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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 2009 — PAGE 5A On the Record Athens man arrested after chase An Athens man was arrested last week after leading officers from three agencies on a foot chase and air search following a traffic stop just inside the Athens-Clarke County line. David Michael Brightwell, 36, 117 Firewood Street, was arrested on a long list of charges, including aggravated assault, speeding, obstruction of an officer, fleeing or attempt ing to elude a police officer, no insurance, affixing license plate with intent to conceal, expired vehicle tag or decal, driving while license with drawn suspended or revoked and giving false information or false name. According to the incident report, Madison County dep uty Tommy Williams met a vehicle southbound on Hwy. 106 just north of Sanford Road traveling at a high rate of speed. Williams’ radar showed the maroon Oldsmobile Cutlass was traveling 83 mph in a 55 mph zone. Williams noted the car had a busted headlight which matched a look out that had just been given on a possible burglary in progress. Williams attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver (Brightwell) con tinued on into Clarke County, finally pulling over in front of the Exxon package station on Hwy. 29 South near Athens Christian School. Williams noted the driver acted very nervous and when asked for his license, said he had left it at home. He then identified himself as “Ricky Smith” with a birth date of Sept. 27, 1967, making him 42, though he said his age was 38. When questioned about the busted headlight, Brightwell became upset, saying he had borrowed the car from his boss. After walking around to look at the light he reportedly charged past deputy Williams and fled the scene. Williams started to pursue, until he noticed that a female passen ger in the car was attempting to move into the driver’s seat. At that point, Williams stopped the foot chase and went to secure the female and the vehi cle. Lt. Burl Johnson arrived and attempted to pursue the driver on foot but lost him in thick brush. Clarke County officers and the Georgia State Patrol assisted the search using the GSP heli copter and located Brightwell hiding in a woody brush area. The suspect was returned to the scene and released into Deputy Williams’ custody for transport to the jail. Others arrest by law enforce ment officials in Madison County last week included: •Charles James Bolton, 43, 2033 Thomas Road, Hull, order to incarcerate for child support. •Bruce Scott Bonner, 42,591 Old Stevens Road, Lexington, bench warrant. •Patrick Earl Daniel, 17, 250 Alberta Drive, Colbert, bur glary. •Johnny Chance Shedd, 19, 75 Madison Boulevard, Colbert, burglary. •Rocky Dean Strickland, 28, 174 Eighth Avenue, Colbert, theft by taking and burglary. •Roger Dale Strickland Jr., 36, 1238 Hunt Road, Danielsville, four counts of probation viola tion (original charges: burglary, entering an auto, two counts of aggravated stalking and pos session of cocaine). •Wesley Truitt Adams, 32, 2285 Diamond Hill Colbert Road, Colbert, DUI/marijuana, expired or no driver’s license and speeding. •Antonio Brown, 30, 159 Bobo Drive, Abbeville, SC, speeding and driving while license withdrawn. (Comer PD) •Frances Louise Wood Butler, 37, 2854 Elberton Road, Carlton, DUI/drugs, driving while tag is suspended and no insurance. •Heather Lynn Casper, 17,75 Beaverdam Court, Winterville, burglary. •Melanie Dana Chandler, 37, 32 Colbert School Road, Colbert, four counts of finan cial transaction card fraud. (Comer PD) •Brittany Michaela Coleman, 19, 75 Madison Boulevard, Colbert, when a person is a party to a c •Adam Brian Fleeman, 23,21 Sherwood Circle, Danielsville, disorderly conduct. •Ricky Franklin, 43, 2750 Paoli Street, Comer, failure to appear. •Florencio Nolasco Garcia, 31,2040 Comer Road, Athens, driving without a license and failure to drive within a single lane. •Matthew Scott Haley, 17, 2730 Paoli Street, Comer, bur glary. •Calah Marie Hattaway, 21, 155 Femwood Drive, Hull, obstruction of an officer. •Spencer Levar Howard, 31, 2346 Sims Kidd Road, Comer, theft by shoplifting. (Comer PD) •Daniel Jason Ingram, 27, 155 Femwood Drive, Hull, hold for Clarke County. •Miguel Angel Lopez, 31, 100 Old Branch Road, Commerce, driving without a license. •Andrew Kenneth Lowery, 29, 171 Grady Drive, Hull, disorderly conduct. •Estela Rivera Miranda, 43, 257 Norwood Lane, Athens, permitting unlicensed minor to Buckle Up. It’s the law! drive. •Floyd Ray Phillips, 38, 220 B Airport Road, Athens, fail ure to drive within a single lane and DUI. •Ryan Wesley Porterfield, 41, 529 Veterans Drive, Danielsville, DUI, DUI- endangerment of child under 14 and windshield and wind shield wipers. (Danielsville PD) •Kenneth Edward Powers, 25, 190 Hidden Lake Drive, Hull, DUI and failure to drive within a single lane. •Shenika Shantay Reid, 21, 2518 Imagine Drive, Dewy Rose, bench warrant. • James Alfred Roberts, 18, 51 Segars Street, Bowman, failure to appear. •Adam Lee Sanders, 32, 148 Peachtree Street, Danielsville, order to incarcerate. •Barber Anthony Sarkees, 61, 221 Martin Griffeth Road, Hull, following too closely and DUI. •Jakob Darrin Saxon, 18, 1330 Holman Autry Road, Danielsville, purchasing alco hol under 21. •John Adam Scott, 36, 165 Hardman Farm Road, Camesville, open container in vehicle and possession of mar ijuana. (Danielsville PD) •Ashley Lynn Smith, 28, 2193 Spratlin Mill Road, Hull, DUI and failure to drive within a single lane. •Areon Bernard Walker, 19, 14 Reed Drive, Colbert, theft by taking and theft by receiv ing stolen property. •Gae Ann Whitehead, 36, 118 Kingston Drive, Comer, DUI. (Comer PD) NOTICE OF DUI CONVICTION Driving Under The Influence Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-6-391 NAME: Marcus Lyle Hathcock ADDRESS: 3471 Hardman Morris Road Colbert, GA 30628 ARRESTTIME & DATE: 01/03/2009 at 03:59 a.m. ARREST LOCATION: Hwy. 72 at James Holcomb Road DISPOSITION: Guilty, $1,079.00 Fine, $105.00 Jail Cost, $25.00 Publication Fee, 3 days in Jail, 12 months Probation, 30 days Community Service NAME OF COURT: Madison County Probate Court Cody Cross, Judge Home destroyed by fire on Fred Goss Road A home belonging to Howard Goss on Fred Goss Road was com pletely destroyed by fire Sunday night. According to E-911 director David Camp, a neighbor called 911 after spotting flames across the road from her house, Danielsville Volunteer Fire Department responded to tire scene, along with back up from Colbert, Collins, and Comer fire departments. According to Danielsville fire chief Marc Perry, the house was fully involved when firefighters arrived on scene around 8:22 p.m. No one was apparently at home when the fire started. The Red Cross was summoned and the fire marshal and the sher iff's office were also called in to investigate. Chief Perry said this is routine in cases where newer structures are involved in a fire, but that no foul play is suspected. City of Danielsville QUALIFYING NOTICE For the March 2009 Special Election Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with O.C.G.A. 21-2-540, a Special Election shall be held in the City of Danielsville due to a vacancy on the City Council. The election will be held on March 17, 2009, 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. The following office is scheduled for election: Councilman, Seat 3, Resigned Incumbent: Mr. Roger L. Watson, term of office will be from April 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. Statewide tornado drill set A statewide tornado drill will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 4, as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week. The week — Feb. 1-7 — will include “Family Preparedness Day" on Sunday, “NOAA Alert Radio Day" on Monday, “Thunderstorm Safety" on Tuesday, "Lighting Safety” on Thursday and "Flooding" on Friday, which is also a backup day for the statewide tornado drill. 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You may register to vote at the Madison County Registrars Office in the Madison County Government Complex in Danielsville or pick up a registration form at Danielsville City Hall. Early voting will begin on February 24, 2009 and end on March 13, 2009, in the Danielsville City Hall during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. r* m m m m m m m m m m m ./ w w w w w w w w w w w n Madison County Little League **Baseball and Softball Signups** When: Saturday, Jan. 31,2009 & Feb. 7,2009 10 a.m. - 3 p.m . Ages: 8-18 Where: Danielsville Elementary Gym Cost: $ 65 Bring copy of birth certificate to signups. Bring one document to show proof of address. For Information, call: Chuck Branson at 706-206-2153 cbronson@collinscpa.com Due to work, you will need to leave a message and I will '\ call you back later that day. < M w Colbert man arrested following wreck A Colbert man was arrested last week after he reportedly missed a curve and drove through the yard of a home on Helican Springs Road, striking and damaging a concrete drainage culvert in the driveway. Rodney Wade Baker, 47,756 Timber Ridge, was charged at the scene with DUI, failure to maintain a lane, habitual viola tor DUI, expired vehicle tag or decal, driving while license withdrawn, suspended or revoked and open container in vehi cle, also the following “bondsman off bond” charges were filed: possession, manufacture, distribution, etc. VGCSA possession of methamphetamine, possession of cocaine, two counts of possession of tools for the commission of a crime, person convicted/indicted for certain offenses, possession of explosives, two counts of possession manufacture distribu tion, etc. VGCSA cocaine and open container. According to the incident report, Deputy Gary Floyd responded to a wreck call at 970 Helican Springs Road where he found EMS workers already on scene attending to a com bative Baker, who appeared to be in a “state of intoxication” with slurred speech and a heavy odor of alcohol. An EMS worker told deputy Floyd that he saw Baker exit the wrecked truck from the driver’s side and walk behind a trailer at the residence. EMS personnel coaxed him back to the vehicle, but he attempted to flee when he heard law enforcement was coming to the scene. Baker allegedly told Floyd he was not the driver but could not remember who was driving the track. The deputy noted that there were tools and debris in the pas senger seat, indicating there was no passenger at the time of the wreck. An open beer container was also found in the vehicle. EMS cleared Baker for transport to the jail. GSP issues report for January State troopers from the Athens Post 32 of the Georgia State Patrol investigated 20 traffic crashes during the month of January in Madison County, according to a press release. The traffic crashes resulted in 13 injuries and no deaths. Troopers from Post 32 also issued 115 traffic citations in the county during the month. This total includes three arrests for DUI, 28 citations for speeding, 40 seat belt violations and three child restraint violations. Troopers also reportedly issued 115 warnings. MadisonJ ournalTOD AY. com NOTICE OF DUI CONVICTION Driving Under The Influence Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-6-391 NAME: Patricia D. Gaines ADDRESS: 1165 Della Slaton Road Comer, GA 30629 ARRESTTIME&DATE: 12/06/2008 at 15:03 p.m. ARREST LOCATION: Hwy. 72 at Hill Street DISPOSITION: Guilty, $622.00 Fine, $35.00 Jail Cost, $25.00 Publication Fee, 24 hours in Jail, 12 months Probation, 30 days Community Service NAME OF COURT: Madison County Probate Court Cody Cross, Judge NOTICE OF DUI CONVICTION Driving Under The Influence Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-6-391 NAME: Ivan Aguilar Jimenez ADDRESS: 241 Grady Drive Lot 10 Hull, GA 30646 ARRESTTIME&DATE: 11/03/2008 ARREST LOCATION: Madison County Jail DISPOSITION: Guilty, $1,000.00 Fine, $105.00 Jail Cost, $25.00 Publication Fee, 3 days in Jail, 12 months Probation, 30 days Community Service NAME OF COURT: Madison County Probate Court Cody Cross, Judge Banks-Jackson Risk Reduction DUI SCHOOL 706-336-6777 DEFENSIVE DRIVING 1728 North Broad Street, Commerce, State Certified 5010 and 2007 Next DUI Class begins on February 7,2009 Next Defensive Driving Class will be held on February 14,2009 FOR ONLY $5 PER MONTH, YOU CAN LIST YOUR GROUP'S MEETINGS! Let your members know when your group is meeting! Call (706) 367-5233 to advertise your meeting time, place and date in... • The Jackson Herald < The Commerce Mews ' The Braselton Mews • Tie Banks County Mews • The Madison County Journal St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Mission Mass Schedule: Sat. 4:00 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m., Wed. 12:10 p.m. Parish Council meetings: 2nd Sunday of the month after 11:00 mass Ash Wed. Mass at 12:10 p.m. and Communion Service at 7:00 p.m. First Friday Adoration 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Website: www.stcatherinelabourega.org 706-335-2622 Pd.02/09 Georgia Real Estate Investors Association, Inc. - Athens Meets the third Thursday each month 6:30 pm at the UGA Conferen ce Center 1197 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30601 Tom Hewlett - Chapter President thewlettl@charter.net Pd. 12/09 BANKS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. meets first Monday each month 7:00 p.m. in the Banks Co. Historial Courthouse at 105 U.S. Hwy. 441 North in Homer pd,07/09 Citizens Organized for Pipeline Safety investigating the health risks to citizens from underground pipelines and booster stations in Madison Co. Meetings 6:30 p.m. at the Colbert Grove Baptist Church the 2nd Thurs. of each month. 706-783-4702. Pd.04/09 JEFFERSON ip AMERICAN LEGION Albert Gordon Post 56 Each 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Harvie Lance, Commander Phone (706) 654-1274 3to White Plains Baptist Church Pd 02/09 Faith Bible Class meets every Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. It is a place where strangers become friends and friends become family. 706-367-5650 White Plains Baptist Church 3650 Hwy. 124 West, Jefferson, GA 30549 The Jackson Co. Republican Party Would like you to meet us for breakfast the second Sat. of each month, 8:00 at The Jefferson House. For more information, call 706-652-2967 or email fishyglass@yahoo.com Pd.u/08 BANKS COUNTY fj§ AMERICAN LEGION Post 215 Meets each 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m. In Homer, GA at the American Legion Building on Historic Highway 441 Pd.cwov HI VETERANS OF IP FOREIGN WARS Post 4872, Hurricane Shoals Convention Ctr. Each 4th Tuesdasy, 7:00 p.m. Lamar Langston, Commander Phone 706-652-2627 ret JEFFERSON EIONS CEUB Meets 2nd & 4th Monday Jefferson City Clubhouse 6:30 p.m.-(706) 387-1156 Mack Cates, President 542 A UNITY LODGE F & A.M. No. 36, Jefferson, GA 1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. Dwayne Potts • 706-367-4449 Borders St. behind Tabo’s 260 JEFFERSON ROTARY CLUB Meets Tuesdays Jefferson City Clubhouse 12:30 p.m. *(706) 367-7696 Gina Mitsdarffer, President 547