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PAGE 6A —THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. JULY 16. 2009 On the Record Hull teen charged with battery, stalking Actions filed in Superior Court A Hull teen was arrested twice last week after allegedly striking a juvenile friend’s mother, and then texting the woman on her cell phone in violation of bond condi tions issued by the magistrate court. Zachariah Levi Morris, 17, 724 Virginia Lane, Hull, was first arrested on July 8 and charged with simple battery and criminal trespass. According to the incident report, the girl's mother was administering corporal pun ishment to her daughter when Morris allegedly threw open the door, rushed into the resi dence, knocked the mother to the floor and climbed on top of her, striking her and yelling “don’t you touch her.” The woman and two witnesses were reportedly able to get Morris off of her and force him out of the residence. The following day, after being released on bond, Morris allegedly began sending text messages to the victim’s cell phone in “direct defiance of the bond conditions.” He was arrested a second time and charged with stalking. Other arrests on file at the sheriff’s office this week included: •David Absalom Bing, 20, 11084 Hwy. 98 West, Commerce, bench warrant (original charge: disorderly conduct), disrupting public school penalty (bondsman off bond) and use of fight ing words (obscene and vulgar language) phone call. •Kimberly Rachelle Fleming, 44, 1665 Jones Chapel Shiloh Road, Danielsville, driving without a license and posses sion of marijuana. •Trico Latorey Glenn, 33, 162 Sartain Drive, Athens, housed for Oglethorpe County. •Justin Alan Graham, 26, 300 River Ridge Drive, Camesville, theft by taking and criminal damage to prop erty in the second degree. •Robert David Gunter, 39, Strickland’s Mobile Home Park, Danielsville, housed for Oglethorpe County. •Sharon Felisa Rhodes Jones, 44,315 Atlanta Avenue, Athens, probation viola tion (original charge: deposit account fraud). •Christopher Jack McDaniel, 29, 683 Virginia Lane, Hull, two bondsman off bond charg es: theft by taking and theft by receiving stolen property. •JohnDavidMeeler,24,1472 Mathis Road, Danielsville, battery, probation violation (original charges: suspended license and open container) and bench warrant (original charge: battery FVA). •Jimmy Lenor Pass, 49, 410 Spring Circle, Comer, failure to appear. •Keith Daniel Porterfield, 44, 74 Gooch Road, Danielsville, bench warrant (original charge: possession of marijuana less than an ounce). •Richard Leon Stafford, 17, 1228 Stone Stewart Road, Hull, entering an auto or other motor vehicle with intent of felony and carrying a con cealed weapon (bondsman off bond). •Christopher Edward Wade, 46,360 Fairway Drive, Athens, probation violation (original charge: theft by taking). •Dana Lynn Davis, 37, 139 Ed Code Road, Hull, DUI and expired vehicle tag or decal. •Christopher John Hill, 32, 1688 Vanna Road, Royston, probation violation. •Timothy Mark Jordan, 42, 2124 James Spring Road, Danielsville, interference with 911 call. •Talsey Cleveland McCullough, 27,454 Sawdust Road, Hull, bench warrant (original charge: simple bat tery). •Tyson Renard Smith, 37, 182 Sandy Hill Drive, Athens, housed for Oglethorpe County. Actions filed recently in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Madison County include: •Glenn Allen Waite, no age or address available, was sentenced to one year probation and fined $1,315 for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. •Joey Williams, 25, Colbert, was sentenced to one year proba tion and fined $800 for theft by taking. •Laurence Allen Thurmond, 44, Carlton, was sentenced to one year probation and fined $135 for reckless conduct. Charges of aggravated assault, discharging a firearm under the influence and discharging a gun/pistol near a public highway or street were dismissed. •Thomas Moreland, 48, Athens, was sentenced to one year pro bation and fined $472 for theft by taking. A charge of failure to appear was dismissed. •Sean Patrick Witt, 45, Keller, TX, was sentenced to one year probation and fined $1,641 for DUI. A charge of weaving over roadway was dismissed. •Gregory Turner, 39, Cornelia, was sentenced to one year proba tion and fined $270 for theft by taking. •James Hoofner, 45, Comer, was sentenced to one year pro bation and fined $437 for theft by receiving stolen property (reduced from failure to pay for agricultural products). •Corey T. Williams, 26, Athens, was sentenced to one year pro bation for driving while license suspended, speeding and carrying a concealed weapon. He was also fined $967. A charge of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer was dismissed. •Steven Pope entered a “straight up” plea of guilty to statutory rape and was sentenced to one year in jail and nine years probation. CORRECTION William Lowell Atkins, who recently pleaded guilty in Madison County Superior Court to sodomy, will actually serve 10 years confinement and 10 years probation, not 20 years confine ment as previously reported. Two arrested for pedestrian under the influence Two Bowman men were arrested last week after a deputy was summoned to Paoli Road near Noble Road in Carlton where two “suspi cious” males were in the road near a residence there. When Lt. Jeff Vaughn arrived, one of the men, later identified as Michael Eugene Koch, 50, of 51 Cedar Street, was lying in the road. Koch reportedly began to “cuss and argue” when Vaughn made contact with him, telling the deputy that it was a “free world and that he (Vaughn) should leave him the @#$% alone.” He also stated he could sleep in the roadway if he wanted to and began to pull away and fight. Deputy Vaughn noted a strong smell of alcohol and subdued him with an arm bar hold and took him into custo dy without further altercation. A second man, Carroll Anthony Funkhouser, 42, of 51 Segars Street, was found sitting on the white line. He told Lt. Vaughn he was drink ing too, but that he did not want to fight. Both were charged with one count each of pedestrian under the influence and taken to the Madison County Jail. In another incident, a woman on Woodale Street in Hull reported that when she arrived home from the store, her hus band started yelling at her and that he does this often. Her husband stated that she began yelling at him for no reason. The husband then went home with his parents for the rest of the weekend to “allow his wife some space.” Deputy Tommy Williams noted that there was no evi dence of any violence except yelling at one another. In a similar incident, Deputy Matthew Pilkington was summoned to a residence on Rocky Branch Hollow Road when a man reported that his wife would not let him get his tools out of a car in the yard so he could go to a job. The woman told Pilkington that her husband had gotten a DUI in the past and that she “did not want him to drive 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 July 25,2009 Next Defensive Driving Class will be held on July 18,2009 City of lla PUBLIC MEETING The City of lla, GA hereby gives notice of a Public Meeting 6 PM August 18, 2009 at City Hall in lla, Georgia. The purpose of the public meeting is to: 1) Inform the public of the need for improvements to the City’s water system. 2) Comply with the requirements of the Georgia’s Rules for Safe Drinking Water and with the public participation requirements of Georgia’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Environmental Review Process. 3) Encourage public involvement in the development of a plan to improve the water system. During the public meeting the City will attempt to identify public preferences for alternative methods of improving the City’s water facilities. These alternatives will be evaluated and included in the City’s Facilities Plan and Environmental Information Document, the major planning document covering the water system. Public participation is considered essential to the selection and development of the final plan to be adopted prior to its approval by the State of Georgia, Department of Natural Resources. any of her cars.” She stated that she would not leave until her husband’s boss came and picked him up for work. Other incidents on file at the sheriff’s office this week included: •Interference with a 911 call was reported on James Spring Road. •Burglary was reported on James Spring Road. •Burglary was reported on Thomas Road. •DUI/alcohol was reported on Hwy. 29 South in Hull. •Criminal trespass was reported on Madison Street in Danielsville. •Financial transaction card fraud was reported on Brush Creek Road. •A lost or stolen tag was reported on River Road in Carlton. •An abandoned vehicle was reported on Hwy. 172. •Simple battery was reported on John Sharp Road. •Battery was reported on Buddy Morris Road. •Burglary was reported on Briarwood Lane near Hull. •A missing person was reported on Buddy Moore Road. •Theft by taking was report ed on Belhaven Lane. •Burglary was reported on Thomas Drive. •Criminal damage to prop erty in the second degree was reported on McGinnis Chandler Road. •Burglary was reported on Sammy Haggard Road. •Criminal damage to prop erty was reported on Sunset Avenue in Comer. •Theft by shoplifting was reported on Hwy. 29 South. •Simple assault was reported on Transco Road. •Marijuana possession less than an ounce was reported on Hwy. 98 at Hwy. 106. Crime and court policy It is the policy of this newspaper to print the names of all per sons arrested and booked through the Madison County Jail. No exceptions are made to that policy. This newspaper also routinely publishes the names of those involved in criminal court cases as those actions make their way through the judicial system, including the final disposition of the case when it is known. We caution our readers, however, that an arrest is not a convic tion and an individual is presumed innocent under the law until convicted of a crime for which he has been charged. In addition to arrest reports, we also routinely publish items from incident reports filed with local law enforcement agencies. Most of the time, the names of those involved are not published unless one party has been officially charged with a crime. WATKINS MONUMENTS Monument Sales & Date Engravings We are here to provide all your cemetery needs. Serving Madison and surrounding counties for over 30 years. BUCK WATKINS 706-283-7326 NOTICE OF DUI CONVICTION Driving Under The Influence Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-6-391 NAME: Billy Hawkes ADDRESS: 4372 Jot 'Em Down Road Danielsville, GA 30637 CASE NUMBER: ST09CR0536 ARREST TIME & DATE: 19:22 hours, January 23, 2009 ARREST LOCATION: Whit Davis Road @ Pioneer Drive DISPOSITION: Confinement 10 days, credit for time served at arrest, probation 12 months, restitution open for 90 days, fine $600.00 plus surcharges, community service 240 hours, attend DUI Risk Reduction program, evaluate for substance abuse in 17 week multiple offender program, attend victim impact panel, surrender tag to probation department. NAME OF COURT: Beverly Logan, Clerk of Superior/ State Court Proud to be part of your most special moments It is our privilege to be part of the most special moments of your life. 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