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O o PAGE 6B —THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 31, 2020 Danielsville man charged with battery, terroristic threats A Danielsville man was arrested last week on felony and family violence charges after officers were called to a domes tic dispute between him and another man on Black’s Creek Church Road. Dustin Sanford England, 38, was charged with simple bat tery family violence and felony terroristic threats and acts by Deputy Joshua Smith on Dec. 23. Smith was dispatched regard ing a dispute between England and his girlfriend’s father. While en route, Smith was advised that the incident was escalating, with England “getting in the face” of the other man. Smith noted in his report that all three parties and other family members have lived together in the same home for the past sev eral months. Smith spoke the daughter, who said her mother asked her to come check on her 8-year old sister as England had reportedly pushed her. The father, who is wheel- chair-bound, said he had been receiving threats from England since the previous day and that deputies responded on that day also. The father told Smith that the previous evening England hit the 8-year old in the mouth with a pillow and threatened his (father’s) life. The father said he told England that he would "put a blade in him too.” The father said that England pushed the younger girl that day and was verbally abusive to his girlfriend. He also said England threat ened to have "a hit” put out on him and have him killed. The 8-year old said England had pushed her and told her to get out of the way. Everyone was advised of the eviction and temporary protec tion order (TPO) process. Though England had fled the scene on foot before officers arrived, he was later arrested. In another arrest, Cody Andrew Burbage, 20, of Athens, was charged with intimidating law enforcement officer/fam ily in retaliation/response to discharge and felony interfer ence with government proper ty after Chief Deputy Jeffery Vaughn was notified that inmate Burbage was being aggressive following a disciplinary hearing with another officer. After being secured in his cell, he was placed on disciplinary lockdown and proceeded to break the sprinkler head of the fire system, causing severe flooding inside the entire jail pod. Other arrests on file this week at the sheriff’s office included: •Joshua Aaron Grant, 27, Comer, driving while license suspended or revoked, DUJ/ alcohol, failure to maintain lane and giving false name, address or birthdate to law enforcement officer. •James Foster Bumworth, Jr., 44, Hull, disorderly conduct. Bumsworth was arrested by Deputy Christian Sisk after he reportedly tried to force his wife to leave their Reese Lane resi dence by placing some of her belongings outside in the drive way. Sisk informed Bumworth that officers could not force his wife to leave the home. Bumworth then stated that she was leaving whether they could make her leave or not. Sisk asked if they would agree to both leave and let calm things down, but both refused, despite their being several children present. He left and a short time later was dis patched back to the home where there were now multiple bags at the end of the driveway. Sisk told Bumworth. once again, that he could not force his wife to leave. Bumworth began to use abusive language and be disruptive, so he was arrested and taken to jail. •Matthew Darrell Drake, 36, of Hull, was charged with two counts of first-degree cruelty to children and three counts of fel ony terroristic threats and acts after Deputy Gary Floyd went to his Norwood Road home where Drake’s mother told him that Drake had been threatening her and other family members. •Shekita Linett Davenport, 38, Hull, possession of a Schedule I Controlled Substance and speed ing. •Brandon Christopher Hale, 33, of Athens, was charged with DUl/drugs, failure to maintain lane, possession of methamphet- amine and too fast for conditions following a report of a suspicious male in the area of Hwy. 72 and Holly Creek Church Road. Sgt. Jason Gaddy was dis patched to the area where he met with the caller, who told him that the suspect told her he had ran off the roadway and that he appeared to be under the influence of something. Gaddy spotted a blue Dodge pickup truck out in the nearby cow pasture and a man wear ing overalls walking around the truck. The man (Hale) had slurred speech and was unsteady on his feet. He had several bulg es in his pockets and Gaddy patted him down and found a large knife and a baggie with suspected methamphetamine. •Tiffany Danielle Brown, 26, Colbert. DUl/multiple sub stances. failure to maintain lane, marijuana possession less than an ounce, open container and reckless driving. •Parissa Burton. 56, Winterville, DUl/alcohol and open container. •Anthony Tarrell Hall, 36, Athens, adult restraint law seat belt, DUI/alcohol, open contain er, speeding and tires. •Barbara Kate Rom. 39. Hull, tampering with evidence. Teen charged with A teen was arrested last week after causing a distur bance at a home on Lakeview Drive. Gavin Austin Gresham, 19, was charged with one count of disorderly conduct. Deputy Derek Shelton was dispatched to the home con cerning a disorderly male. A man there told Shelton Gresham took off up the road before his arrival. The man said Gresham had arrived with his girlfriend and that he was under the influence of meth amphetamine. He said the couple was also arguing. The man said at one point Gresham went into his (home owner's) bedroom looking for a gun and threatening to kill himself. He then threatened the home- owner and told him he would “whoop his @$$.” The man said he called 911 because he was afraid Gresham was going to hurt someone. Gresham left after the man told him he had called 911. His girlfriend was crying and said she was afraid Gresham was going to hurt her. She said the incident began in Bowman when Gresham hit and cracked her windshield and threatened to choke her. She said she brought him there (his grandparents' home) hoping to get help for Gresham. She said she didn't want him to go to jail but to get help. His grandmother was able to get him on the phone and Shelton talked him into com ing back to the home. After hearing his side of the story, he was arrested and taken to jail. In another arrest, a Carlton man was arrested at a fam ily gathering the day after Christmas after he allegedly knocked his father off a stool, injuring him. Anthony Jason Blackburn, 47, was charged with one count of battery family vio lence. Deputy Carolyn Gibson was dispatched to Old Hwy. 72 East where she met with the victim, who had requested EMS for his back pain and a laceration to this left knee. He told Gibson that he was spending time with his fam ily after dinner when his son (Blackburn) became irate and he attempted to calm him. He began shouting in the victim’s face and pushed him off the stool with both his hands. He declined to be trans ported after his injuries were checked out by paramedics. Other family members said they were all talking when Blackburn became irate. They also noted he had consumed several alcoholic beverages. After pushing his father to the floor, Blackburn allegedly grabbed paper plates with left overs on them and threw it all to the floor in a fit of rage. After being told repeated ly to leave, he reportedly did leave the scene in his wife’s pickup. He was later found and arrested at his residence on Paoli Road. Other incidents on file at the sheriff’s office this week included: •Additional warrants have been issued for a man who fled deputies who were attempting to serve a felony probation warrant on him at a home on Covey Road. On the way there, deputies were advised by dispatch that the man was in a gray Dodge at the Quick Pick on Hwy. 72. When officers arrived at the store, they saw a gray car crossing the parking lot driving toward Hwy. 72. As it passed the patrol cars, the suspect was identified as the driver and officers began to pursue him. He entered the roadway at a high rate of speed with no headlights on, despite it being dark. Both officers pursued him with lights and sirens. The car crossed two lanes of oncoming traffic onto Lem Edwards Road, still with no headlights on. At that point the pursuit was canceled due to safety concerns. In a related incident Deputy Carolyn Gibson was dis disorderly conduct patched to Mountatnvtew Lane where a man reported that his dirt bike had been sto len. He named the man in the previous incident as a suspect due to his past criminal his tory and after he discovered his bike gone, he confronted the suspect as he walked past his house and they exchanged words. He said the bike was small enough to fit into the trunk of a car. •A 2017 silver Kia Forte was reported stolen from Candlestick Drive on Dec. 26. The vehicle was later locat ed behind a home in Thomas Heights. The owner told Deputy Mason Bennett that she went outside that morning to warm up the car and when she came back out it was gone. She showed him video from a Ring doorbell that showed the vehicle backing out of the driveway but not who was in it. She was informed it had been found and went to the scene where she found her wallet, credit cards and ID missing. An 11-year old eyewitness saw two males walking away from the car toward Hwy. 29. The witness said one was wearing a red jacket and the other was dressed in all black. •A suicide attempt by fire arm was reported in the coun ty- •A woman's Christmas Circle mobile home was bro ken into just before Christmas. The woman said she left the home around 1 p.m. on Dec. 22 and came home the next day when she noticed that her living room was in dis array and the Christmas tree knocked over. Several UPS packages near the Christmas tree were reportedly taken. Broken tree lights were found in the driveway. She said she suspects children in the neigh borhood were the ones who broke in. She stated in the past that someone had loosened the lug nuts on her car. •A heroin drug overdose was reported in the county. •Warrants have been issued on multiple charges after Cpl. Christian Sisk spotted two vehicles traveling at a high rate of speed on Hwy. 29 South at Archer Road just after mid night on Dec. 22. He pursued them and they turned onto Diamond Hill Neese Road where he lost sight of the lead vehicle, but his radar showed both were traveling at 90 mph in a 45 mph zone. The trailing vehicle veered over the road and fish tailed several times. Sisk was able to identify this vehicle as a blue Toyota Camry. The vehicle eventually lost control in a curve and slid into a ditch. Sisk noted at that point that he was a white male in his 20s. The vehicle then accelerated out of the ditch and turned onto Willis Glen Road. The vehicle then began to smoke and caught fire on the undercarriage. Sisk called for fire support to be on standby. The vehicle kept going, failing to stop at the stop sign on Willis Glen and Hwy. 106 and then crossed onto Smith Road. Shortly after pulling onto Smith Road, the driver exited the vehicle and continued to run on foot. After the driver crossed a fence, Sisk attempt ed to deploy his Taser, to no avail. The driver looked back at him multiple times while exiting his vehicle and while in the foot pursuit making it easy for Sisk to identify him. Sisk climbed the fence and continued to pursue the driver, until he heard the windows break on the car due to the fire. He then returned to the patrol car to move it away from the fire. Using the tag number, offi cers were able to locate the owner and speak with her. She told officers her grandson was supposed to have the car. Sisk then compared a previ ous booking photo to the man he had seen during the foot chase and was able to make a positive ID on the suspect. A female passenger who was in the car was detained but later released. 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