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PAGE 6A —THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 19, 2009
On the Record
Madison County 911 office
releases figures for 2008
Comer man charged
with aggravated assault
A Comer man was arrested
Saturday evening on aggra
vated assault and other
charges stemming from an
incident that began Friday
evening.
Gilbert Bernard Saylors,
52, of 888 Clairmont
Avenue, was also charged
with obstruction of an officer
and possession of firearms
by a convicted felon.
According to Comer police
chief Brent Zellner, the inci
dent began on Friday night
when Saylors allegedly fired
a shotgun at his son and
missed. When Comer police
arrived, Saylors reportedly
took off into the woods.
Comer police called for back
up, which included sheriff’s
deputies, Oglethorpe County
officers and a canine offi
cer from Elbert County, but
Saylors was not located.
Police were called Saturday
evening to Clairmont Avenue,
where Saylors was reportedly
arguing with his mother and
he was taken into custody at
that time.
While conducting a search
of the home for the shotgun,
Chief Zellner seized a large
quantity of crack cocaine.
The shotgun was not found.
Saylors’ son, Gilbert
Bernard Saylors Jr., 25, of
900 Clairmont Avenue,
Comer, was charged Sunday
evening on a hold for Clarke
County.
Zellner said charges are
pending on the drug case, but
no warrants had been issued
as of press time.
Others arrested by law
enforcement in the county
last week included:
•Gregory Tyorne Smith,
36, 151 Water Oak Street,
Athens, bench warrant.
•Joseph James Sorrow,
21, 299 Hardwood Lane,
Carlton, failure to appear.
•Shawn Eric South, 43,
210 Reese Lane, Hull, bench
warrant.
•Rebecca Ann Tatum, 29,
1008 Planter Gunnell Road,
Hull, bench warrant and pro
bation violation.
•Gregory Lee Tucker,
20, 609 Rogers Mill Road,
Danielsville, aggravated bat
tery.
•Tony Westmoreland, 54,
2968 New Haven Church
Road, Danielsville, stopping,
standing or parking, DUI and
windshields and windshield
wipers.
•Jessica Renee Stevens, 27,
2451 Hardman Morris Road,
Colbert, criminal trespass
FVA.
•Stevie Walker, 36, 776
Childers Road, Colbert, pos
session of marijuana less
than an ounce, obstruction of
an officer, possession, man
ufacture, distribution, etc.
VGCSA possession of con
trolled substances with intent
to distribute and tampering
with evidence.
•Ronald Raymond Willis,
48, 70 Peachtree Lane,
Colbert, driving while license
withdrawn, suspended or
revoked and failure to drive
within a single lane.
•William Joseph Adams II,
41, 371 Timber Ridge Lane,
Colbert, bench warrant.
•Elisa Elizabeth Angel,
35,1160 Daniels Bridge
Road, Watkinsville, disorder
ly conduct and giving false
information or false name.
•Rhonda Kay Brooks, 29,
227 Evangelical Methodist
Church Road, Danielsville,
bench warrant.
•Tina Faye Clements,
40, 401 Dove Town Road,
Royston, pedestrian under
the influence.
•Bobby Gene Crawford,
69, 225 Foothills Drive,
Hartwell, reckless driving,
drugs to be kept in original
container and DUI.
•Kevin Joseph Crotti,
23, 1160 Peachtree Road,
Elberton, open container in
vehicle.
•James Earl Croy Jr.,
35, 334 Shortcut Road,
Nicholson, failure to appear.
•Sherina Leshay Dunn,
34, 86 Femdale Court, Hull,
leaving the scene of an
accident and driving while
license withdrawn.
•Kenneth Maurice Ellis,
23, 221 Cole Ridge Road,
Athens, probation violation.
•Eric Donald Haas, 31,156
Morrison Lane, Colbert, fail
ure to appear, windshields
and windshield wipers,
remove or affix plate to con
ceal and expired vehicle tag
or decal.
•Alfonzo Bernard Howard,
43, 2086 Thomas Drive, Hull,
bench warrant.
•Adrienne Marguerite
Layton, 35, 600 Horace Reed
Road. Danielsville, DUI and
defective or no headlights.
•Martin Lucas Maddox,
48, 4243 Black Oak Court,
Augusta, DUI, driving while
license withdrawn, open con
tainer in vehicle and failure to
drive within a single lane.
•Roger Keith Parham, 46,
401 Paoli Road, Carlton, DUI,
failure to drive within a single
lane and leaving the scene of
an accident.
•Brittany Lea Patrick, 18,
2613 Hardman Morris Road,
Colbert, theft by taking.
•Timothy Olin Porterfield,
42, 9725 Wildcat Bridge
Road, Danielsville, driving
while license withdrawn.
•Gustavo Rojas Ramirez,
22, 1255 Hull Road. Athens,
failure to drive within a single
lane, approaching authorized
emergency vehicle, driving
without a license, DUI and
open container.
•Amanda Nichole Roberts,
23, 2796 Hardman Morris
Road, Colbert, failure to
appear.
•Wayne Sylvester Robinson,
55, 1629 Woodbine Avenue,
Atlanta, failure to appear.
•Nathaniel Bailey Junior,
39, 306 Madison Avenue,
Colbert, probation viola
tion (original charge: deposit
account fraud).
•David Leonard Bond, 29,
64 Reese Street, Elberton,
probation violation.
•Benjamin Fletcher Booth,
20, 1233 Fort Creek Road.
Bowman, bench warrant.
•Dustin Wayne Cash, 36,
6596 Hwy. 191, Comer, pro
bation violation (original
charges: suspended license
and no seatbelt) and failure
to appear (original charge:
speeding).
•Freddrick Twainn Daniel,
19,250Alberta Drive, Colbert,
theft by receiving stolen prop
erty.
•John Albert Edwards, 39,
74 Buddy Moore Road, Hull,
possession, manufacture,
distribution, etc., VGCSA
cocaine and probation viola
tion. (Danielsville PD)
•Randall Gene Evans, 50,
2212 Alan Chapel Road,
Arottsville, TN, probation
violation.
•Albert James Mack, 51,
does not know street address,
Colbert, two counts of order to
incarcerate for child support.
•Tasha Perlina Miller, 28,
161 East Thompson Street,
Bogart, probation violation
(original charge: possession
of marijuana).
The Madison County 911 has
released a tally of its calls for
2008:
Sheriff’s Department
The Madison County Sheriff’s
Department responded to the fol
lowing 911 calls: four rapes, five
robberies, 46 aggravated assaults,
367 burglaries, 836 thefts, 150
auto thefts, six cases of arson, two
motor vehicle accidents with fatali
ties, 158 motor vehicle accidents
with injuries, 746 motor vehicle
accidents without injuries, 234
911 hangups, 945 burglary/rob
bery alarms, 27 reports of child
abuse/molestation, 544 reports of
criminal damage to property, 26
deaths, 704 domestic disputes, 212
juvenile complaints, 617 reports of
livestock on highway, 1,444 suspi
cious persons or vehicles, 3,661
traffic stops and 9,202 micscel-
laneous incidents.
Danielsville Police
Department
The Danielsville Police
Department responded to the fol
lowing 911 calls: two aggravated
assaults, nine burglaries, 26 thefts,
one auto thefts, cases of arson, six
motor vehicle accidents with inju
ries, 56 motor vehicle accidents
without injuries, two 911 hangups,
15 burglary/robbery alarms, 15
reports of criminal damage to
property, four domestic disputes,
30 juvenile complaints, two reports
of livestock on highway, 39 suspi
cious persons or vehicles, 211 traf
fic stops and 377 micscellaneous
incidents.
Comer Police Department
The Comer Police Department
responded to the following 911
calls: two rapes, two robberies, two
aggravated assaults, 12 burglaries,
24 thefts, six auto thefts, five motor
vehicle accidents with injuries, 28
motor vehicle accidents without
injuries, eight 911 hangups, 28 bur
glary/robbery alarms, one report of
child abuse/molestation, 25 reports
of criminal damage to property,
one death, 32 domestic disputes,
nine juvenile complaints, five
reports of livestock on highway, 84
suspicious persons or vehicles, 618
traffic stops and 648 miscellaneous
incidents.
EMS
Madison County Emergency
Medical Services responded to
the following 911 calls in 2008:
271 motor vehicle accidents, 60
reports of abdominal pain, 22
allergic reactions, 13 animal bites,
31 assaults, 83 reports of bleed
ing or hemorrhaging, seven bums,
11 reports of cardiac/respiratory
arrest, 334 reports of chest pain, 10
reports of choking, 13 deaths, 88
reports of diabetic complications,
seven reports of exposure to ele
ments, 218 falls, 87 fire standby,
19 fractures, 836 general sickness/
illness, 42 high/low blood pres
sure reports, 47 medical alarms,
28 OB/GYN calls, 24 overdoses,
122 pain — unknown problems,
64 passed out, two poisonings, 49
public assist calls, 114 seizures,
265 calls of shortness of breath,
56 strokes, 42 suicides or threats
of, 20 traumatic injuries and 54
unresponsive patients.
FIRE
Madison County's 11 volun
teer fire departments received the
following 911 calls: 198 motor
vehicle accidents, nine controlled
bums (out of control), five dump
ster/trash fires, 91 fire alarms, 26
gas/fuel leak or fires, 169 grass/
wood fires, 17 illegal bums, seven
severe weather details, 51 smoke
or smell of smoke/buming materi
al, 90 structure fires and 45 vehicle
fires.
RESCUE
Madison County Rescue
received the following 911 calls:
•Rescue Unit 1 (Danielsville): 85
motor vehicle accident, six assist
EMS and three lost person calls.
•Rescue Unit 2 (Comer): 41
motor vehicle accidents, three
assist EMS and two lost person
calls.
•Rescue Unit 3 (Ila): 45 motor
vehicle accidents, two assist EMS,
two lost person calls and one
power/phone line down.
•Rescue Unit 4 (Hull): 58 motor
vehicle accidents and one assist
EMS call.
Paintball paraphernalia taken
from Neese Commerce Road
Several paint ball guns and other paint ball equipment were alleg
edly taken from a paint ball field on Neese Commerce Road last
week. The guns and equipment were valued at a total of $4,250.
In another incident, aggravated assault was reported on Farm Road
in Colbert last week, after deputies were summoned to a fight at a
residence there.
The victim told deputy Jeff Vaughn that he had been struck twice
with a shovel, once on the hand (the deputy noted a small laceration
on his right thumb) and once on his left hip.
A warrant was issued for Keith Marcell Chapel, 44, 349 Farm
Road, Colbert, regarding the incident.
In a third incident, a small safe containing jewelry, cash and a small
jewelry box, along with a blue Lego box containing multiple medica
tions was reported stolen from a home on Mathis Road. The items
were valued at $4,000.
Other incidents on file at the sheriff’s office last week included:
•Arson in the third degree was reported on Adams Road (off
Booger Hill Road) after Ha Volunteer firelighters were called to the
scene of wood fires in the area four separate times in one evening,
according to fire chief Rudolph Nix. No structures were involved and
no one was injured, Nix said.
•Battery FVA (Family Violence Act) was reported on Hwy. 29
South Lot 24 near Colbert when a woman reported a dispute with
her live-in boyfriend. According to the incident report, the woman
reported that she and her boyfriend got into an argument over a
phone call, which turned into a physical confrontation and resulted
in her being hit over the head and scratched on her arm.
•Battery FVA was reported on Blacks Creek Church Road when
a woman reported that her ex-boyfriend had slapped her in the face
and choked her. Deputy Rex Matthews did not notice any physical
evidence or marks or scratches on the woman at the time of the report
and medical treatment was refused. She was advised of the warrant
process.
•Battery FVA was reported on Old Elberton Road last week
involving a male juvenile and his mother. Based on the investigation
of Deputy Douglas Martin, the juvenile was arrested and charged
with battery.
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Pictured (L to R): Two people who
don't believe in giving up.
Police officer Courtney Gale and Physical Therapist Laurie Fox
understand that the words "I quit" are not in Courtney's vocabulary when it
comes to rehab. For eight months, she has faced it all without complaint —
muscle re-education, cardio work, core strengthening, muscle strengthening,
orthotic training and gait training — so that she could overcome a vicious
knife attack she suffered while working a night security job.
Some thought she may never walk again. Courtney and Laurie knew better.
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