical dispute at a Jack Drive, Lula, residence was one of several domestic-related incidents responded to by the Banks County Sheriff’s Office during the past week. The BCSO also responded to the following: •dispute at a Loggins Trail, Commerce, residence. •verbal dispute at a Chambers Road residence. •assisted a woman in picking up her child’s WIC enve lope from her in-laws’ residence on Jack Drive. •dispute at a Mountain Creek Drive, Maysville, resi dence. •a woman reported her husband assaulted her at Best Western on Eisenhower Drive. •dispute at a San Andres Lane, Homer, residence. •phone harassment at a Yonah-Homer Road resi dence. •dispute at a Water Plant Road residence. •battery at a Mexico City Drive, Alto, residence. •dispute at a Brown Street, Homer, residence. •threats at a Welborn Drive residence. •battery at a Damascus Road residence. •battery at a Historic Homer Highway residence. •battery at an Elm Street residence. •dispute at an Otis Brown Road, Baldwin, residence. 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