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PAGE 6A —THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 2010
On the Record
Danielsville man charged with DUI
Ongoing services
A Danielsville man was
arrested for driving under the
influence after he allegedly
nearly ran a deputy off the
road.
Justin Presley Pruitt, 26,
360 Era Carey Road, was
charged with one count each
of DUI/alcohol and weaving
over the roadway.
According to the incident
report, Deputy David Kidd
was traveling south on Hwy.
174 about 2:30 a.m. when he
met a tan Ford Windstar van
in a curve in his lane. The
vehicle swerved back into
its lane and continued north.
Deputy Kidd turned around
and followed the vehicle as
it turned on to Water Oak
Road, where it stopped at a
mailbox.
The driver, Pruitt allegedly
told Deputy Kidd that he was
driving in the center of the
road hoping that it would
help him avoid deer. Deputy
Kidd asked him why he con
tinued on after he nearly ran
him off the road and Pruitt
replied that he did not know if
Kidd was a Madison County
deputy, or if he worked for
Oconee or Barrow County.
He also reportedly said that
“I know how this works, I
have had a DUI before.” When
asked if he'd been drinking
Pruitt replied that he had had
a few drinks earlier. Deputy
Kidd also found a glass pipe
A woman on Macedonia
Church Road reported Friday
that a man had taken her
against her will the previous
afternoon and driven to vari
ous locations in the Royston-
Hartwell area and then into
South Carolina.
After the abduction, the
woman said that the suspect
had “touched her numerous
times in her inner thigh area
as they were riding down the
road.”
In another incident, a
woman was reportedly struck
by a man who lives with her
after she would not allow him
to sell her truck. While in
the truck, the offender report
edly hit her in the face with a
closed fist, later pushing her
down on the bed inside the
home and striking her face
in the passenger seat, and
when asked about it Pruitt
replied that it belonged to a
friend and that it was “indeed
used to smoke marijuana.”
Pruitt said he had not smoked
any marijuana and there was
no marijuana found in the
van, but he tested positive
for alcohol and was arrested.
Pruitt was then transported to
Ty Cobb Memorial Hospital
for an injury to his eyebrow,
which he told Kidd he had
gotten by falling on the ice
earlier in the night.
Others arrested by law
enforcement in Madison
County last week included:
•Derek Maurice Williams,
23, of 347 Fairview Street,
Athens, battery FVA, cruelty
to children in the third degree
and obstruction of an officer.
•Jason Michael Adams,
24, 703 High Point Lane,
Woodstock, hold for Gwinnett
County.
•Danny Jesse Woodson
Baker, 19, 227 Goss Lane,
Colbert, possession of mar
ijuana less than an ounce,
speeding, adult restraint law
seat belt and tires.
•Adam Ray Evans, 17, 201
Woodpecker Lane, Nicholson,
two counts of theft by receiv
ing stolen property.
•Carlos Alberto Medina, 49,
360 Runsom Road, Athens,
disorderly conduct.
•James Telvie Samples, 29,
again. Warrants will be issued
for the man.
Other incidents on file at
the sheriff’s office this week
included:
•A Boston Terrier puppy was
reportedly stolen from a Utter
of seven puppies in a cage
inside a home on Macedonia
Church Road.
•Harassing phone calls were
reported on Gunnell Road,
Comer.
•Interfering with a call for
emergency help was reported
on Leon Elhs Road.
•Burglary was reported on
Macedonia Church Road.
•Disorderly conduct was
reported on Diamond Hill -
Colbert Road.
•Aggravated assault was
reported on Fox Trail.
•DUI/alcohol was reported
563 West Minish Lake Road,
Commerce, probation viola
tion.
•Jack Leonard Gantt, 46,
1873 Spring Circle, Comer,
probation violation.
•William Joseph Adams, II,
43, 371 Timber Ridge Lane,
Colbert, theft by receiving
stolen property.
•Dexter Bernard Allen, 52,
199 Piedmont Road, Hull,
failure to appear.
•Charles Walter Benton, 23,
160 Chandler Bridge Road,
Nicholson, probation viola
tion.
•Edna Pearl Carruth, 49,
580 Farm Road, Colbert,
hindering the apprehension,
punishment of a criminal.
•Jeffery Hoyt Couch, 38,
164 North Wood Lane,
Colbert, theft by taking and
false statements and writ
ings.
•Robert Charles Crosby, 21,
480 South Milledge Avenue,
Athens, possession of alcohol
by a minor.
•Charles Allen Eaton, 40,
189 Mason Street, Lot 5,
Royston, pedestrian under
the influence of alcohol or
drugs.
•Shatanna Nicole English,
25, 2756 Field Spring Road,
Lithonia, deposit account
fraud/bad checks.
•Micheal Dwain Free, 51,
532 Buford Carey Road,
Hull, two counts of deposit
on Hwy. 174.
•Criminal trespass was
reported on Femwood Drive
in Hull.
•Battery FVA was reported
on Hwy. 72 West near Hull.
•Marijuana possession less
than an ounce was reported on
Colbert-Danielsville Road.
•Burglary was reported on
Hwy. 106 South.
•Criminal trespass was
reported on Jason Drive in
Hull.
•Simple battery was report
ed on Freedom Church Ext.
near Royston.
account fraud/bad checks.
•Ronald Menbreno Garcia,
27, 1228 Stone Stewart Road,
Hull, probation violation.
•Damond Ladean Hewell,
29, theft by receiving stolen
property and obstructing or
hindering law enforcement
officers.
•Dmarkio Sanchez Hutchens,
24, 204 Paloma Trail, Athens,
possession of marijuana less
than an ounce.
•Preston Dennard Hutchens,
26, 116 Mill Run Drive,
Comer, defective tires and
operating vehicle with sus
pended/canceled/revoked reg
istration.
•Thomas Henry NeSmith,
21, 250 Colewood Way NW,
Atlanta, possession of alcohol
by minor.
•Benjamin Keith Norris,
27, 2270 Stars Ridge Road,
Canon, driving while license
withdrawn, speeding in excess
of maximum limits (state
speed and zone limits) and
reckless driving.
•Marjorie Anne Shelnutt,
50, 2275 Waggoners Grove
Church Road, probation vio
lation.
•Kevin Michael Sorrow, 27,
1417 Glenn Carrie Road, Hull,
probation violation.
•John Andreas Wagener, 54,
113 Jamigan Drive, Athens,
two counts of seatbelt viola
tion and driving while license
withdrawn.
•Theft by taking was report
ed Bugg Road.
•Driving without a license
Woodale Street in Hull.
•Driving while license
suspended or revoked was
reported on Hwy. 29 South at
Fortson Compton Road.
•Theft by receiving Amberly
Drive in Hull.
•Burglary was reported on
Hill Street in Ila.
•Speeding was reported on
Hwy. 29.
•Obstruction of officers
was reported on Old Church
Road.
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS
Alcoholics Anonymous
meets on Mondays and
Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the
Colbert Baptist Church annex
and Fridays at 7 p.m. at the
Danielsville Methodist Church
annex.
NARCOTICS
ANONYMOUS
Narcotics Anonymous
meets at 7 p.m. Monday at the
Danielsville Methodist Church
annex.
SONS OF
CONFEDERATE
VETERANS
The Madison County
Greys, Camp 1526, Sons of
Confederate Veterans now
meet on the 4th Monday of
each month at 7:30 p.m. in
the community room of First
Madison Bank in Colbert, Ga.
Contact Frank Gillispie at 706-
540-0120 for more informa
tion.
OVER FIFTY CLUB
The Over Fifty Club
meets at 11:30 a.m. on the
second Wednesday of each
month at Gordon’s Chapel
United Methodist Church.
Membership is open to people
ages 50 and over.
TOUCHDOWN CLUB
The Madison County High
School Touchdown Club meets
Tuesday nights during football
season at 7:30 p.m. The foot
ball program’s website can be
accessed at http://eteamz.active.
com/madisoncountyfootball/
MART
The Madison Area Resource
Team (M.A.R.T)/ Family
Connection meets the fourth
Tuesday of each month at the
old Danielsville courthouse at
8 a.m. Call 795-3565 for more
information.
TOPS MEETING
The local chapter of TOPS
(Taking Off Pounds Sensibly)
Club International meets each
Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. with
weigh-in from 6:30 to 6:50 p.m.
at the Ila Community Center on
Sewell Mill Road.
BOOSTER CLUB
MCHS Band Booster Club
meets every fourth Tuesday at
7 p.m. at the high school band
room. Band parents are invited
and encouraged to attend.
GAMBLER’S
ANONYMOUS
Gambler's Anonymous meets
every Monday night at 7:30
p.m. at Living Word Baptist
Church. For more information,
call (404) 237-7281.
AMERICAN LEGION
The American Legion Post
#39 of Danielsville meets the
last Thursday of the month at 7
p.m. All veterans are welcome.
4-STAKES
HORSESHOES
Four-Stakes Horseshoes
pitches every Thursday at 6:30
p.m. The league is handicapped
to give all pitchers an equal
chance. All ages and skill levels
are welcome. Call 207-9831
for more information or visit
www.freewebs.com/4stakes.
MADISON COUNTY
MASTER GARDENERS
ASSOCIATION
The Madison County Master
Gardeners Association meets
the first Tuesday of every
odd month at 7 p.m. at the
Madison County Extension
office. Meetings are open to
members and guests. For more
information about becoming
a Master Gardener or about
membership in MCMGA visit
the website at: www.madison-
countymastergardeners.org. Or.
contact the Madison County
Cooperative Extension office at
706-795-2281 or email gamc-
mga@yahoo.com.
COT T INS
DISTRICT VFD
The Collins District
Volunteer Fire Department
meets the second Saturday
night of each month from 7
to 10 p.m. Refreshments, free
bingo, games and prizes pro
vided. The youth night at the
Collins VFD is held the last
Saturday night each month
from 7 to 10 p.m.
To have an event listed in
on-going services, call Margie
Richards at (706) 795-2567.
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PROPERTY OWNERS
Steven Scurry
historian and anthropologist, will be speaking
at the Madison County Library, at 7 p.m. on
Tuesday, Feb. 23, about “Defending the Beloved
Land,” his book detailing the Creek and
Cherokee interaction and later conflict with new
settlers to the Madison County area. The
meeting is open to the public, and those
interested in our
history will find
Steven has a
wealth of know
ledge about our
past.
For information,
please call
Chip Chandler
706-797-3501.
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