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PAGE 6A- THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 26. 2019
Crime
Colbert man arrested for shooting dog with an arrow
A Colbert man was ar
rested last week after he al
legedly shot a dog with an
arrow.
Preston Lloyd Booth. 28,
was charged with one count
of aggravated cruelty to an
imals.
Deputy Duston Stan
ley was dispatched to Jack
Sharp Road after the own
er called to report that her
dog had an arrow stuck in
it. The woman told Stanley
that her neighbor called to
report that a man wearing
all camouflage was chasing
her dog, who already had an
arrow sticking out of it. The
neighbor told her she didn’t
know who the man was and
he walked away. The neigh
bor then got the dog and
placed it on a chain in the
owner's yard.
The woman identified
Booth as a suspect saying
he had “arrows that look
just like the one that was
stuck inside her dog."
The condition of the dog
was not noted in the report.
In another incident. Ran
dall Curtis Waldrop, 32, of
Athens, was charged with
unlawful conduct during
911 call/contact 911 for
purpose of annoy/harass/
molest.
Deputy William
Townsend was dispatched
to Hwy. 29 South regarding
a man (Waldrop) wanting
to turn himself in and come
off his own bond. Waldrop
told Townsend that he was
out on bond but wanted to
go back to jail.
Townsend told him he
PRESTON
LLOYD BOOTH
didn’t know if that was pos
sible but would contact his
supervisor. Townsend noted
that Waldrop appeared to be
drunk. He agreed to a breath
test, which was positive for
alcohol.
Lt. Kint Segars told
Townsend to tell Waldrop
to come to the jail the next
day and they would get it
worked out. This informa
tion did not appear to suit
Waldrop, who became irate
and began cursing and yell
ing. He kept insisting that
he was going to jail that
night and continued to call
911 multiple times telling
dispatchers that he needed
Townsend to let him come
off his bond and take him
back to jail.
After the final phone call,
dispatch came over the ra
dio and advised Townsend
that Waldrip had called 911
multiple times since he had
been on the scene with him.
At that point Townsend
handcuffed Waldrop and
took him to jail.
Other arrests on file at the
sheriff’s office this week in
cluded:
•Cindy Jo Dutcher, 62,
of Hull, was charged with
one count of criminal tres
pass. Deputy Derek Shelton
was dispatched to Diamond
Hill-Neese Road regarding
a woman trying to burn the
house down during a do
mestic dispute. When Shel
ton arrived on the scene he
reported he could see smoke
coming from the open back
door of the house. The vic
tim told Shelton the fire was
out and no longer a dan
ger. He said he was in the
back bedroom working on
his model planes when he
smelled smoke. When he
walked out of the bedroom
he said he saw Dutcher had
burned a blanket at the end
of the hallway in the door
frame separating the kitch
en and bedrooms.
Dutcher then put the fire
out.
The victim said Dutch
er has mental health issues
and is unsure if she has been
taking her meds. He said he
and Dutcher had been argu
ing earlier that day and she
pulled his hair and tried to
choke him. Shelton asked if
she had threatened to burn
the house down and the vic
tim said she hadn’t that day
but has made that threat in
the past.
Shelton made contact
with Dutcher in her bed
room. He noted she was
lying down with her eyes
closed but did not appear
to be asleep. When asked to
sit up and talk to Shelton,
she did. Dutcher told him
she was cold and the house
didn’t have any heat so she
set a blanket hanging in the
hallway on fire to warm up
the house and put the fire
out before it could catch the
house on fire. She denied
wanting to burn the house
down. The hallway had vis
ible smoke and fire damage
to the frame and the blanket
was charred and almost un
recognizable, according to
the report. Dutcher was ar
rested and taken to jail.
•Lisa Ann Holland, 38, of
Hull, was charged with one
count of simple battery fam
ily violence. Deputy Mark
Goodson was dispatched
to Hwy. 29 regarding a do
mestic dispute with injuries.
While on the way, dispatch
told Goodson that the moth
er had left the scene and that
the complainant was com
plaining of back injuries.
EMS was already on the
scene and speaking with the
victim in the front doorway.
EMS personnel told Good-
son the injuries were only
superficial and that they
were leaving the scene. He
then spoke with the victim,
who had a bleeding abra
sion on her shoulder, and
her husband, who said that
her mother (Holland) came
to the home about 5:30 a.m.
She said Holland, who used
to live there, became angry
when she saw her daughter
had allowed someone else
to stay the night. She began
cursing and then left. About
noon, the mother returned
and confronted her about
the other person at the
home. The argument inten
sified and her mother began
to say obscenities to her and
hit her in the back and chest.
The husband corroborated
his wife’s story and said his
mother-in-law was upset
about them having someone
stay the night. He then went
across the street and spoke
with Holland who said she
was worried about having
a place to stay. She was ar
rested and taken to jail.
•Dustin Travis Anderson,
30. Elberton. probation vi
olation.
•Tiffany Rose Bowden,
29, Danielsville, felony
theft by taking.
•Jacquez Antavious
Brown, 20, Athens, felony
entering motor vehicle with
intent to commit theft and
two counts of felony theft
by taking.
•James Allen Burns, 40,
homeless, two counts of
probation violation.
•Michael Lane Byrd, 19,
Danielsville, battery.
•Jeffery Shane Coker,
34, Hartwell, two counts of
probation violation.
•Trenia Michelle East,
18. Hull, probation viola
tion.
•Stacy Allen Fowler, 45,
Hull, felony first degree
burglary, criminal trespass
and two counts of aggravat
ed assault.
•Brian Martinus Hruska,
22. Athens, two counts of
fourth degree forgery.
•James Dale Leon Jr., 39,
Arnoldsville, parole viola
tion.
•Cissy Michelle Lip
scomb, 40, Danielsville,
willful obstruction of law
enforcement officers.
•Kimberly Michelle
Mapp, 35, Martin, posses
sion and use of drug-related
objects and possession of
methamphetamine.
•Jacob Bo Sargent, 23,
Danielsville, probation vi
olation.
•Jonathan Richard Towe,
36, Winterville, probation
violation.
•Nicholas Brandon-Cole
Woods, 20, Royston, proba
tion violation.
•Chad Beck, 39, Pender
grass. felony theft by tak
ing.
•Adrienne Margurite Co-
ley, 46, homeless, hold for
White County.
•Gary Bryan Duncan, 51,
Winterville, DUI/drugs and
failure to drive within a sin
gle lane.
•Daniel Paul Dyer, 44,
Danielsville. DUI/drugs,
endangering a child by
DUI/drugs and failure to
maintain lane.
•Timothy Ryan Little, 27,
Bogart, aggravated assault
and cruelty to children in
the third degree.
•Dantonio Pittard. 38,
Winterville, hold for anoth
er county.
•Branden Kenneth
Rooks, 25, Athens, posses
sion and use of drug-relat
ed objects, possession of a
firearm or knife during the
commission of or attempt
to commit certain crime and
purchase, possession, man
ufacture. distribution or sale
of marijuana.
Local services
PROJECT LIFESAVER
The Pilot Club of Madi
son County and the Madison
County Sheriff’s Department
offer a 24/7 monitoring sys
tem (bracelet) for individuals
suffering from brain disorders
and who may have the poten
tial to wander away from care
givers. For more information
on the Project Lifesaver Pro
gram, contact Linda Freeman
at 706-335-3814 or Betty Sar-
tain at 706-795-2047.
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS
Alcoholics Anonymous
meets on Mondays and Thurs
days at 7 p.m. at the Colbert
Baptist Church annex and Fri
days at 7 p.m. at the Daniels
ville United Methodist Church
annex.
NARCOTICS
ANONYMOUS
Narcotics Anonymous
meets at 7 p.m. Monday at
the Danielsville Methodist
Church annex.
TOUCHDOWN CLUB
The Madison County High
School Touchdown Club
meets the first Tuesday of
each month at 7 p.m. in the
high school film room across
from the weight room. The
Headmaster’s
Corner
by
Steve Cummings
JOSEPH’S DREAM - Mary
was betrothed to Joseph at the
time the Holy Spirit formed Je
sus in her womb. Under the law
of that day, if a virgin became
pregnant by a different man
during her betrothal, she could
be stoned to death.
I have always wondered what
was going through Joseph’s
mind when he found out Mary
was pregnant. How crushing and
disappointing that news must
have been. After pondering this
for a time, he ultimately decided
“to put her away secretly.”
That’s when God sent an
angel to speak to Joseph in a
dream. This dream changed Jo
seph forever. The dream brought
hope and faith where despair had
lived and allowed Joseph to ful
fill his role in God’s great plan.
ATHENS
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
“Affordable Quality Education Since 1970”
K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586
www.athenschristianschool.org
club meets every week during
football season. The football
program’s website can be ac
cessed at redraiderfootball.
wixsite.com/mchs
MART
The Madison Area Re
source Team (M.A.R.T)/
Family Connection meets the
fourth Tuesday of each month
at the old Danielsville court
house at 8 a.m. Call 795-3565
for more information.
MASONIC LODGE
John H. Jones Masonic
Lodge #348 holds its monthly
meeting every third Thursday
at 8 p.m. preceded by a meal
at 7 p.m.
TOPS MEETING
TOPS (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) of Ila meets each
Tuesday at Mt. Hermon Pres
byterian Church in Ila. Weigh-
in is at 5:15 p.m. followed by
the meeting at 5:45 p.m. For
more information, call Mary
Ann Bonds at 706-789-2869.
MCHSBAND
BOOSTER CLUB
MCHS Band Booster Club
meets every third Tuesday at
6:30 p.m. at the high school
band room. Band parents are
invited and encouraged to at
tend.
GAMBLER’S
ANONYMOUS
Gambler’s Anonymous
meets every Monday night at
7:30 p.m. at Living Word Bap
tist Church. For more infor
mation, 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 wel
come. For more information,
call 706-795-2669.
4-STAKES
HORSESHOES
Four-Stakes Horseshoes
pitches every Tuesday at
6:30 p.m. The league is hand
icapped to give all pitchers an
equal chance. All ages and
skill levels are welcome. Call
706-207-9831 for more infor
mation.
ABATE OF GEORGIA
ABATE of Georgia, Inc.
District 5 North “Your motor
cycle rights organization’’ is
now meeting at Cycle World
of Athens, 4225 Atlanta Hwy.
on the third Tuesday of the
month at 7 p.m. in the cus
tomer lounge. For more infor
mation, call Allen Kennedy at
770-231-4824 or email abate -
ga5north@gmail.com All mo
torcyclists are welcome.
BROTHERS OF THE
THIRD WHEEL
Brothers of the 3rd Wheel
meets the second Sunday of
each month at the T/A Truck
Stop in Commerce on Hwy.
441. For more information,
call Cam McCallister at 706-
540-4950.
MADISON COUNTY BEE
KEEPERS
The Madison County Bee
keepers Association meets the
third Monday of each month
at 6 p.m. at Trinity Baptist
Church, 2411 Hwy. 29 North,
Danielsville, The group held
its first meeting January 2018.
Organizers say visitors are
welcome to attend. For more
information, go to madison-
countybeekeepers.com or call
706-255-2412.
MADISON COUNTY
NEEDLECRAFTERS
Madison County Needlec-
rafters meet every Tuesday
from 1 to 3 p.m. for crochet
ing, cross-stitch, knitting, tat
ting, etc. in an atmosphere of
relaxing fellowship, members
said. Bring your current hand
work project and drop in. Call
404-713-4027 for more infor
mation.
NATIONAL
LADIES HOMESTEAD
GATHERING
The National Ladies
Homestead Gathering exists
to provide a welcoming en
vironment, where women can
share new ideas, celebrate
victories, address challeng
es and cultivate community
with like-minded women.
The group meets the first
Thursday of each month at
6:30 p.m., at the Jackson
EMC building off of Hwy.
29.
BEE CLUB
The Oglethorpe Coun
ty Bee Club meets the third
Monday of the month at
7 p.m. at the Oglethorpe
County Farm Bureau on
Hwy. 78 in Crawford. Visitors
are welcome. For more infor
mation, visit ocbeeclub.com.
To have an event listed in
on-going services, call Mar
gie Richards at 800-795-
2581.
Banks-Jackson Risk Reduction DUI/
Defensive Driving School
39 State Street, Commerce, State Certified 10343, 2284 and 631
706-336-6777
Next DUI Class begins on
December 28, 2019
Next Defense Driving Class will
be held on January 4,2020
“Over 20 years dependable service”
Madison County 2019 Report on Projects Funded
Through Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax
Original Current Estimated Total Project
Year Estimated Estimated Completion Prior Current Amount Excess Behind Project
Project Approved Cost Cost Date Years Year Expended Funds Schedule Underfunded
Jail
2008
3,300,000
3,300,000
complete
3,106,214
3,106,214
N
N
Recreation
2008
1,000,000
949,688
complete
949,688
949,688
N
N
E911
2008
424,400
428,788
complete
428,788
428,788
N
N
EMS
2008
270,000
249,178
complete
249,178
249,178
N
N
Transfer Station
2008
124,800
117,433
complete
117,433
117,433
N
N
Roads
2008
3,950,800
3,950,800
on going
3,969,353
3,969,353
N
Y
Courthouse
2008
90,000
90,000
6/30/20
7,895
0
7,895
N
N
Library
2008
750,000
581,485
complete
581,485
581,485
N
N
Recreation
2014
227,500
227,500
06/30/20
129,672
36,176
165,848
N
N
E911
2014
153,000
153,000
06/30/20
80,610
0
80,610
N
N
EMS
2014
755,833
755,833
06/30/20
433,264
7,533
440,797
N
N
Transfer Station
2014
84,167
84,167
06/30/20
22,299
0
22,299
N
N
Roads
2014
6,487,500
6,487,500
on going
3,384,530
887,531
4,272,061
N
N
Courthouse
2014
42,000
42,000
06/30/20
0
0
0
N
N
Firefighting
2014
1,033,333
1,033,333
06/30/20
307,216
199,156
506,371
N
N
Sheriff
2014
681,667
681,667
06/30/20
507,500
12,704
520,204
N
N