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PAGE 6A —THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 8. 2009
On the Record
Man faces family violence charges
A Danielsville man faced
family violence charges last
week after deputies were
called to a domestic dispute
at his home.
James Thomas Adams, 34,
3269 Rogers Mill Road, was
charged with one count each
of cruelty to children in the
first degree, cruelty to chil
dren in the third degree and
battery FVA.
According to the incident,
deputies met with his wife,
who stated that her husband
came home intoxicated and
was going to sleep in their
11-year old son's room, while
the boy went to his parents'
room to sleep. The woman
said her son was “giving her
a hard time” and not follow
ing instructions when Adams
came after the boy in a “very
aggressive manner.” She told
deputies she stepped between
Adams and the boy, push
ing her husband and causing
him to fall backwards into the
bathtub. When Adams got up
he allegedly began choking
his wife with both hands and
backed her into a comer. The
boy then began to strike his
father in the back with his
fist. Adams allegedly turned
and struck the boy in the back
of the head with a closed fist,
causing him to fall to the floor,
face first. The boy's head
shuck the metal bed frame as
he fell, causing a large welt to
form at this temple. The boy
reportedly got up and ran to
his grandparents’ home next
door. A female juvenile, also
in the bedroom, witnessed the
entire event, according to the
report. All injuries were pho
tographed.
Deputies Jeff Kidd and
David Vaughn found Adams
in the basement of his home,
intoxicated. Adams said he
was defending himself against
his son because he is almost a
teenager. Adams was placed
under arrest and taken to the
Madison County Jail.
In another arrest, David
Dinh, 27, of 194 Hummingbird
Lane, Comer, was charged
with one count each of bat
tery FVA and simple battery
FVA after deputies were dis
patched to his home regard
ing a fight.
According to the incident
report, a woman at the resi
dence told deputies that her
son (Dinh) had pushed her
this morning after he asked
her if she had “ate all the
food.” The woman went and
told her husband, who con
fronted Dinh. Dinh reportedly
hit the man, causing his nose
to bleed.
Other arrests made by
law enforcement officials in
Madison County last week
included:
•James Edward Brock Jr.,
41, 1235 Lloyd Nelms Road,
Nicholson, bench warrant
(bond revocation).
•Randall Shane Elrod, 35,
24 Mountain View Lane,
Danielsville, possession of
arms by a convicted felon and
first offender probation.
•Brandon Christopher
Hale, 22, 8388 Hwy. 441,
Nicholson, bench warrant.
•Anthony Ray Hardman,
45, 292 Bellew Drake Road,
Carlton, probation violation
(original charge: possession
of oxycodone).
•David Shane Harrelson,
39, 4859 Hwy. 106, Hull,
burglary and failure to appear
(original charge: driving with
suspended license).
•Shonda Kaye Hill, 39, 433
Timber Ridge, Colbert, two
counts of probation viola
tion (original charges: theft
by receiving stolen property
and possession of metham-
phetamine).
•Michael Jay Maloch, 21,
87 Clifton Drive, Winder,
criminal attempt of theft by
taking and criminal trespass.
•Jeremy Dale Phillips, 29,
224 Saxon Woods Drive,
Athens, burglary.
•Otis Darius Porter Jr., 288
Baily Street, Apt. E3, Athens,
bench warrant.
•Christopher Alan Poss, 40,
20 Stone Creek Drive, Hull,
theft by taking.
•Timothy Mitchell Rowland,
22, 385 Faye Carey Road,
Danielsville, pedestrian under
the influence of alcohol and
obstruction of an officer.
•Richard Leon Stafford, 18,
1228 Stone Stewart Road,
Hull, burglary.
•William Taylor Tumey, 28,
68 King Street, Commerce,
probation violation.
•Eric Ryan Vaughn, 28,421
Eagle Claw Court, Martin,
bench warrant (original
charge: unauthorized use
financial transaction card).
•Mitchell Lee Weathersbee,
34, 551 Still O’Kelley Road,
Danielsville, two counts of
probation violation and theft
by receiving stolen property.
•Timothy Martin Williams,
49, 1721 Young Harris Road,
Danielsville, driving while
license withdrawn or sus
pended, open container in
vehicle and driving without
headlights when required.
•Marlon Tyrone Appleby,
23, 687 Colbert Avenue,
Comer, hold for Arcade Police
Department. (Comer PD)
•Ted Scott Bryant, 41, 37
Deerhaven Drive, Bowman,
theft by taking.
•Conrad Everett Carey, 23,
1008 Hwy. 172, Colbert, DUI
- first offense.
•Jeffery Glenn Cash, 24, 29
Marian Lay Street, Winder,
DUI (first offense) and failure
to drive within a single lane.
•Russell Edward Flanagan,
31, 5657 Hwy. 29 South, Lot
4, Hull, bench warrant.
•Matthew Brett Freeman,
22, 674 McGinnis Chandler
Road, Commerce, cruelty to
children and simple battery.
•Paula Faye Home, 33,2229
Hwy. 98 East, Danielsville,
theft by receiving stolen prop
erty.
•Douglas Lee Kesler, 222
Brickyard Road, Comer, open
container in vehicle and DUI.
(Georgia State Patrol)
•Lisa Michelle Lovell, 41,
1326 Hwy. 326, Commerce,
forgery in the first degree.
•Kenneth Eugene Lucas,
49, 280 West Kellogg Drive,
Colbert, failure to provide
assistance and failure to drive
within a single lane.
•Jesus Lopez Mercado,
20, 91 Femdale Court, Hull,
driving without a license and
speeding.
•Danielle Victoria Newton,
17, 6609 Hwy. 191, Comer,
reckless driving and speed
ing.
•Julio Cesia Rivera, 33, 175
Mitchell Drive, Athens, driv
ing without a license.
•Rafael Zapata Saucedo, 23,
225 Lone Star Road, Bogart,
speeding and driving without
a license.
•Tammie Latasha Thomas,
31,5837 Jot-Em-Down Road,
Danielsville, driving while
license withdrawn, defective
or no headlights and driving
while tag suspended.
•Johnny Eugene Turman,
39, 363 Campbell Street,
Elberton, deposit account
fraud.
•Christopher Don Walker,
18, 59 Red Oak Drive,
Commerce, theft by taking.
•Larry Don Walker, 45, 59
Red Oak Drive, Commerce,
theft by taking.
•Jerry Nash Williams, 56,
4659 Hwy. 106 South, Hull,
disorderly conduct and public
drunkenness.
Danielsville couple’s fight turns violent
A couple was arrested last
week on family violence charg
es after an argument between a
man and his wife turned into a
physical altercation.
Otis Gene Riden, 39, and
Buffie Lattice Bolton, 37, both
of 3233 Colbert-Danielsville
Road, Danielsville, were each
charged with one count of sim
ple battery.
According to the incident
report, Riden summoned dep
uties to the Bread Basket in
Colbert to report the altercation.
Riden said he and his wife got
into an argument about money
and bills on their way home
from Commerce. Riden said
while he was driving, his wife
began to hit and scratch him
in the face and that she put the
moving vehicle in park, almost
causing him to lose control of
it.
When they arrived at their
residence, Ms. Bolton allegedly
grabbed a bat (which is kept
in their vehicle) and broke the
vehicle’s windows. As Riden
attempted to grab her, she
reportedly struck him in the
ribs. He had visible injuries to
this right and left cheeks, his
right eye was swollen and he
had a large scratch on his neck.
When deputies made contact
with Ms. Bolton, she said she
was the one attacked and point
ed out a small scratch on her left
arm and one on her right arm
and a cut on the inside of her
upper lip. Both were arrested
and taken to jail, where photos
were taken of their injuries.
In another incident, warrants
are pending against a Hull
woman after she allegedly left
her two boys at their home on
Stone Stewart Road for two
days without food or water.
According to the incident
report, deputy Wesley Bryant
responded to a call in reference
to “two white male juveniles
that had been walking around
the neighborhood most of the
day.” Deputy Bryant found the
children and brought them to
the sheriff's office where they
met with Deputy Jeff Strickland.
The boys stated that their moth
er had left them on Oct. 1 (two
days prior) without telling them
where she was going or when
she would return. They spoke
with their grandmother, who
told them their mother was “in
Athens with one of their aunts.”
Deputy Strickland stated that
the mother was not located or
heard from and that the chil
dren were left at their residence
without food or water. One
of the boys was released to
his father, while the other was
released to his grandmother, per
the Department of Family and
Children Services.
Other incidents on file at
the sheriff's office this week
included:
•A man on O’Kelley Road
reported that a Louisiana
woman he has been dating on
the Internet, and her brother,
have been harassing him by
calling him on both his cell
phone and house phone. The
man told Deputy Jeff Strickland
the calls started after he broke
off his relationship with the
woman the day before. While
the deputy was there, the
woman called again and deputy
Strickland told her the man did
not wish to speak with her and
not to call again. She said she
would not.
•A fight was reported on Willis
Glenn Road after two women
allegedly engaged in “mutual
combat” during an argument
over one of the women's son.
The boy's mother stated that
she came over to the other
woman's residence looking
for her 17-year old son, whom
she believes the other woman
is having sex with. The hom
eowner told the boy’s mother it
was “none of her business,” and
that's when the fight started.
The women were separated and
advised of the warrant process.
•Simple battery was reported
between a couple on Jack Sharp
Road last week. According to
the incident report, the man
said he was lying in bed asleep
when the woman confronted
him about messages on his
cell phone from other women,
striking him several times. The
woman's version of the story
was similar, except she said the
man struck her. Deputy Douglas
Martin noted that both smelled
of alcohol and that there were
no physical signs of an alter
cation between the two. They
were advised of the warrant
process and the protection order
process.
•A vehicle was reportedly
broken into on Northwoods
Circle in Colbert.
•Burglary was reported on
Hwy. 106 South.
•Burglary was reported on
Cleghome Road.
•Failure to report an accident
with injuries was reported on
McCarty Dodd Road.
•Disorderly conduct was
reported on Martin Griffeth
Road.
•Driving without a license
was reported on Hwy. 72 East.
•No proof of insurance was
reported on Hwy. 98 at the
Dollar General Store.
•A fight was reported on
Willis Glenn Road.
•Driving while license sus
pended or revoked was reported
on Hwy. 98 at Hudson Rivers
Church Road.
•Simple battery was reported
on Strickland Circle.
•Burglary was reported on
Stone Stewart Road.
•Criminal trespass was report
ed on Hudson Rivers Church
Road.
•Mailboxes were dam
aged or destroyed on Colbert-
Danielsville Road.
•A missing person was report
ed on Fred Goss Road.
•Theft by taking was reported
on Virginia Lane in Hull.
•Criminal trespass was report
ed on Woodale Street in Hull.
•Theft by taking was report
ed on Vineyard Creek Church
Road.
•Burglary was reported on
Woodale Street in Hull.
•Entering auto was reported
on Hardman Morris Road in
Colbert.
•Theft by taking was reported
on Spratlin Mill Road in Hull.
•Theft by taking was report
ed on West Second Avenue in
Colbert.
•Burglary was reported on
Briarwood Lane in Hull.
•A vehicle was reportedly
broken into on Danielsville
Street in Ha.
•Driving without a license
was reported on Hwy. 174.
•Criminal damage to prop
erty in the second degree was
reported on Sam Groves Street
in Danielsville.
•Theft by taking was reported
on Hwy. 29 South in Colbert.
•DUI/alcohol was reported on
Colbert Smithonia Road.
•Criminal damage to prop
erty in the second degree was
reported on Hwy. 106 South
in Hull.
•Theft by taking was reported
on New Hope Church Road.
•DUI/alcohol was reported
on Hwy. 29 South at Madison
Street in Danielsville.
•Simple battery was reported
on Sammy Haggard Road.
•A domestic dispute was
reported on Crabapple Hollow
Road.
•Battery FVA was reported on
Colbert-Danielsville Road.
•A domestic dispute was
reported on Tarpkins Road.
GSP investigates 14
accidents in county
The Athens Post of the Georgia State Patrol reportedly
investigated 14 traffic crashes during the month of September
in Madison County. The crashes resulted in 15 injuries and
one traffic death.
Troopers also issued 71 traffic citations in the county during
the month, including three arrests for DUI, 31 citations for
speeding and 11 seat belt violations. Troopers also issued 101
warnings, according to the report.
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 October 10, 2009
Next Defensive Driving Class will be held on October 17, 2009
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The Madison County Industrial Development
and Building Authority has submitted its
proposed 2010 budget as of September 21, 2009.
The proposed budget is available at the office of
the Madison County Industrial Development and
Building Authority, 101 Courthouse Square,
Danielsville, Georgia.
A public budget hearing is scheduled for
October 9, 2009, at 10:00 a.m., at which time any
person wishing to be heard on the budget may
appear.
The Madison County Industrial Development
and Building Authority shall hold a regular
meeting on October 19, 2009, at 6:00 p.m., at
which meeting the Industrial Authority shall
adopt its budget for 2010 and set the 2009 millage
rate.
The public hearing October 9th and the budget
meeting October 19th will be held at the Meeting
Room of the Industrial Authority, 101 Courthouse
Square, Suite 101, Danielsville, Georgia 30633.
-jj. NOTICE OF PROPOSED BUDGET
( \ FOR MADISON COUNTY
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
4 BUILDING AUTHORITY
Notice of Public Hearing and
Budget Meeting
City of Danielsville
NOVEMBER 2009
GENERAL ELECTION
The City of Danielsville will hold Municipal Election on
Tuesday, November 3, 2009. The following offices are
scheduled for election.
Mayor
(term of office - January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011)
Glenn Cross (incumbent)
Philip Croya
No election will be held for the following offices due to no
opposition for new qualifers:
Councilperson - Seat 1
(term of office - January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011)
Ron Faust
Councilperson - Seat 2
(term of office - January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011)
Jamie Spurlin
Advance Voting and Absentee Ballots will begin October
13, 2009 and end on October 30, 2009, at Danielsville City
Hall, 10 Government Circle, Danielsville, GA, between
8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Absentee Ballot Applications can
be obtained by calling (706) 795-2200. Election Day hours
are from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
' IJPON THIS ROCK:
St. Catherine Laboure
Catholic Church
After 20 years of praying for this day,
the parish community of
St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Mission
announces the opening of our new Church.
Fr. Terry Crone and St. Catherine Laboure Catholic
Mission cordially invite you to share in our
OPEN HOUSE
From Two p.m. to Five p.m.
Sunday, October Eighteenth, Two Thousand Nine
180 Elrod Road
Jefferson, Georgia 30549
Please join us for fellowship, tours
and refreshments!
